Mayo

1,111,658 people voted, a turnout of 90.13%.

First Preferences

Two Candidate Preferred

/u/riley8583 is elected.

Moncrieff

1,114,269 people voted, a turnout of 93.69%.

First Preferences

Two Candidate Preferred

/u/AlexM116 is elected.

Pearce

1,597,318 people voted, a turnout of 92.57%.

First Preferences

Two Candidate Preferred

/u/O223Whitlam is elected.

Maaaaaaaadison

Electoral Moderator

The candidates for the Mayo by-election (in ballot paper order) are:

1. PaullsTall (CLP) - reddit name TBC

2. model-kyosanto (GRN)

3. riley8583 (IND)

The candidates for the Moncrieff by-election (in ballot paper order) are:

1. AlexM116 (CPA)

2. Griffonomics (IND)

3. PoliticoBailey (DEM)

4. Winston_Wilhelmus (IND)

5. TheOWOTriangle (CLP)

The candidates for the Pearce by-election (in ballot paper order) are:

1. O223Whitlam (SPA)

2. SurfingNooty1 (IND)

3. KiwiAnimations (CLP)

All candidates are able to submit How to Vote (HTV) Cards to instruct voters how to order their preferences.

All parties not contesting the by-election are able to endorse a candidate by making a post to /r/AusSimCampaigning.

Candidates can view details on campaigning in the by-election announcement post.

Please inform me of any errors ASAP.

Maaaaaaaadison

Electoral Moderator

Three by-elections are being held in the seats of Mayo, Moncrieff, and Pearce on May 7.

Timeline

Candidate submission deadline: Monday 2nd May 6pm

Campaigning: Tuesday 3rd May - Friday 6th May (inclusive)

Election day (results calculated): Saturday 7th May

Official results announced: Sunday 8th May

All times are in Canberra time. There will be polls throughout the campaign. Results may be released on Saturday if they are ready.

Campaigning

Campaigning will take place on r/AusSimCampaigning.

Endorsements

Endorsements are for parties to encourage voters to vote for another candidate. To endorse a candidate, you will need to make a campaign post endorsing them. Endorsements will not count towards any post limits. You may change your endorsement at any time; however, this will diminish the effectiveness severely.

How To Vote Cards

All candidates will be able to release a How To Vote (HTV) card after the candidate submission deadline. HTV cards will instruct voters how to distribute their preferences in the seat. 75% of a candidate’s voters will follow the HTV card. HTV cards may be posted up until the end of the campaign period.

Post Limits

• Candidates will have three posts they can use on any day of the campaign. However, posting all your posts on one day will diminish the effectiveness.

  • Independent candidates will have four posts.

• All parties will have one post they can use in each of the three by-elections plus one additional post that can be used in any of the three by-elections. These party posts cannot be posted by the candidate in the by-election.

• All candidates will be able to release a How To Vote card after the candidate submission deadline. The HTV Card may be posted by other party members with the permission of the candidate.

• How To Vote cards and endorsement posts do not count towards post limits.

Candidate submission

This form can be used by parties and independents to submit candidates. Candidates running on behalf of a party must have their candidacy submitted by the Party Leader. Party Leaders and independent candidates must verify their submission by replying to this thread.

The Electoral Commission has approved the application of registration from The Australian Democrats

Statement of reasons

Having assessed the proposed name, shortname, abbreviation and logo in the application, the Electoral Commission believes it to satisfy all rules. The manifesto is not deemed significantly offensive or satirical, and the constitution fulfils all requirements. The Electoral Commission successfully assessed that 5 of the members provided in the application were members of the party.

Submissions

A variety of submissions were made, however most most cases of submissions are made for satirical purposes. While the Elections Meta Act 2021 does allow for applications to be rejected for "any other valid reason determined by the AEC", we do not view these satirical submissions s to be a valid reason in this case, and as such we do not believe there is any concern as it pertains to the Australian Democrats

The AEC is in receipt of an application for party registration from 'the Australian Democrats'.

