Osiris Fraternal Order

Election Administration Act

Section 1: Electoral Administration

1. Elections for Keeper of the Deshret will be administered by the Pharaoh of the Osiris Fraternal Order. Elections for Pharaoh will be administered by the Keeper.

2. In the event that an electoral administrator is standing for office in an election they are designated to administer or the office of the electoral administrator is vacant, administration of that election will pass to the most senior member of the Deshret who is not standing for that office and is available to serve as electoral administrator.

3. In the event of a tie involving two choices at the conclusion of instant run-off voting, the electoral administrator will vote to break the tie and otherwise will not vote in an election they are administering.

Section 2: Election Procedure

1. The election period for any elected office will begin with a three day period for submission of candidacy, followed by a two day period for additional campaigning, followed by a three day period for voting. Candidates may campaign throughout an election period.

2. An election period will begin eight days before the expiration of an elected official's term or as soon as practical after an elected office is vacated. Should an election period for any reason be delayed, the incumbent official will continue to hold office until conclusion of the election period.

3. In any election, members of the Deshret must rank all eligible candidates and the option to reopen candidacy submission from most to least preferred on their ballot, or may vote abstain/present.

4. The option to reopen candidacy submission will be included in all elections. Should the reopening of candidacy submission receive majority support, the election period will be restarted.

5. The candidate elected to office in any election will be the candidate who receives majority support in the election. If no candidate receives majority support on the first count, instant run-off voting will be conducted.

6. Instant run-off voting will be conducted by eliminating the choice ranked first on the fewest ballots, and transferring the vote(s) of any member(s) who ranked this choice first to their next preferred choice, as indicated by their ballot. This process will be repeated until a candidate or the option to reopen candidacy submission receives majority support.

7. Votes of abstain/present in any election will count only toward participation in the vote for the purpose of retaining membership in the Deshret, and will not count for or against majority support needed to be elected to office or to reopen candidacy submission. Members may vote abstain/present only as a substitute for casting a ballot, and may not substitute abstain/present for ranking each choice on their ballot.

Section 3: Definitions

1. For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions will apply:

(a) Electoral administrator: The individual empowered to administer an election, through adoption of such procedures and methods as they see fit provided such procedures and methods do not contradict this Act or other laws of the Osiris Fraternal Order.

(b) Most senior member of the Deshret: The member of the Deshret who has maintained membership in the Deshret for the longest continuous period of time.

(c) Elected official: An official designated by the State Code of Osiris as an elected official.

(d) Elected office: An office held by an elected official, as defined by this Act.

(e) Majority support: A simple majority of votes cast in an election, excluding votes of abstain/present.