GOVERNOR ELECTION 2020 - #4

[LocMax]

 

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES

ANNOUNCES

____________________________________________

 

SAN ANDREAS STATE

GOVERNOR ELECTIONS

SEPTEMBER/2020

 

The Government of the United States officially opens the process to elect a new San Andreas State Governor that will serve a term from October 4, 2020.

 

The index of this document goes as follow:

 

1. ELECTORAL PROCEDURES
2. ELECTORAL DATES
3. ELECTORAL RULES
4. ELECTORAL APPLICATIONS
5. THE GOVERNOR ROLE AND IT'S ATTRIBUTIONS

 

1.   ELECTORAL PROCEDURES

 

The whole electoral process will consist of the following procedures:

 

Application as a candidate - the citizens of the state, who are eligible is determined by the conditions stated in this document will make a formal application on this topic. The application will go through a background check done by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, along with a review by the congress. If all conditions are met, it will be accepted without a problem;

 

Campaign - After the application period is over, the campaign officially starts. The campaign may consist of any acts the candidate wishes to perform, as long as it's with law boundaries and the electoral rules: rallies, speeches, meetings, debates, interviews, etc. The candidates should use their creativity in this process;

 

Voting - After the campaign period is over, voting will be called for all the candidates. More information on voting rules (who is eligible to vote, voting period, etc) will be announced maximum 3 DAYS before the end of the campaign period.

 

2.   ELECTORAL DATES

 

The whole electoral process will happen on the following dates:

 

September 19 - September 20 - citizens may apply for candidature for the position of a Governor

September 21 - September 30  - campaign time frame where candidates are to present their goals and host public conferences

October 1 - October 2 - voting period

October 4 - official ceremony of appointment of the elected Governor to the position

 

3.   ELECTORAL RULES

 

The whole electoral process will bear the safeguard of these rules:

 

3.1 - APPLICATION RULES

 

The electoral application is subject to be questioned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, responsible to perform the background checks, or by the congress itself. In any case, the candidate is questioned, he shall follow all instructions provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or by the congress.

 

3.2 - CAMPAIGN RULES

 

A candidate, during the electoral campaign or BEFORE the campaign (if found performing), or even before the acceptance of the candidature itself, is STRICTLY forbidden to: bribe other citizens for votes, by offering them any possible advantage in exchange for a vote.

 

Only people registered in the political parties are allowed to make propaganda for the candidate. Propaganda is recognized as: forum publications; in-game /ad; official campaign acts (rallies, speeches, events, etc). Non-listed actions here are not counted as official propaganda and may be performed by any citizen.

 

There is no specific limit for candidature donations - however, the donated cash, must not originate from illicit acts (ex. using marked money from ATMs to sponsor a candidate).

 

3.3 - GENERAL RULES

 

A candidate may not be found guilty of any crimes during the electoral period (regardless if the guiltiness is assured in-game, by the police [arrested in the act], or by a Court decision), under punishment of being excluded from the election.

 

A candidate may not be found guilty of any breach of the Electoral Rules, under punishment of being excluded from the election.

 

The candidate must have a person running along for the position of a Vice Governor, and from the same party.

 

A candidate must organize at minimum two campaign events during the campaign period, which may be rallies, charity events, or another kind of campaign events which must be scheduled prior to the hosting.

 

4.   ELECTORAL PROCEDURES

 

The electoral application form goes as follow - post in THIS topic:

1. THE GOVERNOR CANDIDATE INFORMATION
    A. NAME: <your name>
    B. RESIDENCE: <your residence>
    C. POLITICAL ORIENTATION: <your political orientation: socialism, feudalism, communism, ...>

 

2. THE VICE GOVERNOR CANDIDATE INFORMATION
    A. NAME: <name of YOUR vice governor>
    B. RESIDENCE: <residence location of YOUR vice governor>

 

3. ADDITIONAL CABINET CANDIDATE INFORMATION:
    A. NAME: <name of your cabinet member>
    B. RESIDENCE: <residence of your cabinet member>
    C. POSITION: <position your cabinet member will have>

