Candidacy Announcements: Court Elections, December 2019
Candidacy Announcements close on December 5th at 5:33 PM EST.
Up for Election: The offices of Prosecutor and Judge.
Prosecutor Responsibilities and Privileges: The Prosecutor is responsible for determining whether cases brought to the Court shall be pursued and provide reasoning for their decision. Besides that, they are responsible for reviewing all new laws (House, Executive, and Diplomatic) to determine their legality and strike them down if they determine them to be illegal (while providing reason for why that is the case) (§F.1.1). They shall also hold the shared responsibility, with the Judge, of choosing a Jury (§F.3).
Term Length: 6 months
JudgeResponsibilities and Privileges: The Judge is responsible for overseeing court cases and depending on whether the defendant is found guilty or not, handing out a punishment, considering the advice of the Jury (§F.1.2). They shall also hold the shared responsibility, with the Prosecutor, of choosing a Jury (§F.3).
Term Length: 6 months
Election and Activity Laws1. Attempting to tamper with or interfere with an election in any manner is strictly prohibited. Any attempt at doing so will not go unnoticed and may result in the loss of certain rights (§I.4 & §J.2).
2. Following the closure of these candidacy announcements, a debate period will begin. As a candidate, you are
required to answer all questions asked to you by the Founder (Renegalle) within this period or you will be automatically disqualified (§B.4.1).
3. Inactivity will not be tolerated and you will automatically be removed from office after two weeks of inactivity (§G.3). It is entirely possible that you could be removed from office by a vote sooner than that, especially if your absence goes unexplained or follows a string of prior absences.
Official Candidacy FormCandidacy must be filed using this official form; other formats will not be accepted.Nation:Region:Position Seeking: (Prosecutor / Judge)
