July 2024 Election Timetable
Mon, July 01, 2024 at 12:00 am EST: Nominations Open
Min, July 08, 2024 at 12:00 am EST: Nominations Close
Mon, July 15, 2024 at 12:00 am EST: Primary Voting Begins, Endorsements Allowed
Mon, July 22, 2024 at 12:00 am EST: Primary Results Announced and Final Voting Begins
Mon, July 29, 2024 at 12:00 am EST: Final Results Announced
Thursday, Aug 1, 2023 at 12:00 pm EST: Start of New Presidential Term

In the event that there are only two tickets when nominations close, there will be no primary voting; Final Voting will start on July 15 instead of July 22, and the final results will be announced on July 22 instead of July 29. In the event that there is only one ticket when nominations close, the election will be declared uncontested with the one ticket as the sole winner, and the election season will end immediately. In either such event, the date of the start of the new Presidential term will still remain August 1.

Some reminders from LEGOE, the bylaw that governs elections:
Any eligible Member can nominate another eligible Member for the position of President. Another eligible Member must then second the nomination.

A prospective Presidential Candidate may not nominate or second their own ticket; however, a prospective Vice Presidential Candidate may do so.

A Member can only nominate or second one individual; however, if that individual declines the nomination, the nominating Members are free to nominate another individual.
A Member cannot run for the position of President if they have nominated or seconded another Member unless the nominated Member has declined the nomination or is otherwise ineligible to run.

Once the nomination has been seconded, the Candidate must publicly accept the nomination and declare another eligible Member to be their Vice Presidential Candidate in a post on the Election Area. The Election Coordinator will then validate the ticket and the Candidate pair may begin campaigning. If the Candidate does not publicly accept the nomination by the end of the nomination period, he will be disqualified.

Eligible Members are defined as individuals who meet the MOO definition of Member for the 30 days prior to the start of the Election Season and continue to meet the definition up to and including the time of the election activity in question.

If you have any questions about anything election related at all, please feel free to ask me.

Cmdre Ward, Election Coordinator