CANDIDATE & PARTY REGISTRATION [1686]

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PARTY and CANDIDATE REGISTRATION

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Imperial Election Commission

 

Penned by Election Commissioner Fabius Bracchus

14th of Godfrey’s Triumph

       With the newfound establishment of our grand legislative body, the Great Council of the Imperial Crown of Exalted Godfrey, outlined in the Statute of Carolustadt, it is necessary to now open public registration for candidates, political organizations, and voting procedures.

 

CANDIDATE REGISTRATION

To register as a political candidate for any of the three Prefectures, please refer to the current Parliamentary electoral map, detailed below.

 

As of currently, there are three Prefectures in which candidates may run for political office; the Adrian city of Belvitz, the Hansetian city of Markev, and the Imperial Capital of Carolustadt. Their immediate suburban counterparts are also eligible to participate. Should an individual wish to run for political office, please adhere to the following procedures;

 

1. Register to vote. All political candidates must also be registered to vote, and have received their voter identification card.
2. Ensure you meet the requirements to run for office. These shall be detailed below.
3. Identify your party affiliation. If you choose to run with a political organization, you must detail such. Alternatively, candidates may choose to run as “Independent,” free from a political party background. When registering to run, if you choose to identify with a political party, said party must be registered in the I.E.C’s database. Fictitious or illegitimate parties shall be dismissed. If you wish to change your party affiliation before the primary election season, then you are permitted to do so.
4. Register to run for office. Using the application below, please file for candidacy.
5. Campaign. Advertise your candidacy for Prefect, and publicly announce your intentions to run for office.

 

The requirements to run for political office, in addition to voter registration requirements, are as follows;

• To be at least 25 years of age
• To be a full-blooded human
• To have resided in your given prefecture for at least four Saint’s weeks before the time of the election
• To subscribe to the Canonist faith or a denomination of such
• To posses the ability to read or write proficiently
• To be of Burgher, Yeoman, or Gentry social status
• To own property in your Prefecture, such as a house

 

The application for political candidacy is outlined below. Please submit applications directly to the Imperial Election Commission ((Liam#7649))

Full Name:

Prefecture:

Address:

Political Party:

 

POLITICAL PARTIES

Political parties, organizations, and unions are all permitted by the Statute of Carolustadt, and are, in fact, encouraged. Political parties are excellent ways to unify candidates of similar political and ideological beliefs, and also assist voters by quickly identifying what policies a candidate is likely in favor of. The creation of a political party is fairly simplistic, and the requirements are minimal. You must simply ensure that the party is equipped with a title, a stated objective, a political platform, and a chairman. The internal policies of how party leaders are elected is determined by the members of that party, and are not subjected to regulations by the I.E.C. Political platforms should reflect the party’s values on various issues, such as social programs, immigration, militarism, election reforms, the role of the Imperial government, or even the establishment of your own policies. After a political party is created, it is suggested that the Chairman publicly announces the tenets of the party. Parties are responsible for keeping track of member registration themselves. Political parties must host primary elections, should multiple candidates seek the party’s nomination in the same prefecture.

 

The application for creating a political party is outlined below. Please submit applications directly to the Imperial Election Commission ((Liam#7649))

 

Party Name:

Chairman:

Mission Statement:

Platform:

 

ELECTION PROCESS

For the exact legal text regarding the electoral process, please read below;

 

Spoiler

 

SECTION II | Electoral Process for Prefects

 

SUBSECTION I | Registration and Voting

The “IEC” is responsible for registering constituents of the Empire to vote in Prefecture Elections. Upon applying to register to vote, the department shall then issue a request for a poll card to be manufactured within the proceeding Saint’s days, addressed to the applicant. The card will include their primary place of residence, full name, year of birth, race, and the prefecture they are permitted to vote in. This card, used as identification, shall then be used by the voters to travel to a polling station, find their candidate’s ballot box, and insert their polling card into the ballot box. After the polling locations have closed for the day, the IEC shall then be responsible for physically collecting and counting all the ballots in each prefecture. Election results are then expected to be publicly announced. After the conclusion of the election, the voter identification cards shall then be returned to their proper holders.

