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2016 3rd Trimester Nominations - Texas Cabinet; Texas Government
Topic Started: Nov 12 2016, 08:52 AM (151 Views)
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<th colspan="3" class='HeaderItem'><h1>3<sup>rd</sup> Trimester 2016 Texas Government Positions</h1></th>
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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 December 4, 2016 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 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 - Studly Penguins
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 Governor, 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. Additional duties include leading the Office of Emergency Management.

Secretary of State - Richard
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 Governor.

Secretary of Defense - Amandil
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 - No TV and No Beer
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 November 27, 2016 and runs through Sunday December 4, 2016. 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 Sunday December 11, 2016. 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.

Additionally: Per the Texas Constitution, only citizens of Texas who are residents as of November 27, 2016 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 puppet. However, self-nomination is perfectly acceptable. 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. Additionally, per Article XI: Conditions for Ejection Article 3, this is 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 telegrammed to NewTexas in NationStates, via Personal Message on this board or by email: NewTexas.



Have Fun!

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I will hereby nominate the following for Texas Cabinet

Governor: NewTexas

Lt. Governor: Studly Penguins

Sec of State: Richard

Sec of Defense: United States of Woodward and Darth Kermit

WA Affairs: Indian Empire


Also too I hereby accept the nomination for Lt. Governor
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Before doing anything, I'm going to make some nominations:

Governor- BigTex
Lt. Governor- Studly Penguins, he's a STUD, so why would I pick anyone else (get the pun?)
Sec. O. State- Richard
Secretary of Defense- Amandil and Trecdom
Sec. O' WA Affairs- No TV and No Beer

I will make a decision about my nomination for Secretary of World Assembly Affairs within the next 48 hours via RMB and This thread.
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I will gladly accept this nomination as well. Shall I win both positions, I plan to take the higher authority (in this case, this one)
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:txFlag :fendas I will humbly accept my nomination and second/third all others throughout the Cabinet. :fendas :txFlag

Also, I would like to make the following nomination:

Secretary of Defense: Independent Planets
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Thanks for nominating me again. I accept the nomination, and second all the other nominations as well.





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Thank you for the nominations Hiram & IE! And the seconds!

Y'all Rock!!!

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I also accept IE's nomination for Lt Governor. Thanks!!!
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Looks like there's competition for Sec Def. We accept the nomination. :fendas :gun_smilie :balloons
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