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2012 1st Trimester Nominations - Texas Cabinet; Texas Government
Topic Started: Mar 11 2012, 01:02 PM (215 Views)
NewTexas
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<th colspan="3" class='HeaderItem'><h1>1<sup>st</sup> Trimester 2012 Texas Government Positions</h1></th>
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<td class="RowItem center bold navy">Governor</td>
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<td colspan="3">Please cast nominations 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 April 1, 2012 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:

Governor - NewTexas
The Governor of Texas makes overall decisions determining the course of Texas activities, the defense of the region and provides general stewardship. The policies of the Governor shall not impinge upon any nation of Texas's sovereign rights. The Governor will also be held responsible for making and keeping Texas great. The position of Governor [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 Governor will handle all requests for Texas opinions on WA matters. The Governor will also be in charge of negotiating Alliances, maintaining the Texas Intelligence Agency, coordinating the Texas Defense Forces and overseeing immigration.

Lieutenant Governor - Greenspoint & Richard I
The position of Lieutenant Governor 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 Lieutenant Governor will also be in charge of the smooth running of the Texas Representative Council.

Secretary of State - Independent Planets
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 - Trecdom2
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 - Ole Dixieland
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.


The nomination process opens Sunday March 25, 2012 and runs through Sunday April 1, 2012. 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 neighbor 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 September 4th. 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 March 25, 2012 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 nominate the lovely Cielos Negros for Secretary of World Assembly Affairs.


Furthermore....

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To make it official, I hereby nominate all current, elected cabinet members to their respective positions, unless they have already stated that they will not be running this trimester.

Thank you to each of the current members for your service! :howdy
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No TV and No Beer
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Ole Dixieland is out of the running? Ah well, that sucks. Guess I'll have to torture someone else then...

I second the nomination of Cielos Negros for Secretary of WA Affairs!

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Point of order: as per Richard's suggestion in the constitutional revision thread, we should be operating under the assumption that the President will be called "Governor" and the Vice President "Lieutenant Governor."

If the title-change amendment fails we can always just switch it back to Pres & VP. Posted Image
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Due to RL commitments I will not be seeking another term as Sec. Def.


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No TV and No Beer,Mar 25 2012
04:37 PM
Point of order: as per Richard's suggestion in the constitutional revision thread, we should be operating under the assumption that the President will be called "Governor" and the Vice President "Lieutenant Governor."

If the title-change amendment fails we can always just switch it back to Pres & VP. Posted Image

Duly-noted and corrected.

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Ole Dixieland & Trecdom, your impeccable and invaluable service to Texas is acknowledged and appreciated. While you may not be in the Cabinet of Texas, your advice and opinions will always be welcomed and valued.

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I'll nominate AMV for Secretary of State.
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Cielos Negros
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If it matters, I accept the nomination for WA Secretary.

Thanks for the nomination, guys .... I think ... ? *raises eyebrow*

Also, I'd like to nominate the Catgirls for Secretary of Counterbalance.

EDIT: I mentioned a Secretary of Counterbalance nomination after looking in this thread, even though it's not listed above. I also clearly didn't read the thread where Big Tex proposed closing the position, so ... *shrugs* Clearly it might help me to read things completely before posting and putting my foot in my mouth ...
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I will second Kermit's, Richard's, and Cielos's nominations, and nominate Greenspoint and Richard for SecDef.
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Richard,Mar 25 2012
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I'll nominate AMV for Secretary of State.

I'm sorry, I cannot accept the nomination. Even if I wanted the position (which I don't), I will have no time to perform its duties for the foreseeable future. (If you haven't heard, my boss has been promoted to Issues Tech, and though it's slow startin, it's gonna keep him mighty busy.)

Thanks kindly, though. I appreciate yer support!

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Hopefully nominations are not up yet.

I second all previous nominations and nominate Darth Chocolate/ Darth Kermit for Sec O State.

I thank all departing members for their service.
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We officially nominate Studly Penguins for Secretary of World Assembly Affairs! :bow

We also nominate Independent Planets & Darth Kermit for Secretary of Defense! :gun_smilie

And we second everybody else. :yes2

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