June 2024 Osolian general election: Difference between revisions
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Candidacy submissions opened on the 1st of June and lasted until the start of voting. Polling stayed open for 48 hours to allow the most Osolians to partake in the vote. | Candidacy submissions opened on the 1st of June and lasted until the start of voting. Polling stayed open for 48 hours to allow the most Osolians to partake in the vote. | ||
== Electoral system == | |||
During a general election, Osolians vote for the [[Chief of Osolia|Chief]], who leads the executive, and the [[Speaker of Osolia|Speaker]], who leads the legislature. | |||
Elections in Osolia employ [[wikipedia:Instant_runoff_voting|instant-runoff voting]]. Voters rank the candidates for each position in order of preference. During counting, the candidate with the lowest number of votes is eliminated in several rounds until someone achieves a majority of the electorate. | |||
== Results == | |||
[[TriforceComet]] defeated the incumbent [[TheRandomMelon|Michael Webb]] and became the Chief with a first round vote share of 42.9% and a second round share of 64.3%. | |||
Michael lost 5 votes since the previous election while the Hydrogen and Triforce gained 2 and 6 votes respectively, with it being Triforce's first time on the ballot. | |||
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This lists candidates that won votes. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Osolia on 15 June 2024. These were the first elections to be held on my.osolia.
Candidacy submissions opened on the 1st of June and lasted until the start of voting. Polling stayed open for 48 hours to allow the most Osolians to partake in the vote.
Electoral system
During a general election, Osolians vote for the Chief, who leads the executive, and the Speaker, who leads the legislature.
Elections in Osolia employ instant-runoff voting. Voters rank the candidates for each position in order of preference. During counting, the candidate with the lowest number of votes is eliminated in several rounds until someone achieves a majority of the electorate.
Results
TriforceComet defeated the incumbent Michael Webb and became the Chief with a first round vote share of 42.9% and a second round share of 64.3%.
Michael lost 5 votes since the previous election while the Hydrogen and Triforce gained 2 and 6 votes respectively, with it being Triforce's first time on the ballot.