NS World Cup: Presidential Announcements

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Baptism of Fire 82

There is one bid to host the 82nd Baptism of Fire.

Juvencus/Poafmersia

Members of the Executive World Cup Committee, listed here, except those bidding, may vote on the Baptism of Fire with a single ballot which lists their votes in order of preference according to the constitution. The options to be listed are: to accept the bid or to re-open nominations. Or, an alternative option to the list is to officially abstain. Please note this is not an option that comes after the other options; either you vote with a list, or you abstain.

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World Cup 95

There is one bid to host the 95th World Cup:

Chromatika/Sylestone

Members of the World Cup Committee, listed here, except those bidding, may vote on the World Cup with a single ballot which lists their votes in order of preference according to the constitution. The options to be listed are: to accept the bid, or to re-open nominations. Or, an alternative option to the list is to officially abstain. Please note this is not an option that comes after the other options; either you vote with a list, or you abstain.

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World Cup Constitutional Amendments

There is 1 amendment up for vote.

To edit clause 2.3.2, adding 2 new subsections as per the following:
v) The elected hosts shall reserve the right to prioritise wait-listed first entries over other puppets for entry, provided:
a) the said puppets has not entered the current edition's Baptism of Fire, and;
b) the removal of the said puppets would allow help the hosts to reach a better format per their bid.
vi) Should the elected hosts utilise their rights per 2.3.2v, they are required to provide a justification on why they chose to exercise their right.

Members of the World Cup Committee, listed here, may vote on the amendment to the WCC Constitution. Please read the proposal carefully.

The options for the amendment are as follows:
Aye/Yes to accept the proposed amendment to the Constitution, or
No/Nay to reject the proposed amendment to the Constitution.
You may also abstain from voting.

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All votes should be sent, via telegram, to Ko-oren. Any votes not sent via telegram to this nation, will not be counted.

Feel free to discuss the amendments in the World Cup Discussion Thread.

Voting on all issues from now until Sunday 15 October, 22:00 CEST. Votes on the bids and the amendments may be sent in the same Telegram.

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Baptism of Fire 82 - 12 votes

Juvencus/Poafmersia - 10 votes
Re-Open Nominations - 2 votes

The EWCC has selected the Juvencus/Poafmersia bid to host the Baptism of Fire. All administration of the tournament has been handed over to them. Congratulations!

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World Cup 95 - 17 votes

Chromatika/Sylestone - 13 votes
Re-Open Nominations- 4 votes

The World Cup Committee has selected the Chromatika/Sylestone bid to host the World Cup. All administration of the tournament has been handed over to them. Congratulations!

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World Cup Constitutional Amendment

To edit clause 2.3.2, adding 2 new subsections as per the following:
v) The elected hosts shall reserve the right to prioritise wait-listed first entries over other puppets for entry, provided:
a) the said puppets has not entered the current edition's Baptism of Fire, and;
b) the removal of the said puppets would allow help the hosts to reach a better format per their bid.
vi) Should the elected hosts utilise their rights per 2.3.2v, they are required to provide a justification on why they chose to exercise their right.

Yes- 11
No- 6

The amendment passes.

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Cup of Harmony 87

There are three bids to host the Cup of Harmony:

Kytler Peninsulae
Delaclava
Astograth/Mytanija

Members of the World Cup Committee, listed here, except those bidding, may vote on the Cup of Harmony with a single ballot which lists their votes in order of preference according to the constitution. The options to be listed are: to accept the Kytler Peninsulae bid, to accept the Delaclava bid, to accept the Astograth/Mytanija bid, or to re-open nominations. Or, an alternative option to the list is to officially abstain. Please note this is not an option that comes after the other options; either you vote with a list, or you abstain.

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Constitution Amendments

There are 2 amendments up for vote.

Item 1 (addition):

No host of a WCC-sanctioned event may scorinate any match in that event involving themselves or their puppet. Where a host of the World Cup Finals or Cup of Harmony has two nations in the respective event, both nations shall be placed into the same half of the group stage draw.

Item 2 (addition):

2.2.1 iv) A user may only sign up one nation for entry into the BoF, subject to extant regulations governing signups for the World Cup.

Members of the World Cup Committee, listed here, listed here, may vote on the amendments to the WCC Constitution. Please read the proposals carefully.

The options per amendment are as follows:
Aye/Yes to accept the proposed amendment to the Constitution, or
No/Nay to reject the proposed amendment to the Constitution.
You may also abstain from voting.

