Council election
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Council elections take place every 60 days in the bailiwick of the town. The purpose is to elect councillors who will manage the duchy under the leadership of the duke.
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Voting system
The elections use a "party-list proportional representation", which means:
- You are voting for the entire list. You can not vote for a specific member. And you can only vote for one list.
- There are twelve seats in the council. A list that received 50% of the votes will get six seats.
Candidacies
Presenting a list
You can present a list:
- starting from 30 days before the end of the mandate of the current council
- if you have the "County Ambitions" skill
- if you have 200 pounds required to create a list (this amount is paid into the coffer of the duchy)
List composition
A list is made up of 12 people. The person who created it is the head of the list.
It is the head of the list who chooses which persons to be included. However, the persons on the list will have to confirm their registration.
The same person can not be registered on two different lists in the same election.
List validation
A list is eligible to acquire votes if:
- all twelve members on the list have confirmed their registration
- the required fee of 1000 pounds is paid. Every person in the duchy can help paying for it. (This amount is also paid into the coffers of the duchy)
The vote
The duration of the vote is six days, starting from the seventh day before the end of the mandate of the current council.
It is only possible to vote once for each character for the entire list. However, those who are noble of the sword, even though they can only vote once, contribute two votes instead of one to the list of their choice.
It is not possible to vote in prison.
The results
At the end of this period, the votes are counted and the number of seats are given to each list proportionally: 50% of votes = 50% of the number of seats.
If a list gains 5 seats, the first 5 names on this list will be the councillors.
Example
1000 votes are cast among 3 lists:
- List "English wiki" received 550 votes (55% of the votes)
- List "Celsius Online" received 350 votes (35%)
- List "French wiki" received 100 votes (10%)
With 12 seats and a total of 1000 votes, a list will gain one seat for every 83 votes it receives (1000 / 12 = 83.33).
In the first round of calculation, the number of seats are distributed as follows:
- 550 / 83 = 6.6 = 6 seats for English wiki (52 votes remaining)
- 350 / 83 = 4.2 = 4 seats for Celsius Online (18 votes remaining)
- 100 / 83 = 1.2 = 1 seat for French wiki (17 votes remaining)
There is still one seat left (52+18+17 = 87 > 83). It goes to the list with the highest remaining votes, which is the English wiki.
In summary:
The following characters are elected to be on the council :
- The first 7 names on "English wiki"
- The first 4 names on "Celsius Online"
- the head of the "French wiki" list
English wiki will have the absolute majority.
Election of the count (or duke)
At the end of the council election, when the twelve members of the council are elected, they have two days to elect from among themselves a duke that will take charge and will give them a function. At the end of these two days, if there is a tie, a new vote takes place. This goes on until the council has reached an agreement.
Examples:
- Riri 1 vote, Fifi 4 votes, Loulou 7 votes: 12 voters, the majority is 7 votes, Loulou is elected
- Riri 1 vote, Fifi 5 votes, Loulou 6 votes: 12 voters, the majority is 7 votes, there will be a 2nd round
- Fifi 5 votes, Loulou 6 votes, 1 abstention: 11 voters, the majority is 6 votes, Loulou is elected
During the election of the new duke, members of the outgoing council still have access to their offices, and are in charge of the daily management of the duchy. During this period, a councillor who is not re-elected can not resign. An elected councillor can, however, resign during this period. The next on the list will fill the vacancy. If the councillor resigning has already voted, the replacing councillor cannot vote again.
At the end of each round of voting, the councillors receive a summary of the votes. Therefore, they know exactly who voted for whom.
Resignations
Any councillor can resign from the council. (Warning: there is no IG conformation after clicking). A notice period may have been defined in local laws in RP. Find out in your County inn (forum).
When a counselor gives his resignation, he is replaced by the following one on his lis. If the twelth gives his resignation, he is not replaced.
Examples:
- Candidates 1, 2, 3 and 4 of a list are elected. If the fourth one resigns, the fifth one of that list enters the council.
- Candidates 1, 2, 3 and 4 of a list are elected. If the third one resigns, the fifth one of that list enters the council.
- Candidates 1, 2, 3,4 and 5 of a list are elected. If the third one resigns, the fifth one will enter the council. Then, if the second one resigns, the third one will enter the council, since he is the next on the list.
If the duke resigns durign his mandate, the following counselor of his list will enter the council, then new duke election will take place.
Deaths and eradications
A dead candidate, whatever the reason is, keeps his spot in an electoral list. He can be elected for the following mandate.
A dead counselor keeps his spot on the council. It is not possible to make him leave.
Note
- The list displayed first during an election is the one from which the head of the list has the more charisma.