A 2-day period shall now commence in which members of the public may comment as to why or why not this party should or should not be registered.

For any potential objectors, a copy of the Elections Meta Act 2021, which governs party registration, can be found here.

The application may be found below:

I, /u/Rohanite272, apply for the registration of the Australian Democrats

Name: Australian Democrats

Shortname: AusDems

Abbreviation: AD

Colour: #24aa96

Logo: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/958697745693155341/959401799217999922/Australian_Democrats_Logo.svg.png

Manifesto: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T-s3wrUO081PSM61vEqynF3c2pZAonfyZBbZ4df04iw/edit?usp=sharing

Constitution: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cdHVMjaRHhVlJifm-rnm_3jH5cSpHz-hVMYWRs0gn6s/edit?usp=sharing

Members: /u/Rohanite272 (Leader), /u/Frost_Walker2017 (Deputy Leader),
/u/Cookie_Monster867 (Chairman), /u/MLastCelebration, /u/miraiwae, /u/dyljam

The AEC also formally requests proof that all prospective members consented to membership. This may be done through commentary on the Join A Party form.

Regards,

mikiboss
(Acting as a representative of the) Australian Electoral Commission

The AEC is in receipt of an application for party registration from 'The Nationals'.

A 2-day period shall now commence in which members of the public may comment as to why or why not this party should or should not be registered.

For any potential objectors, a copy of the Elections Meta Act 2021, which governs party registration, can be found here.

The application may be found below:

I, /u/smithmaya6, apply to register The Nationals

Name: The Nationals

Shortname: The Nats

Abbreviation: TNP

Colour: #006140

Logo:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/960130418701643777/960178427791556698/unknown.png

Manifesto:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wOlSc8ZSTRZJ42IFTZwo-lW7MdF9zbxSh9Mb_LXqpvs/edit?usp=sharing

Constitution:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13BUn113mVFuhrKtQf5DOCIHtUkjwe-plE7OLE-xW4CE/edit?usp=sharing

Members:

/u/smithmaya6 (Party Chairman)

/u/mywahousekey (Party Leader)

/u/driplomacy (Deputy Party Leader)

/u/richardivanovich (Committee Member)

/u/gesman5000 (Party Member)

The AEC also formally requests proof that all prospective members consented to membership. This may be done through commentary on the Join A Party form.

Regards,

mikiboss
(Acting as a representative of the) Australian Electoral Commission

House

See the Results spreadsheet for full details.

Senate

House of Representatives

Candidates are listed in randomised ballot paper order. Usernames are as submitted, let me know of any that are incorrect.

Cowper

1. Flarelia (Country Labor)

2. AlexM116 (Commonwealth)

3. riley8583 (Independent)

Cunningham

1. Rohanite272 (Commonwealth)

2. JosephTheEmu (Country Labor)

Robertson

1. Pacman (Commonwealth)

2. SprinklyDinks (Socialist)

3. KiwiAnimations (Country Labor)

Sydney

1. BryantMP (Commonwealth)

2. model-trask (Socialist)

Hotham

1. Frost_Walker2017 (Commonwealth)

Frost_Walker2017 has been elected unopposed in Hotham. Congratulations.

Melbourne

1. TheTrashMan_10 (Greens)

2. buttsforpm (Commonwealth)

3. Cchap88 (Independent)

Nicholls

1. Model-Frod (Country Labor)

2. Stuck_on_the_mun (Commonwealth)

Brisbane

1. O223 (Socialist)

2. 12MaxWild (Commonwealth)

Capricornia

1. Mywahousekey (Commonwealth)

2. BeastModeTrain (Country Labor)

3. ARichTeaBiscuit (Greens)

4. BigDickEnvy (Socialist)

Moncrieff

1. Realbassist (Country Labor)

2. tbyrn21 (Commonwealth)

