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The Current Ainurian GovernmentHM The King: Augustus
HRH The Prince Consort: Aubrey
Steward of Ainur: Charlie Sheen
First Minister: Jack Dawkins
Minister without Portfolio: Crushita Potato
Speaker of the Senate: Jack Dawkins
Senators: Firebrand & Vacant
Lord President of the Assembly: Crushita Potato
It's Been Too Long! It's been too long since we've reached out to you, our wonderful friends and allies. We hope you'll enjoy our somewhat delayed update, and that it'll inspire you to visit our wonderful region!
So Many Elections!
Since our last update Ainur has been through two election cycles, and is in the process of a by-election.
Elections of 30 July, 2014
The race for the head of the executive government, the Steward, was a tight one all the way through to the last day of voting. Long time member Emrys Mercer and newcomer Caligula SanArkus ran for the spot, with Mr. Mercer coming out on top with 11 votes to Mr. SanArkus' 7. Following the election, Mr. Mercer chose Caligula as his Deputy Steward to help run the day to day operations of the government.
The election for Senate saw 6 citizens enter for three seats. Caligula SanArkus and Charlie Sheen took a quick head start that they held throughout the 48 hours of the election. Jack Dawkins and Michael SanArkus were head to head through the two days, and ended up tying the vote for 3rd seat. Constitutional law dictates that when this happens, a run off vote is to occur between the two tied for the final seat. Honourable mentions Emrys Mercer (3) and Max Dawkins (5).
In the Senate run off vote, Michael SanArkus had 7 votes to Jack Dawkins 5, and was elected to the third seat of senate. Following the elections, senators chose Michael SanArkus as the Speaker of the Senate.
18 voters turned out for each election.
Elections of 13 September, 2014
The Steward elections saw only one entry; Jack Dawkins. According to Constitutional law, when only one individual runs, they are also running against "Re-open Applications".
The citizens voted to re-open the applications by a vote of 9-7.
Charlie Sheen threw his hat into the ring during the re-opened elections against Jack Dawkins. 17 votes later, Charlie Sheen was elected to Steward in a close 9-8 race. Charlie Sheen selected Jack Dawkins to be his First Minister to help run the every day businesses of the government.
The election for Senate saw 7 citizens enter for three seats. The dividing platform this election pertained to the need for both a senate and an assembly. Xacheriah Greymoore (15 votes) and Fabula (13) came out of the race with a large headstart. For a new member to win such a large proportion of the votes goes to show how open and welcoming of newcomers with great ideas Ainur is!
Former senator Firebrand (10) won the third seat after a closely-run contest with Max Dawkins (6). Crushita Potato (4), FA William Halsey Potato (3), and Jack Dawkins (2) also ran.
Xacheriah Greymoore was elected as Speaker of the Senate.
18 voters turned out for the Senate election; 19 for Steward Re-Op, and 16 in the original vote for Steward.
By-Election of 2 October, 2014
On 2 October Xacheriah Greymoore resigned from his position as Speaker of the Senate for personal reasons; this necessitated a by-election to fill the vacated Senate seat. Currently Jack Dawkins and Ashton Mercer have tossed their hats into the ring for the senate seat. Voting will start on 3 October.
The Knights of Ainur This term, the Knights of Ainur, under the command of Emrys Mercer, took the region of Caliba and held the region for 3 weeks before ejecting all nations, and refounding the region as the second Official Colony of Ainur.
Crushita Potato, Firebrand, Charlie Sheen, Michael SanArkus, Bayard Smythe, Unified Protectors, Keenan Joelm, Caligula SanArkus, and Felicity Mercer participated in the operation.
Laws, Laws, Laws The Senate of Michael SanArkus
The Assembly Establishment Resolution was passed 3-0, creating an Assembly of citizens of Ainur, run by an elected Lord President, where any citizen may propose, debate, and vote on sending legislation to the Senate to make it an official law of the Kingdom of Ainur.
The World Assembly Delegate Act was passed 3-0, this formalised the role of the World Assembly Delegate in Ainur, which had previously not been brought under the oversight of the Crown under the law.
Cultural Exchange Resolution, passing by 2-0-1, establishes rights for Cultural Visitors (such as you, yes, you!
), the Winter Festival to be held in December, and an expectation for this update to come out at least every three weeks. The Senate of Xacheriah Greymoore
To date, the Senate has considered the following legislation: The Fifth Constitution Amendment, passing by the required 2/3 majority vote, enacts into law that should no acting senator run for the position of Speaker of the Senate, the Monarch shall elect a Speaker from the current roster of Senators.
The Colonial Establishment Act is currently being debated before the Senate. Although agreement on exactly what to propose has not been reached, the core of the proposal is that the Ainurian Senate should set out the procedure for how colonial governments should be set up by the King.
Note from the Ambassador: We are happy to be back. Your embassy in Ainur is located here: http://w11.zetaboards.com/New_Ainur/forum/3882756/
Any questions please give me a PM or come to Ainur.
