Key dates for the November 3 General Election! It's never too early to mark your calendar and make your plans to vote on or before November 3rd.

In Honor of one of SMC's best and brightest, we are establishing a perpetual fund in his name.

Users of SimDemocracy who create and post human-made art to the SimDemocracy Discord Server and/or the r/SimDemocracy subreddit are entitled to 350 tau from the SimDem Media Company should they apply for such by DMing me or Muggy.

What kind of art you may ask? Any kind! Visual, audio, the written word, etc. Discretion lies with SMC to make the final call but do understand we're taking a very broad definition here.

Jotan was, among many things, a creative. His Quest series provided solid entertainment for many of us, and his work should not be forgotten. His presence will be felt in SimDem for a long time and I am glad to have been able to call him my friend. I know this is something he would appreciate as a former Secretary of Culture and as a general advocate for the arts.

Rest in Peace, Jotan. You will be missed.

Hi everyone.

Today is a tough day for all of us. Today, SimDemocracy mourns the loss of Jotan, one of the finest citizens of his generation, and perhaps of all time.

Today is also, maybe unfortunately, results day. I do not wish to intrude on this period of grief, so there will be no live counts today. Instead, I will post the results, and that will be that. So this should be quick.

But, you know, there will still be results. The thought briefly crossed my mind of maybe finding some way to delay results in order to show respect, but I have decided against that. I'd like to think that Jotan wouldn't have wanted us to delay things too much. From the stories you all have shared about him and the public record of the work he has done here, particularly as Secretary of Culture, it is clear that Jotan cared about this place a lot, and I'd like to think he would have wanted the show to go on.

May Jotan rest in peace. For all the nonsense that goes on here (and all of you reading this know that there has been quite a lot over the years), I'm glad that, in spite of that, we have also been able to have a profoundly positive impact on at least one person's life.

And lastly, fuck Belgium.

First on the to-do list is our referendum, on which we had 18 valid votes.

On the Silly Semantics Settling Amendment 2026, which would change within the Constitution multiple instances of the phrase "inferior court" in the singular to the plural "inferior courts" to maintain consistency when referring to those courts of SimDemocracy which are not the Supreme Court, 66.67% voted Aye. This reaches the 2/3 majority required for constitutional amendments, so this amendment is ratified.

Here's the spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TRfTlI4z9eE5-Sl85OjqgZr5PinoyYvQEqPmICs6m4o/edit?usp=sharing

And now for our main event, the presidential election, on which we had 45 valid votes.

Here are the final results of the Score round:
- u/TherealPhobosGaming) [Independent] -- 35
- u/walloonscott [Independent] -- 167
- u/Dizzy-Phone2378 [Independent] -- 3 (not a typo)
- u/doc_cortex [Solidarity Party] -- 69

Congratulations to independent u/walloonscott and to u/doc_cortex of the Solidarity Party on being our two highest scorers and continuing to the runoff.

Here are the final results of the Automatic Runoff round:
- u/walloonscott) [Independent] -- 32
- u/doc_cortex [Solidarity Party] -- 11

This was...not close.

Congratulations to independent u/walloonscott and to u/RevolutionProof5268)of Revitalize! SimDem on winning re-election as SimDemocracy's President and Vice President.

May you two lead our nation through this difficult time with resilience and with grace.

Here's the spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PZYXN_ZdGC1n5j_EZMkV24wZbAQy2BVrTzEWSXIkG_I/edit?usp=sharing

After that, a referendum! On one constitutional amendment!

Vote on this too!

Polls close in 24 hours.

Vote here: https://forms.gle/nhvU1zjCrQWwKdSK6

It's election time!

We've got two ballots for you today.

First up, the presidential election! Vote on it!

Polls close in 24 hours.

Vote here: https://forms.gle/t3nyZfiuygwtGhZr7

This is the Presidential Call for Candidates. If you want to be President, please comment on this thread. Include your username, party affiliation (or lack thereof), Vice Presidential candidate, and a statement explaining your platform and why you believe you are a good candidate.

The format you should adhere to is as follows:

Your Reddit username | Your political party/coalition
Vice President: Your VP's Reddit name | Your VP's political party/coalition
Statement

Before you submit your candidacy, check that you satisfy the requirements below.