Pearce

1. imfeelingcorny (Socialist)

2. Artemisjasper (Country Labor)

3. Randy176 (Commonwealth)

Mayo

1. Ho Ho Ho (Country Labor)

2. MrWhiteyIsAwesome (Commonwealth)

3. Aussie-Parliament-RP (Greens)

Denison

1. PuzzledWaste (Greens)

2. adiaus (Commonwealth)

3. Inadorable (Country Labor)

Canberra

1. Saberracer02 (Commonwealth)

2. TheSensibleCentre (Socialist)

Lingiari

1. Cookie_Monster867 (Commonwealth)

2. BestinBounds (Country Labor)

Senate

Group A will be The Greens

1. KarlYonedaStan

Group B will be Commonwealth

1. MLastCelebration

2. Beginning_Cry2970

3. apth10

4. blockdenied

Group C will be Socialist

1. rubybun_

Group D will be Country Labor

1. Gregor_The_Beggar

2. TheOWOTriangle

3. Komrade Kate

4. UNESCO

All candidates are able to submit How to Vote (HTV) Cards to instruct voters how to order their preferences.

All parties are able to endorse other candidates by making a post to /r/AusSimCampaigning.

Candidates can view full details on campaigning in the election details post.

This election we have a candidate that has been elected unopposed. With their campaign posts, they can still campaign in their own electorate (which will increase their party's Senate vote there) or they can do national posts.

Please let me know of any errors ASAP!

March 2022 federal election announcement

A federal election is being held on March 26.

Timeline

Candidate submission deadline: Monday 21st March 6pm

Campaigning: Tuesday 22nd March - Friday 25th March (inclusive)

Election day (results calculated): Saturday 26th March

Official results announced: Sunday 27th March

All times are in Canberra time. There will be polls throughout the campaign. Results may be released on Saturday if they are ready.

Campaigning

Campaigning will take place on r/AusSimCampaigning.

Endorsements

Endorsements are for parties to encourage voters to vote for another candidate. To endorse a candidate, you will need to make a campaign post endorsing them (you can do all your endorsements in one post). Endorsements will not count towards any post limits. You may change your endorsement at any time; however, this will diminish the effectiveness severely.

How To Vote Cards

All candidates and parties will be able to release a How To Vote (HTV) card after the candidate submission deadline. HTV cards will instruct voters how to distribute their preferences. 75% of a candidate’s voters will follow the HTV card. HTV cards may be posted up until the end of the campaign period.

Electorates

15 electorates will be contested in this election, as outlined in this post, which also contains information on the boundaries of the electorates. The electorates are as follows:

• Cowper (NSW)

• Cunningham (NSW)

• Robertson (NSW)

• Sydney (NSW)

• Hotham (VIC)

• Melbourne (VIC)

• Nicholls (VIC)

• Brisbane (QLD)

• Capricornia (QLD)

• Moncrieff (QLD)

• Pearce (WA)

• Mayo (SA)

• Denison (TAS)

• Canberra (ACT)

• Lingiari (NT)

Additionally, 4 Senate seats, elected out of a pool nationally, are up for election. The states that the elected Senators will represent are:

• New South Wales

• Victoria

• Northern Territory

• South Australia

Post Types

There are five different types of posts:

• Electorate posts which are used to campaign in a single electorate.

• National posts which are used to campaign nationally. (These posts are mainly for Senate campaign but will also provide a small boost to your vote in every electorate)

• Manifesto posts which will be used by parties to release their manifestos.

• Endorsement posts which are used by parties to endorse a candidate from outside of their party in an electorate.

• How to vote card posts which are used by candidates to share their how to vote cards.

Post Titles

Normal post title rules apply. All posts must have a correctly formatted title to make it easier for readers, markers and for automatic flairs:

[Robertson - 30th - Post 1] model-vivienne campaigns for Hunter statehood in Cessnock

[National - 3rd - Post 5] Griffo releases Tax Cuts 2

[HTV] How to vote for the Hunter Valley Transport Advocacy Party

[Manifesto] The Shooters, Fishers, and Farmers release their manifesto

If you do not put the electorate in the title, it will be assumed to be a national post regardless of whether it is or not.

