The First Commissioner

[Method]

This is the official poll for commissioner. This poll will remain open for 3 days as dicussed. A second election will be held once the game begins. Good luck to all the candidates.

[Darkness' Edge]

My vote is in.

Thanks for your support! Long live the CDC!

[Voltaire]

When will the elections end?

[Maniac]

Ten August at 20.00 o'clock GMT is my best bet.

[Leland]

Perhaps the three candidates could post here what they stand for... specific goals for the first term, constitution, and whatever. There are bound to be some unaffiliated folks out there to whom all the three candidates are pretty much the same. Anyway, I want to ask the following questions to the candidates myself:

1. Do you consider yourself to be a strong leader and take initiative? How much do you anticipate your own opinions to affect the constitution?

2. What do you think are the responsibilities and powers of Commissioner / Alpha Talent?

3. When does the game begin?

4. When are the directorate elections to be held?

[Anodyne]

My vote in, too...

[Darkness' Edge]

1. Do you consider yourself to be a strong leader and take initiative?

When it is necessary. However, I believe in leaving as much of the decision-making to the people as possible, as otherwise, a democracy game becomes boring.

How much do you anticipate your own opinions to affect the constitution?

Only as much as it takes to ensure lasting power for the people. I aim to prevent directors having too much power of the game, and I stand for people being kept in the decision-making process, at every step of the way.

2. What do you think are the responsibilities and powers of Commissioner / Alpha Talent?

To play the game, according to the wishes of the people.
However, because this is the first Commissioner, they will also have to get the game started, run the first elections, and get things on track.

3. When does the game begin?

September 1

4. When are the directorate elections to be held?

ASAP. If I'm elected, I'll put out a call for nominations on Tuesday or Wednesday.

[Method]

Originally posted by Darkness' Edge
4. When are the directorate elections to be held?

ASAP. If I'm elected, I'll put out a call for nominations on Tuesday or Wednesday.

i thought we'd agreed to 24 hours after every position had 1 candidate?

[Leland]

Originally posted by TKG
i thought we'd agreed to 24 hours after every position had 1 candidate?

You suggested it, but I'm not sure if anyone actually agreed. Besides the positions themselves have been shifting too much recently.

[Method]

discussed by TKG and Ade
[TKG]How about 24 hours after every position has at least one candidate?

[Ade]Yes, that might be appropriate. Or we might wait till every position has two, provided that it doesn't take ages.

[Voltaire]

Originally posted by Leland

You suggested it, but I'm not sure if anyone actually agreed. Besides the positions themselves have been shifting too much recently.

Well why don’t we get the elections for some positions which are set in place (i.e. Science, Foreign Affairs, etc.) out of the way now seeing as I believe we have more than enough candidates for the positions and it would speed things up?

[Leland]

I think it's better to have all the elections at once. Much less confusing, and I don't think we're in any hurry because the Commissioner has to work out the procedures and all that stuff anyway before there's anything for the Directorate to do.

As for setting the deadline based on how fast the positions fill in, I beg to differ. It is better to have a clear deadline set in advance, in this case I propose that we ignore the current nomination thread altogether and let the Commissioner organize the real nominations and elections.

[Nubclear]

Isn't it a little early to have this election.....?

[Method]

no, we need to get the commish in place first, so he can plan and organise

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by TKG
no, we need to get the commish in place first, so he can plan and organise

The game began only a few days ago, I really think we should get more organized BEFORE having elections.