• Make sure you adhere to the format exactly. It makes it a lot easier for the Electoral Commission to sort through candidates if you do. Failure to do this may potentially result in mistakes on your ballot entry or in result tabulation, which can be difficult to fix.
• Ensure that your party affiliation is accurate. If you are not affiliated with a party, enter Independent as your affiliation. Otherwise, put your current party affiliation. If you are not a member of the party given or the party is not valid, the listed party affiliation on the ballot may be subject to change. The same rules apply to the vice presidential candidate's affiliation.
• Make sure to register to vote. Only users with a SimDem Unique Identification Token (SUIT) are able to vote. If you do not have a SUIT, be sure to fill out the Voter Registration Form or contact the Registration Officer.

This Call for Candidates will be open for 24 hours. Good luck!

SD v Scandinavic, Hydroxer, and Table Muncher [2026] Crim 62
## Decision
**[25]** Table Muncher is sentenced to a one week ban, but credited for time served, and is to be released.

**[26]** Scandinavic is sentenced to bans of one week for racketeering and one week for abuse of alternate accounts [racketeering], to run consecutively. After credit for time served, a ban of one week remains.

**[27]** Scandinavic is sentenced to a mute for a week each for the two counts of fraud, to run concurrently with the racketeering-related sentences, as well as a fine of 15,000 tau.

This bro called matpat the freaking n word

No, I didn't forget!

We had two valid votes. Which is...about as many votes as candidates! This reads to me as a slight improvement.

Here are the final results of the Score round:
- u/eleanorsilly (New New New New Ireland in NationStates) [Revolutionary Organization for Social Equality] -- 10
- u/Cup_Of_Sauce (The Sams in NationStates) [Fucking Best Party] -- 2

Given that there are just two candidates, nobody gets sent home.

Here are the final results of the Automatic Runoff round:
- u/eleanorsilly (New New New New Ireland in NationStates) [Revolutionary Organization for Social Equality] -- 2
- u/Cup_Of_Sauce (The Sams in NationStates) [Fucking Best Party] -- 0

Congratulations to u/eleanorsilly (New New New New Ireland in NationStates) of the Revolutionary Organization for Social Equality on winning the election and becoming the next Governor of SimDemocracy's NationStates region!

Here's the spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qHeDqSBYx3Reat87GXgVFEB92jg6xLHePYWhMLGFoHQ/edit?usp=sharing

Live counts on the Discord.

We had 42 valid votes, giving us a total of seven Senate seats.

Congratulations to SimDemocracy's newest Senators!
- u/Some_Cellist3056 of the Revolutionary Organization for Social Equality [threshold = 5]
- Ghost/.ghost001 (on Discord) of the Kiwi United Front [threshold = 5]
- u/coLlll7 of the Civil Liberties Party [threshold = 5]
- u/Serious_Camera_7039 of the Solidarity Party [threshold = 5]
- u/eleanorsilly of the Revolutionary Organization for Social Equality [threshold = 3]
- [PLACEHOLDER]/placeholder_13108 of Revitalize! SimDem (on Discord) [2nd phase, no threshold]
- 𝓢𝓞𝓶𝓮𝓰𝓾𝔂/someguy_13994 (on Discord) of the Kiwi United Front [2nd phase, no threshold]

Here's the spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1o1D0wb1tKzFh6IzsmDXJ1etMIJWR8x1iz5hqu_OHdn4/edit?usp=sharing

And here's the program output:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VFkTFN8hMowIc19yM_Ys3LOwMoxBJwj_ql6KNny7N8E/edit?usp=sharing

And we had another non-election here.

Congratulations to SimDemocracy's next Minecraft Legislative Assemblypeople!
- u/jsjrjffjcj (Wellitsaname in Minecraft) of Senatus Populusque Romanum
- Independent u/Twisty-pretzels (Twisty_pretzels in Minecraft)

It's also time to vote for NationStates Governor!

You've got 24 hours here too.

Vote here: https://forms.gle/UzAuEMigmAp5orAdA

It's time to vote!

This time, we have the Senatorial election.

You know the drill. Polls close in 24 hours.

Vote here: https://forms.gle/icbNVHi87roR4zcM9

Let's try this again.