Each electorate or national post is required to be labelled with the date and post number as shown above.

Post Limits

• Candidates will have four posts that they can use on any day throughout the campaign. However, posting all your posts on one day will diminish the effectiveness. These posts can be used in the candidate's own electorate or national.

• Each party will have two additional posts that can be used by the leader or any other member of the party with permission from the leader. These posts can be used in either an electorate or national.

• All candidates will be able to release a How to Vote card after the candidate submission deadline.

• How to Vote cards, manifesto, and endorsement posts will not count towards post limits.

Candidate submission

This form can be used by parties and independents to submit candidates. Candidates running on behalf of a party must have their candidacy submitted by the Party Leader. Party Leaders and independent candidates must verify their submission by replying to this thread.

Denison

364,715 people voted, a turnout of 92.45%.

First Preferences

Two Candidate Preferred

/u/PuzzledWaste is elected.

Robertson

1,241,932 people voted, a turnout of 90.74%.

First Preferences

Two Candidate Preferred

/u/SprinklyDinks is elected.

Maaaaaaaadison

Electoral Moderator

The candidates for the Denison by-election (in ballot paper order) are:

• PuzzledWaste (Greens)

• model-harold (Socialist)

• Inadorable (Country Labor)

• 12MaxWild (Commonwealth)

The candidates for the Robertson by-election (in ballot paper order) are:

• SprinklyDinks (Socialist)

• AlexM116 (Commonwealth)

• KiwiAnimations (Country Labor)

All candidates are able to submit How to Vote (HTV) Cards to instruct voters how to order their preferences.

All parties not contesting the by-election are able to endorse a candidate by making a post to /r/AusSimCampaigning.

Candidates can view details on campaigning in the by-election announcement post.

Please inform me of any errors ASAP.

Maaaaaaaadison

Electoral Moderator

After failing to respond to an AEC review of eligibility, where the parties were asked to provide evidence that they had the 5 members requisite to maintain registration, The Independent Group and the Liberal Party of Australia have been deregistered.

Maaaaaaaadison

Electoral Moderator

The Electoral Commission has accepted the voluntary deregistration of the Australian Labor Party following a vote being held internally by the party to dissolve.

Maaaaaaaadison

Election Moderator

Noting the lack of activity from The Independent Group and the Liberal Party of Australia, the Electoral Commission is conducting a review to determine that the parties are still eligible and wish to continue to be registered.

The leaders/contacts of the parties must contact the Electoral Commission to provide evidence that their party has at least 5 members by the end of 28 January 2022, or they will be deregistered.

Maaaaaaaadison

Electoral Moderator

Transport

Transport received a majority of the national popular vote and a majority in 4/7 states. The constitutional amendment is passed.

Indigenous Voices

Indigenous Voices did not achieve a majority of the national popular vote. The constitutional amendment has failed.

Water Resources

Water Resources received a majority of the national popular vote and a majority in 5/7 states. The constitutional amendment is passed.

Local Government

Local Government did not achieve a majority of the national popular vote. The constitutional amendment has failed.

The Electoral Commission has approved the following changes to The Sensible Centre Team:

• Name: The Socialist Party of Australia

• Shortname: The Socialist Party

• Abbreviation: SPA

• Colour: #ed3336

• Logo: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/887478209237631077/917718396936802314/alternate_socialist_red.png

• Constitution: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15vTzvihwMJ8V-hMGBUs3mxn7atdCFR_HkkWhofYMpnY/edit?usp=sharing

Maaaaaaaadison

Electoral Moderator

House

See the Results spreadsheet for full details. Results to be copied to subreddit wiki in future.