 

SUBSECTION II | Primary Election

Primary elections are described as optional, preliminary elections between multiple contenders for a political party’s official endorsement. The precise provisions and regulations largely depend on the leadership of the party itself and how they organize the election, but the same essential principles apply; the voter identification cards are to be tallied together by the IEC, and the winner of said primary election shall become the nominee for the upcoming standard election. If only one individual is vying for the party’s endorsement, a primary election is unnecessary and does not have to be held.

The primary elections will occur at the discretion of the party leadership, but must be hosted at least one Saint’s day before the general election.

 

SUBSECTION III | General Election

The general election occurs between the nominees of all political parties, in addition to any independent candidates for office. The traditional procedures apply, and are to be conducted solely by the IEC. The individual to garner the most votes past the post wins the seat. The standard election will occur three Saint’s days before the next legislative term.

 

SUBSECTION IV | By-election

By-elections will be invoked in the instance that a current Prefect resigns abruptly, becomes incapacitated for an extended period of time, is found deceased, is impeached, convicted of a crime, or otherwise is unable to serve the remainder of their term. By-elections shall be hosted as swiftly as possible, and the victors shall become the representative of the Prefecture within the next day.

Time should be allotted for both a primary election day, and then a standard election day following. Ideally, in the instance a special election is necessary, the total process should take no more than five Saint’s days at most.

 

SUBSECTION V | Special Appointments

In circumstances where there is no legitimate candidate running for public office, the governing individual of the respective charter in question shall select an individual to assume office.

 

 

The process is as follows;

1. After candidacy is filed for all candidates, the primary election must take place. Primary elections determine which candidate will receive their party’s nomination in each prefecture. If only one or no candidate seeks the nomination for their political party, then a primary election will not be held.
2. After nominations for all political parties are selected, and independent candidates have declared their intention to run, candidates will be given time to campaign.
3. General elections will be hosted between the nominees of all parties. General elections shall occur over the course of one Saint’s day, where voters may submit their votes at any time before the polls close.
4. Election results will be announced the next day, with the statistics publicly available. Candidates will be briefed and introduced to their role as a member of Parliament until the next legislative term begins. If a victor of an election was formerly another voting member of the Parliament, they must renounce their prior titles, such as Privy Councillor, Lord Temporal, or Lord Spiritual.

 

ELECTION CALENDAR FOR THE 1687 ELECTIONS

The dates for the electoral process is as follows;

 

1. Time for candidacy filings, campaigns, voter registration, and primary elections ((October 18^th – October 26^th))
2. General election ((October 27^th))
3. Election victors are briefed and introduced to Parliament ((October 28^th – October 29^th))
4. First legislative session begins ((October 30^th))

 

CURRENTLY REGISTERED CANDIDATES FOR THE 1687 ELECTIONS

This list shall be updated as more candidates either register to run, drop out, or lose their elections.

CAROLUSTADT

• Victoria IV Oxenstierna-Mühlen (Independent)
• Ronald Sullivan (Priorist Party of Renatus)
• Cesare di Lucio Accorsi (Imperial Refinement Party)

 

HAENSE

• Robert Sigismund Barbanov (Seventian Rights Lobby)

 

BELVITZ

• John Hugh Sarkozic (Independent)

 

REGISTERED POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS

Seventian Rights Lobby (SRL)

Chairman: Nikatien Drakaene

• Advocate for the rights of the Seventian minority via political activism
• Lower Imperial taxes for all individuals
• Decentralized Imperial government
• Establish a basis of civil liberties for oppressed minorities, primarily the Seventian people
• Reform civil lawbooks to make the language more comprehensible for the peasantry folk

 

Nordish Defense League (NDL)

Chairman: Thoromir Edvardsson Ruric

• Protect religious minorities
• Protect the traditions of the Highland people’s and their tribes
• Combat centralized taxes
• Banish Wytchcraft from the Empire
• Retain the economics independence of the Markzone

 

The Priorist Party of Renatus (PPR)

Chairman: Hans Rovin

• Ensure that only humans are eligible for citizenship, and only human civilizations are accepted unto the Empire’s ranks
• Ensure that only citizens of Renatus are eligible to vote on Parliamentary measures
• Establish a Knighthood protocol which assigns Knighthood by merit based qualifications, and not by blood
• Enact tariffs on merchants dealing with foreign consumers, while lifting domestic regulations on salesmen
• Protect mothers, infants, and children by preventing them from being subjected to inhumane labor standards
• Create sports guilds for athletes, establish mandatory sporting events to strengthen Renatian patriotism
• Legally prosecute anti-Renatian politicians