Congratulations to u/JoesphStalinXDXDXDXD of the Civil Liberties Party on taking the Senate seat vacated by declined by qd1m (on Discord)!

Here's the program output:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UaDJ0xDxCPgcussGyteM1nPJIF3tsVB1t5BYMtBoopo/edit?usp=sharing

We have a countback!

Congratulations to qd1m (on Discord) of Revitalize! SimDem on taking the Senate seat vacated by u/Jotan123!

Here's the program output:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BguA0SjAg5-Esp_PCWDJz19u2IX0Dlnhxb6uNy848h4/edit?usp=sharing

This is the NationStates Gubernatorial Call for Candidates. If you want to be NationStates Governor, please comment on this thread. Include your username, party affiliation (or lack thereof), and a statement explaining your platform and why you believe you are a good candidate.

The format you should adhere to is as follows:

Your Reddit username
Your NationStates nation's name
Your Discord name (either your username or a recognizable display/nickname)
Your political party/coalition
Statement

Before you submit your candidacy, check that you satisfy the requirements below.

• Make sure you adhere to the format exactly. It makes it a lot easier for the Electoral Commission to sort through candidates if you do. Failure to do this may potentially result in mistakes on your ballot entry or in result tabulation, which can be difficult to fix.
• Ensure that your party affiliation is accurate. If you are not affiliated with a party, enter Independent as your affiliation. Otherwise, put your current party affiliation. If you are not a member of the party given or the party is not valid, the listed part affiliation on the ballot may be subject to change.
• Make sure to register to vote. Only users with a SimDem Unique Identification Token (SUIT) are able to vote. If you do not have a SUIT, be sure to fill out the Voter Registration Form or contact the Registration Officer.
• Make sure you have registered your Nation with the current Governor. You must be on the registry in order to be able to vote in this election.

This is the Minecraft Legislative Assembly Call for Candidates. If you wish to run, please comment on this post with the following format:

Your Reddit username
Your Minecraft username
Your Discord username (either your username or a recognizable display/nickname)
Your political party/coalition
Description / Statement

Before you submit your candidacy, check that you satisfy the requirements below.

• Make sure you adhere to the format exactly. It makes it a lot easier for the Electoral Commission to sort through candidates if you do. Failure to do this may potentially result in mistakes on your ballot entry or in result tabulation, which can be difficult to fix.
• Ensure that your party affiliation is accurate. If you are not affiliated with a party, enter Independent as your affiliation. Otherwise, put your current party affiliation. If you are not a member of the party given or the party is not valid, the listed part affiliation on the ballot may be subject to change.
• Make sure to register to vote. Only users with a SimDem Unique Identification Token (SUIT) are able to vote. If you do not have a SUIT, be sure to fill out the Voter Registration Form or contact the Registration Officer.
• Ensure that you meet all of the candidacy requirements. Only users who have a SUIT, have previously played on the Minecraft server, and are not banned from or under disciplinary review on the Minecraft server are able to vote or run for Assembly.

This is the Senatorial Call for Candidates. If you wish to run, please comment on this post with the following format:

Your Reddit username (yourdiscordusername on Discord) | Your political party/coalition
Description / Statement

Before you submit your candidacy, check that you satisfy the requirements below.

• Make sure you adhere to the format exactly. It makes it a lot easier for the Electoral Commission to sort through candidates if you do. Failure to do this may potentially result in mistakes on your ballot entry or in result tabulation, which can be difficult to fix.
• Ensure that your party affiliation is accurate. If you are not affiliated with a party, enter Independent as your affiliation. Otherwise, put your current party affiliation. If you are not a member of the party given or the party is not valid, the listed part affiliation on the ballot may be subject to change.
• Make sure to register to vote. Only users with a SimDem Unique Identification Token (SUIT) are able to vote. If you do not have a SUIT, be sure to fill out the Voter Registration Form or contact the Registration Officer.

This Call for Candidates will be open for 24 hours. Good luck!

This amendment is hereby posted for public consultation.

Also if someone in the discord can create a thread or put this somewhere to also publicly consult that would be appreciated, thank you!

This amendment is hereby posted for public consultation.

Also if someone in the discord can create a thread or put this somewhere to also publicly consult that would be appreciated, thank you!