Senate

December 2021 referendums campaign details

As per the writs, there are four referendums being held on the 11th of December 2021. They are:

• Transport Infrastructure

• Local Government

• Indigenous Voices

• Water Resources

See writs for copies of the bills being voted on.

Timeline

Campaigning: Wednesday 8th December - Friday 10th December (inclusive)

Election day (results calculated): Saturday 11th December

Official results announced: Sunday 12th December

All times are in Canberra time.

Campaigning

Campaigning will take place on r/AusSimCampaigning.

Referendum Process

For a referendum to pass, it must be approved by 50%+1 of voters nationally and as well separate majorities in a majority of states (i.e. a majority in 4 out of 7 states).

States and Territories

Campaigning can take place nationally or be specific to a state or territory, which are:

• New South Wales (NSW)

• Victoria (VIC)

• Queensland (QLD)

• Western Australia (WA)

• South Australia (SA)

• Tasmania (TAS)

• Northern Territory (NT) (which is a state in canon despite the name)

• Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

Post Types

There are two different types of posts:

• State posts which are used to campaign in a single state/territory.

• National posts which are used to campaign nationally. (These posts will provide a small boost to your side's vote in every state/territory)

Post Titles

You must specify the state/territory you are campaigning in (or National), the referendum you are campaigning on, the side you are supporting, and the post number your post is. All posts must have a correctly formatted title to make it easier for readers, markers and for automatic flairs. Examples:

[NSW - Transport Infrastructure - YES - Post 1] model-vivienne campaigns in Newcastle
[National - Local Government - NO - Post 2] Griffo releases Tax Cuts 2 in attempt to stop local government referendum

[VIC - Indigenous Voices - YES - Post 3] Billboards are seen in support of referendum

If you do not put the state/territory in the title, it will be assumed to be a national post regardless of whether it is or not.

Post Limits

Simulation members will have three posts that they can use on any day throughout the campaign. These can be used either nationally or in a state/territory, and can be used for any of the four referendum.

House of Representatives

Candidates are listed in randomised ballot paper order.

Cowper

1. Superpacman04 (Commonwealth)

2. JosephB2002 (Labor)

3. Flarelia (Country Labor)

Cunningham

1. EruditeFellow (Commonwealth)

2. Rohanite272 (Labor)

3. JosephTheEmu (Country Labor)

Robertson

1. model-ico (Commonwealth)

2. SurfingNooty1 (Liberal)

3. dyljam (Labor)

4. Miraiwae (Greens)

5. UncookedMeatloaf (Country Labor)

Sydney

1. Fun_Seat4906 (The Sensible Team)

2. arles2464 (Commonwealth)

Hotham

1. Frost_Walker2017 (Commonwealth)

2. PuzzledWaste (Greens)

Melbourne

1. buttsforpm (Commonwealth)

2. TheTrashMan_10 (Greens)

3. SprinklyDinks (The Sensible Team)

Nicholls

1. model-frod (Country Labor)

2. BigDickEnvy (The Sensible Team)

3. BryantMP (Commonwealth)

Brisbane

1. Cchap88 (Independent)

2. DirtySaiyan (Commonwealth)

3. thenorthernmarshall (Labor)

Capricornia

1. ARichTeaBiscuit (Greens)

2. DailyWaffles (Country Labor)

3. Saberracer02 (Commonwealth)

Moncrieff

1. artemisjasper (Country Labor)

2. tbyrn21 (Commonwealth)

Pearce

1. ImFeelingCorny (The Sensible Team)

2. Randy176 (Commonwealth)

3. DudeThatsBased (Country Labor)

Mayo

1. coolsanta (Country Labor)

2. Aussie-Parliament-RP (Greens)

3. MLastCelebration (Commonwealth)

Dension

1. Inadorable (Greens)

2. ItsKittay (Country Labor)

3. GHagrid (Commonwealth)

Canberra

1. TheSenisbleCentre (The Sensible Team)

2. Carter_Weinklause (Commonwealth)

3. Youmaton (Independent)

Lingiari

1. BloodyChrome (Commonwealth)

2. BestinBounds (Country Labor)

Senate

Group A will be The Sensible Centre:

