====== Elections ======
An act of the National Assembly to further election security and voter rights. 

===== Provisions =====

  - A conspicuously colored permanent dye lasting more than two weeks shall be applied to the forefinger of each voter voting in person to quickly identify if they have voted or not
    - Should the voter not have a forefinger, another finger shall be used
    - Should the voter be handicapped in a way that they have no fingers, the dye shall be placed on another extremity that is easily seen
  - Mass media and websites within the nation are prohibited from:
    - Promote results contrary to certified election results
    - Declare a winner before an election is over
  - All citizens shall be automatically registered to vote
  - Voting by mail or electronically shall not be denied if requested by a voter
  - Ranked choice voting shall use the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_transferable_vote|single transferable vote]] system using the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droop_quota|Droop quota]]
  - Every contest shall have a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/None_of_the_above|none of the above]] (NOTA) ballot option
    - Should NOTA be declared the winner, a re-election shall be held for that contest with the current candidates on the ballot being prohibited from running in the re-election
    - Should NOTA be declared the winner a second time during a re-election, the Premier (or the National Assembly if the contest is for the office of the Premier) shall appoint a non-candidate to fill the position



===== Authority =====

//Nihil Obstat//, High Court of Keithieopia

//Imprimatur//, ⊗ /HIH Keith/\\ ''Emperor of Keithieopia''

24th Funfmar 20 IY ⇔ May 24th, 2022 HY


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===== Amendments =====
  * Duomid 20 IY ⇔ December 28th, 2022
    * **Amends §1:** ...applied to the forefinger of each voter ''voting in person'' to...
    * **Adds §2:** Mass media and websites within the nation are prohibited from:
      * Promote results contrary to certified election results
      * Declare a winner before an election is over
  * 18th Unomar 21 IY ⇔ January 18th, 2023
    * **Renames Title:** from ''Election Security'' to ''Elections''
    * **Amends Preamble:** ... and voter rights
    * **Adds §3:**All citizens shall be automatically registered to vote
    * **Adds §4:** Voting by mail or electronically shall not be denied if requested by a voter
  * 24th Unomar 21 IT ⇔ January 24th, 2023
    * **Adds §5:** Ranked choice voting shall use the single transferable vote system using the Droop quota
    * **Adds §6:** Every contest shall have a none of the above (NOTA) ballot option
      * Should NOTA be declared the winner, a re-election shall be held for that contest with the current candidates on the ballot being prohibited from running in the re-election
      * Should NOTA be declared the winner a second time during a re-election, the Premier (or the National Assembly if the contest is for the office of the Premier) shall appoint a non-candidate to fill the position