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2010 2nd Quarter Nominations - Texas Cabinet; Texas Government
Topic Started: May 23 2010, 02:36 PM (369 Views)
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<th colspan="3" class='HeaderItem'><h1>2<sup>nd</sup> Quarter 2010 Texas Government Positions</h1></th>
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<td class="RowItem center bold">Secretary of Defense</td>
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<td colspan="3">Please cast nonimations for the positions above only. There may be new positions for the next election.<br><br><span class="navy"><b><em>Note: </b>Any positions not receiving nominations by Sunday June 6, 2010 will <u>not</u> be on the ballot</em></span></td>
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As a matter of review, here are the descriptions of the positions and the current officeholder:

President - NewTexas
The President of Texas makes overall decisions determining the course of Texas activities, the defense of the region and provides general stewardship. The policies of the President shall not impinge upon any nation of Texas's sovereign rights. The President will also be held responsible for making and keeping Texas great. The position of President [doHTML]<span class="red question" title="To change this position, endorse a new WA Delegate in Texas in NationStates - but you can nominate Big Tex anyway">will not be elected</span>[/doHTML] but will inherit the the position by virtue of being WA Delegate. The President will handle all requests for Texas opinions on WA matters. The President will also be in charge of negotiating Alliances, maintaining the Texas Intelligence Agency, coordinating the Texas Defense Forces and overseeing immigration.

Vice President - *vacant*
The position of Vice President shall be the second in charge for the Great Region of Texas. The duties of this position will include providing advice to the President, maintaining Texas Security through interaction with the Secretary of Defense and coordinating the efforts of the other Secretaries. The office of the Vice President will also be in charge of the smooth running of the Texas Representative Council.

Secretary of State - Greenspoint
The Secretary of State will be in charge of Foreign Affairs. The duties would include assisting with the appointment and management of Ambassadors, providing communication about Texas affairs with allies and negotiating Treaties. The Secretary will also be in charge of maintaining relationships with friendly regions. This position will report directly to the President.

Secretary of Defense - Richard I
The Secretary of Defense will be in charge of coordinating the Texas Defense Forces. These forces will be used not only in the defense of Texas, but also in the defense of our allies.

Secretary of World Assembly Affairs - The Three-Headed Monster (aka: Ole Dixieland, No TV and No Beer and Thessadorian Catgirls)
This position would be concerned with World Assembly matters including, but not limited to, creation of WA Proposals, soliciting support for WA Proposals or Resolutions from other WA Delegates and the monitoring of new WA Proposals.

Secretary of Space - Trecdom2
The Secretary of Space will coordinate and facilitate Texas Space Shuttle missions, make contact with other regions with space programs to promote trade and cooperative missions and any other space-related initiatives. This Secretary will also work with the Secretary of Defense on Texas Security Issues as it relates to space.

Goddess of Texas - Sweet Furry Kittens
The Goddess of Texas will be in charge of standing around and looking well Goddess like. She will be in charge of all celestial things like looking at the pretty stars and telling people what they mean. She will advise the President of important things like how to treat a Goddess and what a Goddess likes to eat. She will say nice things on the RMB. She will be in charge of, um, well, Goddess-things. Additional duties include Ruler of The World

Secretary of Counterbalance - Bearistotle and Hebert
The Secretary of Counterbalance is an unique position subject to interpretation. This position will assist in keeping Texas on the edge both socially and culturally. It will also provide New Texas with the voice of sanity (or insanity, if needed) in creating Texas policy. While welcoming new nations and helping them assimilate into Texas, the Secretary of Counterbalance will also help Texans adapt to new members, keeping this region current and fresh. It will also make certain all sides of issues are considered. Additional duties to be assigned as needed.

The nomination process opens Sunday May 30, 2010 and runs through Sunday June 6, 2010. If you would like to campaign for a nomination, feel free beg/bribe or whine on this thread. If you are making a nomination, make sure you list the position and the nation name. In the past we have preferred that nominations were made by someone other than the nation being nominated, however, in an effort to open up more participation, we are casting that aside. Feel free to nominate yourself or your neighor for the open positions. If you are nominated for something and do not wish to run, please make your wishes known here before we make the ballot on June 6th. After the Nominations are closed, there will be a week where nominees can make speeches. This will be followed by a week of voting.

Note: Non-Registered Nations can make nominations, when you make you post, use your nation name. If you are making a nomination and are not a registered member, please notify NewTexas via telegram on NationStates to verify your intent. Voting is limited to current Texas nations only! If Big Tex is unable to verify your nomination, it will be deleted. Thank you for your understanding.

Also Note: Texas Constitution Article XVIII: All Nominated Nations for a Cabinet position are Automatically Nominated for the Texas Representative Council. This is self-explanatory. Nations nominated for Cabinet positions do not need to be not need to be nominated for The TRC as well.

Additionally: Per the Texas Constitution, only citizens of Texas who are residents as of May 30, 2010 are eligible to vote.

And: There are a number of players who have multiple nations registered in this forum. You know who you are and chances are very high that the Texas Election Commission knows who you are too. It shall be considered "in bad taste" for one puppet to nominate another. Furthermore, and we know this goes without saying since all Texans are honorable, but we humbly request that players with multiple nations refrain from using their puppets to vote multiple times. Additononally, per Article XI: Conditions for Ejection Article 3, this is now a condition for being ejected. Remember, this is just a game for fun after all and stuffing the ballot box takes the fun out of the proceedings. Thank you in advance!

Any questions or problems can be telgrammed to NewTexas in NationStates, via Personal Message on this board or by email: NewTexas.



Have Fun!

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I would like to get the ball rolling by naming two very deserving nations as nominees for the position of Secretary of State:

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I nominate Jmac for Vice President
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I will run for Vice-President and Secretary of Space and Secretary of State and Secretary of Counterbalance.
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Crazy Hell for War,May 31 2010
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I will run for Vice-President and Secretary of Space and Secretary of State and Secretary of Counterbalance.

That is a dangerous proposition CHW. F799 once ran for all positions and didn't win any. :bananadead
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i would like to run for Secretary of Space
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I'll run for Secretary of State.
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NewTexas,May 31 2010
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Crazy Hell for War,May 31 2010
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I will run for Vice-President and Secretary of Space and Secretary of State and Secretary of Counterbalance.

That is a dangerous proposition CHW. F799 once ran for all positions and didn't win any. :bananadead

It is ok. I will be alright.
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Maryginia is running for Secretary of dEFENCE
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Since I believe that misery enjoys company(and I'm not doing this job by myself), I'm placing the Three Headed Monster for nomination for Secy to the Festering Snakepit...err....WA
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Further nominations:

Trecdom for Secretary of Space
Sweet Furry Kittens for Goddess of Texas (and Ruler of the Known Universe)
Bearries for Counterculture (and Catering)
Richard I for Secretary of Defense
Havensky for Secretary of Defense
Independent Planets for Secretary of Defense

and all the incumbents
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