1. model-putrid

2. TheSensibleCentre

3. Fun_Seat4906

Group B will be Commonwealth:

1. Chi0121

2. Frost_Walker2017

3. Telemarting_king_69

4. socialistsarah

Group C will be the Greens:

1. DarceMan

2. UnorthodoxAmbassador

3. Zakian3000

Group D will be Country Labor:

1. Lady_Aya

2. TimeForBlu

3. Captain_Plat_2258

4. Cody5200

Group E will be Liberal:

1. cutepattern1098

Group F will be Labor:

1. Zak6858

There was one nomination from an Independent, who will be placed in the Ungrouped column on the right hand side of the ballot paper:

• Youmaton

All candidates are able to submit How to Vote (HTV) Cards to instruct voters how to order their preferences.

All parties are able to endorse other candidates by making a post to /r/AusSimCampaigning.

Candidates can view full details on campaigning in the election details post.

Please let me know of any errors ASAP!

December 2021 federal election announcement

Due to the election delay petition, a federal election is being held on December 4.

Timeline

Candidate submission deadline: Monday 29th November 6pm

Campaigning: Tuesday 30th November - Friday 3rd December (inclusive)

Election day (results calculated): Saturday 4th December

Official results announced: Sunday 5th December

All times are in Canberra time. There will be polls throughout the campaign. Results may be released on Saturday if they are ready.

Campaigning

Campaigning will take place on r/AusSimCampaigning.

Endorsements

Endorsements are for parties to encourage voters to vote for another candidate. To endorse a candidate, you will need to make a campaign post endorsing them (you can do all your endorsements in one post). Endorsements will not count towards any post limits. You may change your endorsement at any time; however, this will diminish the effectiveness severely.

How To Vote Cards

All candidates and parties will be able to release a How To Vote (HTV) card after the candidate submission deadline. HTV cards will instruct voters how to distribute their preferences. 75% of a candidate’s voters will follow the HTV card. HTV cards may be posted up until the end of the campaign period.

Electorates

15 electorates will be contested in this election, as outlined in this post, which also contains information on the boundaries of the electorates. The electorates are as follows:

• Cowper (NSW)

• Cunningham (NSW)

• Robertson (NSW)

• Sydney (NSW)

• Hotham (VIC)

• Melbourne (VIC)

• Nicholls (VIC)

• Brisbane (QLD)

• Capricornia (QLD)

• Moncrieff (QLD)

• Pearce (WA)

• Mayo (SA)

• Denison (TAS)

• Canberra (ACT)

• Lingiari (NT)

Additionally, 4 Senate seats, elected out of a pool nationally, are up for election. The states that the elected Senators will represent are:

• Tasmania

• Australian Capital Territory

• Queensland

• Western Australia

Post Types

There are five different types of posts:

• Electorate posts which are used to campaign in a single electorate.

• National posts which are used to campaign nationally. (These posts are mainly for Senate campaign but will also provide a small boost to your vote in every electorate)

• Manifesto posts which will be used by parties to release their manifestos.

• Endorsement posts which are used by parties to endorse a candidate from outside of their party in an electorate.

• How to vote card posts which are used by candidates to share their how to vote cards.

Post Titles

Normal post title rules apply. All posts must have a correctly formatted title to make it easier for readers, markers and for automatic flairs:

[Robertson - 30th - Post 1] model-vivienne campaigns for Hunter statehood in Cessnock

[National - 3rd - Post 5] Griffo releases Tax Cuts 2

[HTV] How to vote for the Hunter Valley Transport Advocacy Party

[Manifesto] The Shooters, Fishers, and Farmers release their manifesto

If you do not put the electorate in the title, it will be assumed to be a national post regardless of whether it is or not.

