This election applies to the following Minister of Council positions:
- Minister of State
- Minister of Economy
- Minister of Justice
- Minister of Public Affairs
- Minister of Internal Development
- Minister of Health
Election Schedule:
January 30th - Declarations (48 hours)February 1st - Open Voting (48 hours)
February 3rd - Voting Closes
February 3rd-4th - Announcement of results (24 hours)
The following requirements need to be met to run for Minister of Council:
Holding a minimum of six hours (6) of active playtime, as seen in /bcseen, by the time the election poll opens.- Having a join date on the BusinessCraft server of more than four (4) weeks, as seen in /jd, before the time the election poll opens.
- Holding a minimum of four (4) days of total playtime, as seen in /pt, by the time the election poll opens.
- Holding or running for no foreign office of any kind in a state recognized by the Republic of Stratham or otherwise.
- Having a Discord account and forums account linked to their in-game account.
Campaign Clause
3.3(a) No person shall be able to run in an election for a Council of Ministers position without making a public campaign post before the start of the voting period.Declaration
In order to follow the campaign clause, you can choose from 2 ways to make your campaign statement and declare your intention to run in this election.If you intend to make a campaign post on the forums, please use this format to reply to this thread. "I, username, am seeking the position of the [department] Minister, and here is my campaign thread: link to thread. I will be running as an independent/member of [party name]."
The title of the thread should be as such: [Username's] [Department] Minister Campaign (January 2026)
If you intend to make your campaign post through Discord, use this format to reply to this thread. "I, username, am seeking the position of the [department] Minister. I will be running as an independent/member of [party name]."
You must choose to run as either independent or a party member. If you are running as a party member, it must be an officially registered party.
Note: If you do not make a campaign post by the official 48 hours mark after declarations have begun, you will be disqualified from the election.
Campaign Requirements
For a post to qualify as a campaign, it must be posted by yourself and contain, at minimum, a call for citizens to vote for you.Please post in this thread your declaration to run in this election. You may declare to run for a single, specified position only.
