Forum:Elections

This is a forum for all general elections held in Brunant. The upcoming elections will be held on 12 April 2013.

Candidacies
Citizens are able to post their candidacies from the 6th of March to 10 April, 2013. To post one's candidacy, one has to include their user name and main a character (if any), political party for said character and a time signature. For example:


 * Character Name, Political Party
 * Username
 * 14:59, March 6, 2013 (UTC) (use these five: )


 * Eric Peitersson, Free Liberal Party
 * User:BoredMatt
 * 22:37, March 6, 2013 (UTC)


 * Oliver Hewton, Socialist Left Party
 * User:MMunson
 * 00:21, March 7, 2013 (UTC)


 * Warren Sheraldin, Green Party
 * User:77topaz
 * 03:04, March 7, 2013 (UTC)


 * A.K.P. Kruyshoff, Christian Democratic Union
 * User:Ooswesthoesbes
 * 07:42, March 7, 2013 (UTC)


 * Gert Henneman, Social Democratic Party
 * User:horton11
 * 14:00, March 7, 2013 (UTC)
 * Giovanni Spatola, Green Party
 * User:Granero
 * 03:24, March 8, 2013 (UTC)
 * Peter Wostor, Green Party
 * User:Happy65
 * 07:40, March 8, 2013 (UTC)
 * James Stanton, Christian Democratic Union
 * User:Wabba The I
 * 15:46, March 8, 2013 (UTC)
 * John Sayer, Socialist Left Party
 * User:Crystalbeastdeck09
 * 19:00, March 8, 2013 (UTC)
 * Banjin Cal-Mariss, Free Liberal Party
 * User: Ethandabomb
 * 22:18, March 9, 2013 (UTC)
 * Davina Henneman, Social Democratic Party
 * User: Davina_1993
 * 20:35, April 5, 2013 (UTC)

Voting
Only citizens (but not just candidates) are able to vote in the elections. Three votes may be cast by each user, but only one may go to a single candidate.

Voting will commence 12 April and ends on 21 April, 2013

Results and seat allocation
Results and seat distribution are not counted on absolute terms but as a proportion of seats in congress. The percentage of the total vote given to each user will constitute the number of seats s/he gets in congress (in both houses). They will then be able to divide their seats to other characters in their control, either in the same or differeny party.

Key dates

 * 10 March-10 April: candidacy period
 * 12 April-21 April: Voting period
 * 21 April-1 May: Votes tallied, coalitions formed
 * 1 May: New government comes into power