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One-off Vilita/Turori Votes

Item 1: World Cup 19 (Crystilakere)

Option 1: The result shall be formally vacated and struck from the records due to Vilita breaking Rule 32 of the active rules at the time around entering puppet nations and due to there being a reasonable suspicion that the results of this tournament were obtained fraudulently, with Vilita scorinating all of those puppet nation's matches. This proposal does not seek to replace Crystilakere as champion of this World Cup.
Option 2: Struck
Option 3: The result shall stand.
Option 4: The result shall stand but an asterisk added in records, such as the NSWC Signups' factbook.

Item 2: World Cup 22 (Oaker)

Option 1: The result shall be formally vacated and struck from the records due to Vilita breaking Rule 32 of the active rules at the time around entering puppet nations and due to there being a reasonable suspicion that the results of this tournament were obtained fraudulently, with Vilita scorinating all of those puppet nation's matches. This proposal does not seek to replace Oaker as runner-up of this World Cup.
Option 2: The result shall stand.
Option 3: The result shall stand but an asterisk added in records, such as the NSWC Signups' factbook.

Item 3: Vilita (the user) being able to enter future World Cup cycles due to their rule-breaking on top of the current cycle.

Option 1: No ban.
Option 2: One-cycle ban from all WCC events. This includes the BoF with old or new nations (because 'user').
Option 3: One-cycle ban from all WCC events and KPB reset to zero for Vilita and Turori. This includes the BoF with old or new nations (because 'user').
Option 4: Two-cycle ban from all WCC events. This includes the BoF with old or new nations (because 'user').
Option 5: Two-cycle ban from all WCC events and KPB reset to zero for Vilita and Turori. This includes the BoF with old or new nations (because 'user').
Option 6: Three-cycle ban from all WCC events. This includes the BoF with old or new nations (because 'user').
Option 7: A permanent ban for Vilita (the user) from all WCC events.

Item 4:

Option 1: A permanent ban on Vilita (the user) entering the Baptism of Fire with any old nations (named by mods).
Option 2: A permanent ban on Vilita (the user) entering the Baptism of Fire with any nation.
Option 3: No ban.

Item 5: Vilita (the user) being able to enter puppet nations in future World Cup cycles on top of the current cycle.

Option 1: No ban.
Option 2: A permanent ban on Vilita (the user) entering puppet nations in WCC events.

Members of the Executive World Cup Committee, listed here, may vote on these items. Per item you may send a ranked vote, or abstain.

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All votes should be sent, via telegram, to Ko-oren. Any votes not sent via telegram to this nation will not be counted.

Voting on all issues from now until Monday 27 November, 18:00 CET. Votes may be sent in the same Telegram.

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Cup of Harmony 87

Round 1 - 31 votes
Astograth/Mytanija - 13
Kytler Peninsulae - 7
Delaclava - 10
Re-open bids - 1

The only RoN vote had no other options listed, so we ignore RoN (as it cannot be eliminated per 2.5) and eliminate the Kytler Peninsulae vote, redistributing the seven votes as follows:

Round 2
Astograth/Mytanija - 14
Delaclava - 15
Re-open bids - 2

The WCC has selected the Delaclava bid to host the 87th Cup of Harmony. All administration is hereby handed over. Congratulations!

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Constitution Amendments

There are 2 amendments up for vote.

Item 1 (addition):

No host of a WCC-sanctioned event may scorinate any match in that event involving themselves or their puppet. Where a host of the World Cup Finals or Cup of Harmony has two nations in the respective event, both nations shall be placed into the same half of the group stage draw.

Aye - 19
Nay - 13
Abstain - 4

The amendment passes.

Item 2 (addition):

2.2.1 iv) A user may only sign up one nation for entry into the BoF, subject to extant regulations governing signups for the World Cup.

Aye - 26
Nay - 8
Abstain - 2

The amendment passes.

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One-off Vilita/Turori Votes

Item 1: World Cup 19 (Crystilakere)

Option 1: The result shall be formally vacated and struck from the records due to Vilita breaking Rule 32 of the active rules at the time around entering puppet nations and due to there being a reasonable suspicion that the results of this tournament were obtained fraudulently, with Vilita scorinating all of those puppet nation's matches. This proposal does not seek to replace Crystilakere as champion of this World Cup.
Option 2: Struck
Option 3: The result shall stand.
Option 4: The result shall stand but an asterisk added in records, such as the NSWC Signups' factbook.

Round 1 - 23 votes
Option 1 - 13
Option 3 - 2
Option 4 - 8

Option 1 wins by simple majority. Crystilakere's results will be struck from the records without naming a replacement champion of World Cup 19.

