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Cabinet Elections — Feb. 2020
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Please be advised that the February 2020 Cabinet Elections have officially begun.
The schedule will be as follows:
Nominations and Candidate Declarations will run through 3p Feb. 1 (GMT) / 9a Feb. 7 (CT).
Campaigning will run from 3p Feb. 4 (GMT) / 9a Feb. 4 (CT) / through 3p Feb. 11 (GMT) / 9a Feb. 11 (CT).
Voting will begin shortly after campaigning concludes and run for three days until roughly 3p Feb. 15 (GMT) / 9a Feb. 15 (CT).
Legislators may view all Election information here.
Should you wish to declare your candidacy or nominate a Legislator, please do so here.
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3. Offices of the Cabinet
(1) On the first of every February, June and October, the Assembly will convene to elect the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.
a. For the first 6 days of the election period, legislators may declare their candidacy for only one position.
b. After 3 days, a campaign period of one week will start, where candidates may campaign and the Assembly will debate the merits of their platforms.
c. After the week-long campaign period, a voting period of 3 days will start. Legislators will cast their ballots for each position. Legislators may choose to abstain from voting on any or all positions.
(2) The candidate for each position with the most votes will be declared the Minister-elect by the Election Commission.
(3) The terms for the incoming Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers will begin the week after elections, during which any and all election-related disputes must be settled. The outgoing Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers will maintain their offices until then.