Candidacy Announcements: Prime Minister, House, and Emergency Court Elections, April 2020
Candidacy Announcements close on April 5th at 6:00 PM EST.
Up for Election: The office of Prime Minister and 9 seats allocated specifically to the region Force in the House of Representatives, 4 seats allocated to Heart, and 1 seat to RGBN. The court system is currently holding an election for 1 Justice.
Prime Minister Responsibilities and Privileges: Taken directly from §C.1 of the Constitution: "The Prime Minister of Force shall be the Union’s head of government and shall be responsible for actively leading it and overseeing the Cabinet." The Prime Minister has the job of administering the entire Union and ensuring it enjoys prosperity as well as stability.
Term Length: 3 months
House RepresentativesResponsibilities and Privileges: The House of Representatives holds three distinct powers: the ability to pass laws to complement and expand upon the Constitution (but not contradict it), the ability to begin the amendment process (all Constitutional Amendments must start in and be approved by the House, before going to the citizenry for a vote), and the ability to remove government officials who fail to perform their responsibilities adequately or misuse their power (including the Prime Minister and members of the Court).
Term Length: 3 months
JusticesTerm Length: 3 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) or Speaker of the House (Libertatis Regalis) 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. The House of Representatives is only open to Force, Heart, and RGBN residents.Nation:Region:Position Seeking: (Prime Minister / House Representative / Justice)