Item 2: World Cup 22 (Oaker)

Option 1: The result shall be formally vacated and struck from the records due to Vilita breaking Rule 32 of the active rules at the time around entering puppet nations and due to there being a reasonable suspicion that the results of this tournament were obtained fraudulently, with Vilita scorinating all of those puppet nation's matches. This proposal does not seek to replace Oaker as runner-up of this World Cup.
Option 2: The result shall stand.
Option 3: The result shall stand but an asterisk added in records, such as the NSWC Signups' factbook.

Round 1 - 23 votes
Option 1 - 12
Option 2 - 2
Option 3 - 9

Option 1 wins by simple majority. Oaker's results will be struck from the records without naming a replacement runner-up of World Cup 32.

Item 3: Vilita (the user) being able to enter future World Cup cycles due to their rule-breaking on top of the current cycle.

Option 1: No ban.
Option 2: One-cycle ban from all WCC events. This includes the BoF with old or new nations (because 'user').
Option 3: One-cycle ban from all WCC events and KPB reset to zero for Vilita and Turori. This includes the BoF with old or new nations (because 'user').
Option 4: Two-cycle ban from all WCC events. This includes the BoF with old or new nations (because 'user').
Option 5: Two-cycle ban from all WCC events and KPB reset to zero for Vilita and Turori. This includes the BoF with old or new nations (because 'user').
Option 6: Three-cycle ban from all WCC events. This includes the BoF with old or new nations (because 'user').
Option 7: A permanent ban for Vilita (the user) from all WCC events.

Round 1 - 22 votes
Option 1 - 3
Option 2 - 6
Option 3 - 3
Option 4 - 1
Option 5 - 3
Option 6 - 3
Option 7 - 3

Round 2
Option 1 - 3
Option 2 - 6
Option 3 - 4
Option 5 - 3
Option 6 - 3
Option 7 - 3

Round 3
Option 2 - 8
Option 3 - 11

Option 3 wins: One-cycle ban from all WCC events on top of the current cycle and KPB reset to zero for Vilita and Turori. This includes the BoF with old or new nations (because 'user').

Item 4: Vilita (the user) entering the Baptism of Fire.

Option 1: A permanent ban on Vilita (the user) entering the Baptism of Fire with any old nations (named by mods).
Option 2: A permanent ban on Vilita (the user) entering the Baptism of Fire with any nation.
Option 3: No ban.

Round 1 - 23 votes
Option 1 - 7
Option 2 - 11
Option 3 - 6

Round 2
Option 1 - 8
Option 2 - 13

Option 2 wins: A permanent ban on Vilita (the user) entering the Baptism of Fire with any nation.

Item 5: Vilita (the user) being able to enter puppet nations in future World Cup cycles on top of the current cycle.

Option 1: No ban.
Option 2: A permanent ban on Vilita (the user) entering puppet nations in WCC events.

Round 1 - 23 votes
Option 1 - 6
Option 2 - 17

Option 2 wins: A permanent ban on Vilita (the user) entering puppet nations in WCC events.

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Baptism of Fire 83

There are two bids to host the 83rd Baptism of Fire.

Ceni
Tikariot

Members of the Executive World Cup Committee, listed here, except those bidding, may vote on the Baptism of Fire with a single ballot which lists their votes in order of preference according to the constitution. The options to be listed are: to accept the bid or to re-open nominations. Or, an alternative option to the list is to officially abstain. Please note this is not an option that comes after the other options; either you vote with a list, or you abstain.

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World Cup 96

There are two bids to host the 96th World Cup:

Mertagne & Huayramarca
Valanora & Squornshelan Remnant States

Members of the World Cup Committee, listed here, except those bidding, may vote on the World Cup with a single ballot which lists their votes in order of preference according to the constitution. The options to be listed are: to accept the bid, or to re-open nominations. Or, an alternative option to the list is to officially abstain. Please note this is not an option that comes after the other options; either you vote with a list, or you abstain.

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World Cup Constitutional Amendments

There are 2 amendments up for vote.

Cup of Harmony
Strike 2.4.2.ii "Two-host bids are the preferred format, though any number of hosts are acceptable."

Baptism of Fire
Strike 2.2.2.ii "Two-host bids are the preferred format, though any number of hosts are acceptable."

Members of the World Cup Committee, listed here, may vote on the amendment to the WCC Constitution. Please read the proposal carefully.

The options per amendment are as follows:
Aye/Yes to accept the proposed amendment to the Constitution, or
No/Nay to reject the proposed amendment to the Constitution.
You may also abstain from voting.