 

5.   THE GOVERNOR'S ROLE AND IT'S ATTRIBUTIONS

 

The elected Governor of the State of San Andreas will be entitled to:

 

1. Create and implement new laws;
2. Add amendments to current laws;
3. Set property taxes per region;
4. Set toll fees per region;
5. Set base paycheck for emergency services ¹;
6. Close or open stations for emergency services;
7. Add or remove vehicles from emergency services;
8. Bear the executive control of the State and all its cities and territories;
9. Promote measures that enrich the quality of life of the citizens of the State;
10. Work along with the guidance of the Congress and the Senate ²;
11. Use government budget for various projects;
12. Propose operations to be conducted by emergency services;

 

¹ - In this context, the emergency services are considered the Police Department, the Fire Department and the Emergency Medical Services, along with their divisions.

² - The congress and the senate consist of the server management and server leadership.

 

Electoral applications can be sent from the moment this topic is published, till the deadline set and accorded in item 2 - Electoral Dates. Good luck everyone!

[Radio Arab 2000]

We are honored by any candidate who wants to conduct an interview with us with the residents, we will contribute to making his voice heard to the public

 

Edited September 20, 2020 by Radio Arab 2000

[acropolis.]

1. THE GOVERNOR CANDIDATE INFORMATION
    A. NAME: Savannah Westway
    B. RESIDENCE: Commerce, Los Santos, 1772
    C. POLITICAL ORIENTATION: Authoritarianism, Nationalism, Patriotism

 

2. THE VICE GOVERNOR CANDIDATE INFORMATION
    A. NAME: Aleksey Kerzhakov
    B. RESIDENCE: Mulholland, Los Santos, 222

 

3. ADDITIONAL CABINET CANDIDATE INFORMATION:
    A. NAME: Djihene Lloyd
    B. RESIDENCE: Mulholland, Los Santos
    C. POSITION: Eventual Senator // Lt. Governor

Edited September 20, 2020 by Savannah_Moreno
Additional cabinet has been changed.

[acropolis.]

Edited. Good luck to everybody!

[acropolis.]

Electoral campaign added in advance. Link: 

(I will anyways be making some IC rallies, and other things if requested by the FBI/current Government (( or even admins )) ).

 

 

[Ted Woods]

1. THE GOVERNOR CANDIDATE INFORMATION

    A. NAME: Ted Woods

    B. RESIDENCE: El Corona, Los Santos

    C. POLITICAL ORIENTATION: The Libertarian Democrats

 

2. THE VICE GOVERNOR CANDIDATE INFORMATION

    A. NAME: Sam Woods

    B. RESIDENCE: Temple, Los Santos

 

3. ADDITIONAL CABINET CANDIDATE INFORMATION:

    A. NAME: Clark Woods

    B. RESIDENCE: N/A

    C. POSITION: Advisor

[Oldman]

1. THE GOVERNOR CANDIDATE INFORMATION
    A. NAME: Richie Kavanagh
    B. RESIDENCE: Glen Park #193, Los Santos, SA
    C. POLITICAL ORIENTATION: Modern Liberalism (Fianna Fail Political Party)

 

2. THE VICE GOVERNOR CANDIDATE INFORMATION
    A. NAME: Savannah Westway
    B. RESIDENCE: Market #1992, Los Santos, SA

 

3. ADDITIONAL CABINET CANDIDATE INFORMATION:
    A. NAME: Allen Foley
    B. RESIDENCE: Little Wyoming #223, Flint County, SA
    C. POSITION: Secretary of Treasury

Edited September 24, 2020 by Oldman

[acropolis.]

I would like to let everybody notice that I've merged my campaign with Kavanagh's one, so I'll be supporting his governorship run now!

[LocMax]

Ted and Richie are recognized as running candidates.

 

Each must host minimum of three campaign events which may not be shorter than 30 minutes and must be appropriately announced beforehand.

And as in previous elections, if a candidate is assassinated 2/3 times he will be opted out of election