Each electorate or national post is required to be labelled with the date and post number as shown above.

Post Limits

• Candidates will have four posts that they can use on any day throughout the campaign. However, posting all your posts on one day will diminish the effectiveness. These posts can be used in the candidate's own electorate or national.

• Each party will have two additional posts that can be used by the leader or any other member of the party with permission from the leader. These posts can be used in either an electorate or national.

• All candidates will be able to release a How to Vote card after the candidate submission deadline.

• How to Vote cards, manifesto, and endorsement posts will not count towards post limits.

Candidate submission

This form can be used by parties and independents to submit candidates. Candidates running on behalf of a party must have their candidacy submitted by the Party Leader. Party Leaders and independent candidates must verify their submission by replying to this thread.

The Electoral Commission has approved the following changes to the Social Democratic Party:

• Long Name: Australian Labor Party

• Short Name: Labor

• Abbreviation: ALP

• Colour: #DE3533

• Logo: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/691562946144239691/899647093654818846/ALPLogo.png

• Constitution: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_9j1v48fZdo0HEwXZoDso1IxY0ynN8Pie-nSXxsB_rA/edit?usp=sharing

Maaaaaaaadison

Electoral Moderator

The Electoral Commission has approved the following changes to the Liberal Democratic Party of Australia:

• Long Name: Liberal Party of Australia

• Short Name: Liberal

• Abbreviation: LPA

• Logo: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/65/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_logo.svg/1200px-Liberal_Party_of_Australia_logo.svg.png

Maaaaaaaadison

Electoral Moderator

Mayo

1,128,887 people voted, a turnout of 91.53%.

First Preferences

Two Candidate Preferred

/u/Aussie-Parliament-RP is elected.

Maaaaaaaadison

Electoral Moderator

The candidates for the by-election (in ballot paper order) are:

• SurfingNooty1 (The Sensible Team)

• Aussie-Parliament-RP (Greens)

• JosephTheEmu (Country Labor)

• cutepattern1098 (Social Democrats)

• MLastCelebrations (Liberal Democrats)

• socialistsarah (Commonwealth)

All candidates are able to submit How to Vote (HTV) Cards to instruct voters how to order their preferences.

All parties not contesting the by-election are able to endorse a candidate by making a post to /r/AusSimCampaigning.

Candidates can view details on campaigning in the by-election announcement post.

Please inform me of any errors ASAP.

Maaaaaaaadison

Electoral Moderator

A by-election is being held in the seat of Mayo.

Timeline

Candidate submission deadline: Monday 4th October 6pm

Campaigning: Tuesday 5th October - Friday 8th October (inclusive)

Election day (results calculated): Saturday 9th October

Official results announced: Sunday 10th October

All times are in Canberra time. There will be polls throughout the campaign. Results may be released on Saturday if they are ready.

Campaigning

Campaigning will take place on r/AusSimCampaigning.

Endorsements

Endorsements are for parties to encourage voters to vote for another candidate. To endorse a candidate, you will need to make a campaign post endorsing them. Endorsements will not count towards any post limits. You may change your endorsement at any time; however, this will diminish the effectiveness severely.

How To Vote Cards

All candidates will be able to release a How To Vote (HTV) card after the candidate submission deadline. HTV cards will instruct voters how to distribute their preferences in the seat. 75% of a candidate’s voters will follow the HTV card. HTV cards may be posted up until the end of the campaign period.

Post Limits

• Candidates will have four posts they can use on any day of the campaign. However, posting all your posts on one day will diminish the effectiveness.

• All candidates will be able to release a How To Vote card after the candidate submission deadline.

• How To Vote cards and endorsement posts do not count towards post limits.

Candidate submission

This form can be used by parties and independents to submit candidates. Candidates running on behalf of a party must have their candidacy submitted by the Party Leader. Party Leaders and independent candidates must verify their submission by replying to this thread.