View attachment 20281This is the official declaration post for the March 2025 first Council of Ministers Special Election.
March 11th - Open Voting (48 hours)
March 13th - Voting Closes
March 13th-14th - Announcement of results (24 hours)
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 (March 2025)
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.
Please post in this thread your declaration to run in this election. You may declare to run for a single, specified position only.
This election applies to the following Minister of Council positions:
- Minister of Justice
- Minister of Public Affairs
Election Schedule:
March 9th - Declarations (48 hours)March 11th - Open Voting (48 hours)
March 13th - Voting Closes
March 13th-14th - Announcement of results (24 hours)
The following requirements need to be met to run for Minister of Council:
- Holding a minimum of twelve hours (12) 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, by the time the election poll opens.
- Holding a minimum of one (1) week of total playtime, as seen in /pt, by the time the election poll opens.
- Holding 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 (March 2025)
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.
