Voting Window & Advice Thread

[Jubal]

Hello, all. You can now cast your Middle earth general election ballots. You have ten votes to split between the parties for each of your constituencies. All the constituencies have four parties - Green Arda, MACHO, MEAD, and the WTA standing. Five also have the Shiny Shirt Society standing - Nurnen, Angmar, Rhudar, Upper Anduin and Minas Tirith.

So a hypothetical example ballot should look something like this:

Cambridge
MACHO 4
Green Arda 3
MEAD 2
WTA 1

You should each be submitting three of these - message them to me in a private form, by PM, on Facebook, or by email (megadux@exilian.co.uk).

Remember you can read through the threads here:
Hustings: http://www.exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3827.0
Main debate: http://www.exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3846.0
And most importantly, PLEASE read your constituency guide here - the most important thing is that you vote in character as much as you can:
http://www.exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3815.0

You can still ask questions of the candidates in the main debate thread until the results declaration (and please do!).

Any questions, please ask here

As a reminder, the list of who can vote where:

Spoiler

ERIADOR
Luin & Lindon - Comrade_General
Arthedain, Angmar & Forochel - Eadfrith
Evendim & Fornost - JR, Chewie
Rhudaur & Eregion - Son of the King
The Shire - Mother of Dragons
Bree & Buckland - Colossus
Cardolan - Glaurung

RHOVANION
Upper Anduin & Mirkwood North - Tiffmeister
Moria, Mirkwood & Lorien - Mother of Dragons
Dorwinion and Near Rhun - Glaurung
Erebor & Dale - JR
The Iron Hills - Othko97
The Riverlands - Comrade_General, Chewie
Central Rhovanion - Son of the King

THE SOUTH AND EAST
Ithilien and Gorgoroth - Eadfrith
Nurnen - Othko97, Tiffmeister
Harad & Harondor - Mother of Dragons
Umbar - Comrade_General

GONDOR & ROHAN
Dunland & The Isen - Glaurung
Rohan - Colossus
Emnet & Entwash - Othko97
West Gondor - Tiffmeister
Vales of Gondor - Colossus
Dol Amroth & The Coasts - Eadfrith
Minas Tirith - Son of the King, Chewie
Pelargir - JR

[Glaurung]

A possibly silly question: when does voting end?

[Jubal]

When I have all the votes. As yet, I have none of the votes. 

[HanSolo]

VOTE SSS, VOTE SHAGRAT!!! 



PS - The SSS would like to propose an early treaty to Hobbits guaranteeing their continued safety and independence in the Shire in exchange for the original Shiny Shirt...it is NOT a museum piece, it is SHAGRAT'S!!!

If you've lost it feel free to join the SSS and all non-elven folk in a grand quest to recover it!

Once again, VOTE SSS, VOTE SHAGRAT!!! 



PPS - Shagrat does not care if he is breaking the rules by posting this - free speech is a newly won Right now that the Dark Lord is gone, so you will not silence me, I mean him!

[Glaurung]

So the people of the Shire only get safety and independence if they hand over a precious historical artefact and family heirloom, yes? Otherwise the hobbits are not Shagrat's friends, I take it - and it's been made fairly clear what happens to people who are not Shagrat's friends.

To the other parties: I trust that you are mindful of threats to the peace and security of our nation.

[Tar-Palantir]

MACHO evidently condemn the SSS's thinly-disguised threats and militaristic bent. Whilst a (small) centrally-controlled military force would seem necessary for defence and security, we feel that that would be sufficient, given Middle-earth's history of armed violence.

We are also confident our previously-proposed policing and defence forces would suffice to contain any SSS-inspired violence. A MACHO government will not let Middle-earth fall back into the abyss of intercommunal violence and will ensure peace and order are maintained, whilst limiting the power of the military establishment and the armed forces.

[Jubal]

Need votes in!

(FEED ME DATA)

[Jubal]

Nearly half the seats are in!

Reports in so far indicate a strong performance by the WTA, with some unexpectedly good results for them in key urban seats. It does, however, look as if they will remain short of a majority, with MEAD currently looking like being the largest opposition party. Some sort of coalition will likely have to be formed in order to govern...

In news from individual seats:
- Imrahil and his deputy Angbor of Lamedon both appear to have entered parliament with ease, with a huge and highly concentrated WTA vote in Gondor being the foundation of their current polling lead
- Alatar has similarly carried Dorwinion by a large margin; MEAD have done well across wide areas, but have fewer "fortresses" returning multiple MEAD candidates.
- The SSS have failed to gain a seat in their first target to be announced (Arthedain, Angmar, and Forochel)
- Green Arda's leaders both saw significant scares in their seats, with Eowyn and Faramir only just managing to garner enough votes to pull through.

[HanSolo]

...
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...vote sss...vote shagrat? 

[Jubal]

I'm now doling out remaining areas to anyone who will take them and isn't a candidate