VOTING FOR THE SECOND DUAL ELECTIONS

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– VOTING FOR THE SECOND DUAL ELECTIONS –

From the Heartlandic Council to the People

Issued and averred by the office of

 

 

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As the nomination period for the second election cycle ends, candidates for the Heartlands’ legislative institution have prepared to debate and demonstrate their commitment to our Confederation. Those running for the Garmont Assembly will shape our laws and future projects, while candidates for Lord or Lady Mayor will manage the daily operations of our dual capitals.

 

Due to only two candidates per province, the representatives for the Garmont Assembly have been chosen by default. Similarly, Jan II Jazlowiecki has earned the position of Lord Mayor of Whitespire by default, as he was the only candidate in this election. Therefore, voting for the Lord Mayor of Whitespire, and the Provincial Representatives to the Garmont Assembly will not occur this cycle.

 

The provincial representatives to the Second Cycle of the Garmont Assembly are:

- Wilmar Marcellus von Augusten, First People's Seat of Aaun

- Pern'ehierer the Garnet, Second People's Seat of Aaun

- Sorrel Auclair, First People’s Seat of the Petra

- Theodore Elwood, Second People's Seat of the Petra

 

Their prioritization in title was based on the order in which their applications were received. This leaves only the mayoral election for the Petra province to be decided through a vote. The candidates for this election are:

- Dame Amélie Auclair

- Nicolas Wittenbach

 

Their responses to questions issued by this office are detailed below.

 

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LORD-MAYOR OF VALLANGE TRANSCRIPT

 

– OPENING STATEMENTS – 

 

DAME AMÉLIE AUCLAIR:  “Since the touch of providence had first penned my arrival unto the gates of Vallagne, I had found within, past my duty sworn, and my every hope, the answer, in earnest, to what it is that my forefathers sought to protect; I had found within, a family, anew, one that would come to wrest unto my heart’s every small beat, drive me to tear-laden cheeks, and bid the brightest, helpless smile, to my lips. Since the opening days of the union, my heart could chance naught but be bid aflutter, with the self-same uncertainty, and excitement to the summers to come, and whence this new fate shall lead my forefather’s vow, and those resplendent hearts that fill my heart with joy, those I had long, in turn, avowed to give my heart & all. As suns have passed, turned to moons, and now to summers, I have found my resolve unchanged, as every day I labour, with a smile splayed to cheeks, no less so for the hearts of the Petra, alone, that sound in my heart’s every lone beat, but for the whole of the Heartlands, whence the vows of my long-passed kin has once more, brought me. It is now, more than ever, that amidst our dearly consecrated Heartlands, as we had in times of old, amidst the joint march alongside our long estranged kin, to a fate yet unseen, unpenned, untold, that the future ahead, be penned, in naught but gilded gold.”

 

NICOLAS WITTENBACH: “I have thought long and hard about this, but I decided to run for Mayor of Vallagne, not out of political gain, or need for higher office but because of my love for the city and the province.  But also to make sure there are at least two candidates to choose from during this election. I am of course running with my own program, I have ideas and plans but I also think that my opponent had a great tenure as mayor and she has done a great job at it! I would  encourage to vote for her as I would encourage to vote for me.”

 

– Q1: Describe your leadership and legislative experience relevant to representing your provincial capital in the Garmont Assembly and leading it as Lord-Mayor. – 

 

DAME AMÉLIE AUCLAIR: “Long, fore my mayorship, and fore I had found myself joining the esteemed peers of our realm amidst the garmont chamber’s seats, I have had the pleasure of authoring a bill, that had been passed within it’s halls; since long fore first stepping foot unto Vallagne, and our beloved river, long fore I have come to find a family, anew, in the hearts of all within, did I avow myself to our people, and our realm, as the vow of my forefathers, that I took unto my own. Since the passing of my first bill, and taking on the responsibility, and trust, of all those dearest to my heart, of our realm, I had come to take, unto the halls of the garmont, a bill, near to e’er time it has been convened, with the convened peerage, e’er seeing that our endeavours were one, in the betterment of our people, seeing each bill proposed, passed, bar none. From the Guide To The Heartlands, to the Clairian Exchange, to the Salvian Gauntlet, and beyond, I’m honoured that my endeavours have shaped our would-be-course thus far, naught for our province alone, but our realm in its entirety, as has laboured with the council, their Majesties, and the realm’s every institution, to head the residency-campaign’s planning, that would shape our future forevermore - an endeavour, I will ne’er see cease, too soon, a duty, I will see through, until the last, for our realm, and it’s people, to have a future, penned, in naught but gold.”

 

NICOLAS WITTENBACH: “I have for most of my life served the state, as diplomat, Vice-Chancellor and Chancellor and of course as Mayor of Chambery and I have represented it at garmont and lead Chambery for many decades, made it from a small fishing village into a bustling small city for scholars, art and culture. Hence I bring a lot of experience with me both in politics but also as mayor.”