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All votes should be sent, via telegram, to Ko-oren. Any votes not sent via telegram to this nation will not be counted.

Feel free to discuss the amendments in the World Cup Discussion Thread.

Voting on all issues from now until Wednesday 21 February, 21:00 CET. Votes on the bids and the amendments may be sent in the same Telegram.

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Baptism of Fire 83

Tikariot - 15 votes
RON - 4 votes
Ceni - 3 votes

The EWCC has selected the Tikariot bid to host the Baptism of Fire. All administration is hereby handed over. Congratulations!

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World Cup 96

Mertagne/Huayramarca - 11 votes
Valanora/Squornshelan Remnant States - 9 votes
RON - 1 vote

The WCC has selected the Mertagne/Huayramarca bid to host the World Cup. All administration of the tournament has been handed over to them. Congratulations!

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World Cup Constitutional Amendments

There are 2 amendments up for vote.

Cup of Harmony
Strike 2.4.2.ii "Two-host bids are the preferred format, though any number of hosts are acceptable."

Aye - 14 votes
Nay - 5 votes

Baptism of Fire
Strike 2.2.2.ii "Two-host bids are the preferred format, though any number of hosts are acceptable."

Aye - 14 votes
Nay - 5 votes

Both amendments pass.

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Presidential Nominations

Any user who is a member of the World Cup Committee (listed here) may nominate one other member for the position of World Cup Committee President, to serve the World Cup 97-99 term.

If any users suspect they may be nominated, but do not wish to stand for election, please let me know via telegram (either to this account or to Ko-oren) and you will not be listed as a candidate for election regardless of your number of nominations. It is also recommended to let people know publicly (via the World Cup Discussion Thread) so users can nominate people who are willing to serve in the job, to the best of their knowledge. Any users receiving two or more nominations will be put forward as a candidate when the actual vote occurs, concurrent with the Cup of Harmony host vote. All nominations should be the name of a single nation only.

All nominations should be sent, via telegram, to Ko-oren. Any nominations not sent via telegram, or not sent to this nation, will not be counted.

If there are any errors or oversights with regards to the current membership list of the WCC, please notify Ko-oren via telegram.

We are also going to set the same date for Cup of Harmony host bids.

Nominations for WCC President remain open from now, until Thursday, April 4th, at 22:00 PM CEST (which is to say, a little under 5 days from now). This shall also serve as the host bid deadline for the Cup of Harmony.

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WCC Presidential Election

There are a total of 10 Presidential nominations
Ko-oren 4
Chromatika 2
Drawkland 1
Tumbra 1
Gnejs 1
Tikariot 1

Therefore, Ko-oren and Chromatika will stand for election as WCC President.

Members of the World Cup Committee (listed here), except those nominated, may vote in the WCC presidential election a single ballot which lists their votes in order of preference, according to the WCC's constitution.

All votes should be sent, via telegram, to Farfadillis. The deadline for this vote will be 9-Apr-2024 22:00 UYT (01:00 UTC on the 10th). Any votes not sent via telegram, or not sent to this nation, will not be counted.

If there are any errors or oversights with regards to the current membership list of the WCC, please notify Ko-oren via telegram immediately.

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Cup of Harmony 88

There are two bids to host Cup of Harmony 88:

Tumbra
Krytenia

Members of the World Cup Committee, listed here, except those bidding, may vote on the World Cup with a single ballot which lists their votes in order of preference according to the constitution. The options to be listed are: to accept the Tumbra bid, to accept the Krytenia bid, or to re-open nominations. (Or, an alternative option to the list is to officially abstain. Please note this is not an option that comes after the other options; either you vote with a list, or you abstain.)

All votes should be sent, via telegram, to Ko-oren. The deadline for this vote will be 9-Apr-2024 22:00 CEST (20:00 UTC). Any votes not sent via telegram to this nation, will not be counted.

You are, of course, still allowed and encouraged to ask the bidders any questions throughout the voting process. Best of luck to all!

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Cup of Harmony 88

Tumbra - 18
Krytenia - 3
Re-open nominations - 2

The WCC has selected the Tumbra bid to host the 88th Cup of Harmony. All administration is hereby handed over. Congratulations!

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WCC Presidential Election

First Ballot - 19 votes
Ko-oren - 12
Chromatika - 5
Re-open nominations - 1
Abstain - 1

Therefore, Ko-oren is re-elected as WCC President, and Chromatika is elected as WCC Vice President. Their terms shall continue/begin immediately after the World Cup 96 Final, and shall end immediately following the World Cup 99 Final.