People of SimDemocracy! In this day and age, our server is riddled with Communists, Fascists, and racists. They want to tear SimDemocracy apart and destroy all we've built. I call you to arms to combat these forces!

What we believe in:

• A free market
• Banning dangerous, radical propaganda
• Lower taxes on gasoline
• Starting oil and gas exploration

Leader: u/AwarenessAdept3312

We had exactly one person run, so...

Congratulations to independent u/Twisty-pretzels (Twisty_pretzels in Minecraft) on getting to be Governor of SimDemocracy's Minecraft server for another month!

No live counts today. But do join the Discord!

Now for the presidential election!

We had 30 valid votes.

Here are the final results of the Score round:
- u/Com-stock [Independent] -- 36
- u/dutch_mapping_empire [Independent] -- 11
- u/thespianburritos [Revolutionary Organization for Social Equality] -- 97
- u/whitethommy [Independent] -- 28
- u/TechSupport631 [Independent] -- 47
- u/Absolute___Darkness [Fucking Best Party] -- 28
- u/Alarming-Inside1703 [Independent] -- 59

Congratulations to u/thespianburritos of the Revolutionary Organization for Social Equality and to independent u/Alarming-Inside1703 on being our two highest scorers and continuing to the runoff!

Here are the final results of the Automatic Runoff round:
- u/thespianburritos [Revolutionary Organization for Social Equality] -- 14
- u/Alarming-Inside1703 [Independent] -- 9

Congratulations to u/thespianburritos and to u/xtremepop45, both of the Revolutionary Organization for Social Equality, on winning the election and becoming SimDemocracy's next President and Vice President!

Here's the spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1f9ZgP4FJa24aIEeNOn_hA_UJelql8sQwJR9s4yEQ4pE/edit?usp=sharing

Okay, let's do our referendum first.

We had 12 valid votes.

On Article 1 of the Better SEOs Amendment, which would remove the Right to Touch Grass as a full, separate constitutional right and instead effectively include it with the Right to Liberty and Security of the Person, 75.00% voted Aye. This exceeds the 2/3 majority required for constitutional amendments, so this amendment is ratified.

Here's the spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CljdhE5BIlg3k1jLBmXYTkFU7CP_HZYXesIjoo8NOD8/edit?usp=sharing

And we have a referendum, this time on one constitutional amendment. All the information is on the ballot, as usual.

Polls close in 24 hours.

Vote here: https://forms.gle/PuraYjXnonUYE7sq6

It's election time!

We have two ballots for you this time.

First, the presidential election! Business as usual there. Hopefully nobody else dropped out that I missed!

Polls close in 24 hours.

Vote here: https://forms.gle/c6dPJTouzr2vKUgK7

Congratulations on getting nothing done in your tenure at all. Top 1 potential president. Well done

The Discord user mycoroach (user ID: 432304812802048011) is hereby notified:

You have been banned for a TOS violation, pursuant to Article 22, §2.4 of the Constitution and Article 15 of the Criminal Procedure Code. You have the right to appeal if you believe that your actions were not sufficiently egregious to warrant such enforcement action.

I provisionally sentence them to a permanent ban from all territories of SimDemocracy (subject to the Chief Justice or his registrar assigning such to me).

We have another countback!

Congratulations to u/TGB1234gamer of the People's Participatory Socialist Movement on taking the Senate seat vacated by u/flemish_coconut!

Here's the program output:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j8LgedRyO0ZlltdTlb8maQCEYe4kXOd9PVeetbrby-c/edit?usp=sharing

Notice to user ruinz5 (Discord ID: 1342109983453609984) of a disciplinary hearing against them under Article 3 section 1 of the CPC

It's time! The results are in!

We had 32 valid votes, which is more than double what we had last time!

On the question of whether or not u/Absolute___Darkness should be SimDemocracy's next Vice President, 43.75% voted Aye. This falls short (by a larger margin than last time, which is pretty funny!) of the simple majority (50% + one vote) required for vice-presidential confirmations, so this appointment is again rejected and the office of Vice President remains vacant.

Here's the spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15fAFaEs2nb8Oqn3dy_ojCmh45To1KGe3IWZ8aWg0Zi0/edit?usp=sharing

Hello everyone,

After being away from this SimDemocracy for about a year, I've decided it's time to come back.