 

The Imperial Refinement Party (IRP)

Chairman: Septimius Bracchus

• Expand voter suffrage. Utilize the vision of a successful Parliament to expand republican values
• Expand state sponsored social programs to kickstart the economy and bring prosperity to our people
• Assimilate minorities into Renatian culture, to become industrious members of society
• Expand the central Imperial government
• Expand the operations and standards for military excellence

 

Please contact Election Commissioner Fabius Bracchus with any further inquiries. ((Liam#7649))

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Party Name: The Seventian Rights Lobby (and associated parties, associates, and localized followings)

Chairman: Nikatien Drakaene (Descendant of the Seventian, and, latter day Norjuni, Bitazity Dracaena, Lord and Steward of Rockblade Keep, Baron of Drakeston, Ser, Defender of Somnia, and Magnate of Seventis)

Mission Statement: To further the rights of the Seventian people through pacifist social and political activism.

Platform: The Seventian People (and all men and women of the Empire) need their rights, and the party therefore votes in favor of any agenda, and will help lobby and vote for, any politician that advocates said rights activism. These are reflected in the practical pillars taken up by the party:

1. Overarching governmental reform in favor of cultural minorities and commonfolk.

2. Lower taxes, Empire-wide.

3. Across-the-board government decentralization to improve localized representation of the people of the Empire.

4. The clearing-up of civil laws in dossiers offered to the common man, improving their abilities to understand their rights and obligations to the Empire.

5. Defending the rights of the Seventian people and other historically oppressed minorities through the improvement of base civil liberties.

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Party Name: The Seventian Rights Lobby (and associated parties, associates, and localized followings)

Chairman: Nikatien Drakaene (Descendant of the Seventian, and, latter day Norjuni, Baron Bitazity Dracaena, Steward of Rockblade Keep, Baron of Drakeston, and Magnate of Seventis)

Mission Statement: To further the rights of the Seventian people through pacifist social and political activism.

Platform: The Seventian People need their rights, and the party therefore votes in favor of any agenda, and will help lobby and vote for, any politician that advocates said rights activism.

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Party Name: The Nordish Defence League

Chairman: Thoromir Edvardsson Ruric

Mission Statement: Defending the interests of non canonist Highland clans and tribes against oppression and subjugation.

Platform: 

1. Lobbying for religious minority protections

2. Defending the rights of true Highland folk in all their clans and tribes

3. Ensuring Wytchery and Wytchcraft is expunged from the Empire in its entiret

4. Protecting the culture, traditions and laws of the Nordish clans.

5. Ensuring Nordish Fyrds are not levied without just cause.

6. Protecting the economic independence of the Markzone

8. Fighting against centralized taxation

9. Lobbying for the right to elect Fatherist Prefects

[VonAulus 2082]

Full Name: John Hugh Sarkozic

Prefecture: Belvitz

Address: The Balt, Sarkozic Keep

Political Party: Independent 

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Party Name: The Priorist Party [The Priorist Party of Renatus]

Chairman: Hans Rovin

Mission Statement: The Promotion of an Imperial Meritocracy and a return to traditional Renatian Values that favor the Common Individual.

Platform:

 

1.  Ensuring a Greater Renatus for the benefit of the Renatian man.

2. Establishing Human-only-Citizenship throughout the Imperium and Human-Only-Membership within the greater Renatian Conglomerate.

4. Ensuring that only citizens of Renatus may vote on matters of a Parliamentary capacity, legislative changes or governmental enactments.

5. Establishing the grounds for a healthy middle class, through the lessening of powers vested in the lower gentry.

• Enacting a new Knightly protocol which assigns Knighthood to those who have shown merit rather than bloodright.

• Merchants who deal with/from foreign territories shall be tarriffed, with the profits they would have made being redistributed for the public good.

• Regulations on Renatian Merchants shall be lifted so that wealth and prosperity may bolster our working class.

7.  Ensuring that the State protects suitable health standards by:

• Offering protection for mothers and infants

• Preventing children from working in unfavourable conditions or under low income.

• Making a law for compulsory sporting events to help strengthen Renatian tradition.

• Helping to support or create sporting guilds for young men and women.