 

– Q2: What local events and activities might you plan to hold as mayor to increase the appeal of the city to both locals and outsiders, and what strategies will you employ to improve the experience of newcomers and encourage more potential residents to visit? –

 

DAME AMÉLIE AUCLAIR: “Wherein my efforts, and labours, have e’er been, your lordship; since the first days of the union, forevermore; towards ensuring that our one family, our realm, our kin, may walk on as one, and make of our realm, a place truly for the every blessed heart, of Aevos, and beyond. As had cited, the residency-campaign, that their Majesties, the council,  and myself, have laboured unto since the Clairian Exchange & Guide to the Heartland’s passing within the hallowed halls of the Garmont, have been for naught, but that end-goal, as they will be forevermore. Efforts, have already begun, in planning the future of Petra’s heart, in all to come, and I can ne’er await the chance for our realm & people, to at last chance to see what I, their Majesties & the council have tirelessly laboured & toiled towards, with all our hearts.”

 

NICOLAS WITTENBACH: “I have many ideas for events, I hope to invite the circus over to Vallagne to perform for example! But also host various culturally themed events befitting Vallagne. I helped for the idea of the Unity festival having stands for each vassal and city showing off their culture! I hope to continue such events in Vallagne as well. But I also hope to help citizens to their own events by opening up spaces for public use, just like the chateau in Chambery can be used by any citizen. I hope to do the same in Vallagne, in addition giving my support to any citizen wanting to do an event. Lastly, I will lobby with the treasury more to give Vallagne a budget to hold events! All of this will surely help to draw more people to our great city.”

 

– Q3:  What are your feelings on the city’s current arts and cultural scene, and how do you envision the future of the Heartlands as a whole? – 

 

DAME AMÉLIE AUCLAIR: “Since the penning, and officiation of the Salvian Gauntlet, and beyond, I had laboured as Playwright, alongside my esteemed colleague at Dame Yuliya Styrne Theatre, François de la Tour, to pen & begin the steps towards a theatrical revival - one that will doubtlessly see that art which has for so long, defined & rest unto my heart, be brought at the forefront anew, in what I’m proud to announce, will be known, as the Grand Reynard Collection; a collection of tales seeing the pursuits of the famed fox of legend, presented unto children, and thespian loving folk alike, in a manner wherein they may learn of our realm’s canonist, and heartlandic virtues, through the lessons learned by the famed fox of legend along his misadventures. Though of course, art alone, doesn’t define our would-be future, for these self-same values, and virtues - those of compassion, love, kindness, merit & acceptance - that we try to teach of our would be future generation, these we must uphold, to the deepest ends of our hearts, in kind; virtues, that as of late, are deigned to be squandered, debased, and thrust aside by those dearest among our wider Heartlandic family; we must more than ever, take a stand against injustice, and be that light that shines, beyond the deepest darkest night, unto the brightest, morning light. Only then will our children, and our realm’s future, be ensured, only when we live up to, and bid unto action, the virtues that beat unto our hearts’ every lone beat, that we suffer bid to speech.”

 

NICOLAS WITTENBACH: “In my eyes the culture and art scenes are all outside of Vallagne, located around in the province of Petra. Vallagne itself had been built as a administrative Capital city. This of course needs to change with the advent of a new Capital City for the Heartlands. Vallagne needs to reinvent itself, inviting in more of that culture and art scene moving from being a Royal Capital City to becoming a Provincial Capital with at its heart big institutions drawing peoples in from far and wide. Chambery for example is a City built around the NGS am over 200 years old scholars society hosting a large museum. Vallagne could do the same perhaps inviting in the University or expanding its clinic to be a city for peoples to come study from far and wide.The province already has so much infrastructure ready to become a great center of study, we have a university, Monastery, the NGS and so much more that all already teach, we can only expand more on it for the future, while some should stay where it is others could be invited into the city as more space will become available in the rebuild l, having a Monastery training priest, clinic training medics and university for scholars all in the city.”

 

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With the transcript complete, voting is now open for the election of the Lord-Mayor in Vallagne. All Petrans are encouraged to fill out the voting slip specific to their province of residence and submit it to the office of the Grand Speaker. Keep in mind that you can only vote for candidates in your province of residence. Any fraudulent votes will not be counted. [OOC: Voting will close on Wednesday at 3:00 PM EST]

 

Spoiler

VALLANGE MAYOR VOTING: https://forms.gle/dBPuD5n5htwZiA1t7 

 

Any questions about the election process may be sent via bird mail to Lord Konstantin Leon von Augusten, the Grand Speaker. [OOC: Feel free to contact me on discord, fire1003 with any questions]

 

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S I G N E D ,

 

His Excellency, Konstantin Leon von Augusten, Grand Speaker of the Heartlands, Heir to the County of Hohengarten and the Viscounty of Azor, Squire to the Knights of Vander, Squire to the Order of St. Peter, Steward of Vallagne & Whitespire, and Courtier to the Paradisian Court.

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Edited July 16, 2024 by MrMojoMordor