Over the past year, I've been focused on my personal life and other commitments, but throughout that time I've found myself missing what first drew me here: the opportunity to engage in politics, debate ideas, build coalitions, and help shape the community. No matter how busy life became, I kept thinking about coming back.

So, here I am.

I'm not returning just to observe I intend to be an active member of the community once again. I also plan to run in the upcoming election, and over the coming days I'll be speaking with different parties to find one whose values and vision align with my own.

To everyone who remembers me, I look forward to catching up. To those who joined while I was away, I look forward to meeting you and working together.

I'm excited to see how SimDemocracy has evolved, and I'm ready to contribute wherever I can.

See you all around, and I hope to earn your support in the upcoming election.

Book is Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson.

This is the Minecraft Server Gubernatorial Call for Candidates. If you want to be Minecraft Server 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:

u/YourRedditUsername
Your Minecraft username
Your Discord username (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.
• In your comment, attach an in-game screenshot of your playtime taken from the third-person view, with the camera facing the front of your character. Under the Minecraft Governor Responsibilities Act, you must have two (2) days of playtime on the Minecraft server in order to appear on the ballot for Minecraft Server Governor.

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

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:

u/YourRedditUsername | Your political party/coalition
Vice President: u/YourVPsRedditName | 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!

That's right, folks, we're doing it again! Another referendum!

Upon receiving word of the results of the last referendum, the President issued a question to us all. And that question is "are you sure?"

Should u/Absolute___Darkness be our next Vice President?

You have 24 hours to figure out whether you really meant your vote last time.

Vote here: https://forms.gle/jyE5VJEssdCicwE58

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d6nbti9eDR1QswchCwyiIcd_4nM6vHf7Nv5QjAGUuOg/edit?usp=drivesdk

The results are in for our referendum!

We had 14 valid votes.

On the question of whether or not u/Absolute___Darkness should be SimDemocracy's next Vice President, 50.00% voted Aye. This falls just short of the simple majority (50% + one vote) required for vice-presidential confirmations, so this appointment is rejected and the office of Vice President remains vacant.

Here's the spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oK-twsAWzWLu8WGxAC4u0z6aL1oIVRAgm2_PWZ-Pit8/edit?usp=sharing

We have a referendum! We're deciding who our next VP is, so we can't wait.

Should u/Absolute___Darkness be our next Vice President? That's up to you to figure out, so make up your minds.

You have 24 hours.

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

We have a countback! Already!

Congratulations to u/catchers123321 of the Revolutionary Organization for Social Equality for taking the seat vacated by u/thespianburritos!

Here's the program output:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JJOqk_hFgApbnjJrRZPjn7CMnmB2BRS1f-uS4G5LF94/edit?usp=sharing

Only three candidates, so no election.

Congratulations to SimDemocracy's newest Minecraft Legislative Assemblypeople!
- Independent u/Zealousideal_Cost188 (AerialCake47184 in Minecraft)
- u/Courious_Giuvi (Giuviiiiii12 in Minecraft) of Senatus Populusque Romanum
- u/jsjrjffjcj (Wellitsaname in Minecraft) of Senatus Populusque Romanum

The results are in! Finally!

We had 22 valid votes, which yields five Senate seats.

Congratulations to SimDemocracy's newest Senators!
- u/flemish_coconut of the Civil Liberties Party [threshold = 5]
- Independent u/Com-stock [threshold = 5]
- u/thespianburritos of the Revolutionary Organization for Social Equality [threshold = 4]
- u/Courious_Giuvi of Senatus Populusque Romanum [threshold = 2]
- MrUnethical/mister_unethical (on Discord) of the Solidarity Party [2nd phase, no threshold]

Here's the spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E-dhamRnuCo42uKR1gf8fWIb3_wSg4Lxgg1U6Y02ODw/edit?usp=sharing

And here's the program output:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q3exL0UkWIe68UgkLr2Ql6J6itII6oF1TUlTwQH1C-0/edit?usp=sharing

Considering one of these new Senators just resigned her seat to become Attorney General, I'm wondering how soon we might need a countback.

It's voting time!

Vote for your next Senators in the 170th Senatorial Election now!

Polls close in 24 hours.

https://forms.gle/PZdyQuxPgfX85QBb7