8. Establishing reforms within the Imperial Renatian Legion, as to look after the ordinary Renatian citizen and not solely protect the rich noble class.

9. Establishing a law that prevents politicians from being anti-Renatian, and bulletins from writing about them. All pieces of legislation, art or books which support foreign, non-human ideals shall be banned.

[JVQ 1719]

Full Name: Ronald of Sullivan

Prefecture: Carolustadt 

Address: Romstun Road 2

Political Party: The Priorist Party of Renatus

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Party Name: Tha’ Pumpkin’ Party

Chairman: Daisy Applefoot

Mission Statement: We Pumpkin’ Party fellows are here to spread pumpkins to the Empire of Man! 

Platform: Pumpkins for all! Nothing else but Pumpkins! Our only promise is that we shall constantly vote for more Pumpkins to be produced, carved, displayed, eaten, etc. On all other issues we are neutral

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Party Name: The Imperial Refinement Party

Chairman: Septimius Bracchus

Mission Statement: To represent the interests of the gentry and lower nobility

Platform:

Expand elected representation in parliament by adding more prefectures and expanding current ones.

Turn parliament into a bicameral legislature with one house for the landed nobles and the other for the citizens

Expand the powers of the central government with social programs

Expand the military

Assimilation of minorities

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Full Name: Cesare di Lucio Accorsi

Prefecture: Carolustadt

Address: 10 Caius Circle

Political Party: The Common Civic Party

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Full Name: Barfrau Victoria IV Oxenstierna-Mühlen

Prefecture: Carolustadt

Address: Godfrey Square 1

 Political Party: The Priorist Party (Nominated after winning the party convention held on the 12^th of Sigismund's End, 1686 in Carolustadt)

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THE COMMON CIVIC PARTY

Est. 7^th of Horen’s Calling, 1687

 

“Unitatis in populo”

 

Party Chair: Eliza var Ruthern

Vice Chair: Vacant
Party Leader: Robert Sigismund 

 

 

Mission Statement.

The Common Civic Party is devoted to upholding the great human values that have persisted in the cultural richness of the Empire. Defined by civic duty, loyalty to Emperor and nation, the party strives and honors its commitments to achieve an economy for all citizens, diplomacy with our allies, prosperity for the people, adherence to the tenets of GOD’s Church, and fidelity to the Empire of Man.

 

THE PLATFORM

 

The Common Civic Party is motivated toward a prosperous Empire dignified in work, empowering a strong economy, upholding human freedoms, and glorifying GOD by embracing the diverse and cultural richness of the Realm.

1. The protection and promotion of free trade between the vassals and foreign powers to empower an active and strengthened economy.

2. Limited centralized Imperial Administrative spending in favor of devolved vassal subsidies.

3. A commitment to end the drug trade into the major cities in the Empire of Man.

4. Opposing tax hikes that burden citizens.

5. Empowering vassal levies and delegating regional and local militant and knight orders to execute the laws of the Empire that better represent their constituents.

6. Supporting Imperial legislation to protect the safety of travel within the Empire.

7. Promoting the broadening of suffrage rights by passing legislation to admit and protect new charters across the Empire.

8. The integration of minority groups and other races to contribute and assimilate as citizens of the Empire.

 

The Seventian Rights Lobby is an affiliate of the Common Civic Party.

 

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Full Name: Ostrobor Carrion

Prefecture: Belvitz

Address: Adrian Keep

Political Party: Priorist Party of Adria

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Party Name: The Aurelian Party

Chairman: Ostrobor Carrion

Mission Statement: The AURELIAN PARTY is a political organization devoted to reinstalling the nationalism of old so that our great Empire can stand together against any who oppose.

Platform: 

1.  The Aurelian Party seeks to ensure a stronger and united Empire.

 

2. The Aurelian Party seeks to increase the authority of military offices (officers, commanders, generals, marshal, and grand marshal)

 

3. The Aurelian Party seeks to ensure that non-Canonists enjoy the rights of a pureblood canonist human so long as they pay tax or serve our emperor in the army.

 

4. The Aurelian Party seeks to ensure that only citizens of the Empire may vote on matters of a Parliamentary capacity, legislative changes or govermentorial enactments.

 

5. The Aurelian Party seeks to establish further minor reforms within knighthood of the Empire, as to reduce the oversaturation of minor nobility.

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