Template:Election

What is This?

 * This is an election to decide the new director of The 'Shroom. Naturally, the one with the most votes wins the title.
 * If a director retires, then an election is held again in the latest issue of The 'Shroom.
 * An election takes place every December Issue regardless whether an election has already been held that year.
 * The current director may run in elections if they wish.
 * Each voting period lasts for one week. The exact time when the voting ends depends on the day that the vote ends.
 * If the vote ends from Sunday to Thursday: 18:00 (6pm EST/EDT)
 * If the vote ends on Friday or Saturday: 21:00 (9pm EST/EDT)

It is currently , 27 (EST/EDT) This election ends  (EST/EDT)


 * Candidate Rules

===Candidate===
 * Anyone may run for director during any time of the election (except in Overtime), but they must have a forum account.
 * Only a user may run for himself or herself, another user cannot nominate him or her.
 * Candidates cannot vote. Doing so leads to a warning (not the kid of warning that leads to a block). If a candidate continues to vote after a warning has been issued, they are disqualified.
 * This is what a voting section should look like:
 * 1) X
 * 2) X
 * 3) X

So as you can see, that candidate has three votes.


 * Voter Rules


 * Voters may vote with their signature (by doing (~) ), or they leave an "anonymous" vote ( X ). Note that people may see who voted anonymously when viewing the page history.
 * Voters may only vote for one person.
 * Voters may change their votes at any time while the election is in progress.
 * Voters do not put down a reason when they vote for someone, they simply sign.


 * Ties


 * If there is a tie, then the vote goes into Overtime. During Overtime, only the tied finalists remain in the election, with all the other candidates being crossed out ( Losers ).
 * The election is in Overtime for three days until it finally ends.
 * During Overtime, no new candidates are allowed.
 * Users who voted for defeated candidates now vote for the remaining candidates.
 * Defeated candidates may now vote, but remaining candidates still cannot vote.
 * If a tie continues, then the finalists go into overtime again and again until it ends. Only the tied contestants with the most votes advance to the new Overtime (example: There are three finalists, but two are tied for the win. The two tied contestants go on to another Overtime while the third candidate is eliminated.)


 * Duties of the Director

It's always good to know what you are getting into. These are the duties of the director.


 * The director must accept or decline all new writers' ideas for sections they want to write.
 * The director assigns a section to users who want to write, but don't know what to write.
 * The director receives all 'Shroom sections on the forum via Private Messages.
 * The director gives out a warning to users who have not yet sent in their sections one week before The 'Shroom is due.
 * The director puts The 'Shroom together, editing the front page, the single page, and the 'Shroombox template.
 * The director writes the Director's Notes section, which comments about the month's issue.
 * The director includes the due date of the next 'Shroom in the Director's Notes, Shroomwarning template, and on Usermessages.

It's a lot harder than it looks, so be prepared.

Now get out there and go!