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Posted: **Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:36 pm**

Please note: the ONLY person (bar Mods/Admins) with permission to post in this thread is the current World Cup Committee President or Vice President. Anyone posting in this thread without permission will be subject to a loss of WCC voting privileges for one (1) World Cup. No exceptions. If you want to discuss something posted here, do it in the World Cup Discussion Thread.

This thread will be used for official WCC announcements from the President, and ONLY for that.

The Constitution of the World Cup Committee, as amended, can be found here.

Posted: **Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:36 pm**

The Executive World Cup Committee (EWCC)
Updated to post-WC95

Active EWCC Members
Astograth
Audioslavia
Baker Park
Banija / Busoga Islands
Carpathia and Ruthenia
Cassadaigua / Cheergirls
Ceni
Chromatika
Delaclava
Drawkland
Equestria / Freeport
Farfadillis
Graintfjall
Huayramarca / San Jose Guayabal
Kelssek
Krytenia
Mertagne / The Inevitable Syndicate
Milchama
Polar Islandstates
Quakmybush
Quebec
Sarzonia
Starblaydia
Sylestone
Tequilo / Wight / Bonesea / Delte
Tikariot
The Holy Empire
Tumbra
Valanora / Pasarga / Demot
Zwangzug / Aguazul

Posted: **Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:37 pm**

The World Cup Committee (WCC)
Updated to post-WC95

Posted: **Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:41 pm**

Here's the first set of votes for the new forums, and boy it's a big set with two hosting votes and a Constitution:

Issues at vote:

The Baptism of Fire for World Cup 47

The 47th World Cup

The World Cup Committee Constitution

1. The Baptism of Fire for World Cup 47

There is one hosting bid for the Baptism of Fire, it is by Liventia and Bostopia.
The Executive World Cup Committee (detailed here) may vote for the Baptism of Fire hosts. They may vote to:

Accept the proposed bid
Re-open the process for further bids
Officially Abstain

The option with the most votes will be selected.

2. The 47th World Cup

There are three hosting bids for the World Cup:

The World Cup Committee (detailed here) may vote for the World Cup hosts. They may vote to:

Accept any one of the proposed bids
Re-open the process for further bids
Officially Abstain

The option with the most votes will be selected.

3. The World Cup Committee Constitution

A new forum, a new World Cup Committee? A re-codifying of the various World Cup Committee rules has taken place, formed into a single, proposed constitution. Find the text of the document at: World Cup Constitution

The World Cup Committee (detailed here) may vote on the WCC Constitution hosts. They may vote to:

Accept the Constitution as is
Re-open debate and discussion to address specific concerns
Officially Abstain

The World Cup Constitution requires a two-thirds majority to become active.

Voting for the Baptism of Fire hosts closes at 23:59 BST on Monday the 8th of June, 2009.
Voting for the World Cup hosts and World Cup Committee Constitution closes at 23:59 BST on Wednesday the 10th of June, 2009.

All votes should be sent to Starblaydia byt TG, IRC, MSN or other suitable method.

Posted: **Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:45 am**

Though I'm well aware that the BoF host vote doesn't close for another five hours and fifteen minutes, the vote tally is currently unassailable.

Of the nine votes received from the EWCC (of which 16 are eligible to vote, one of them being a co-host), Eight votes were to accept the proposed bid, with one abstention. Even if the remaining seven possible voters all voted to re-open the process, the outcome would still be the same:

Liventia and Bostopia will host the Baptism of Fire for World Cup 47, congratulations!

Posted: **Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:23 am**

World Cup 47 Hosting
Of the twenty votes received by WCC members not involved in bids, the results were:

Bazalonia/Cafundéu: 7 Votes
Kura-Pelland/Valanora: 9 Votes
Septentrionia/Yafor 2: 3 Votes
Abstain: 1 Vote

Thus, the hosts for World Cup 47 will be Kura-Pelland and Valanora, congratulations.

World Cup Committee Constitution
Of the twenty-two votes received from WCC members, the result is:

Accept the Constitution: 18 Votes
Re-open Discussion: 2 Votes
Abstain: 2 Votes

Thus, with an 81.82% majority (66% required), the new WCC Constitution is now in effect.

Posted: **Sun Jul 12, 2009 1:48 pm**

Minor note, the WCC/EWCC lists now show those who have posted rosters for World Cups 45 and 46. Remember, the WCC rule is:

WCC Constitution Rule 1.1.1 wrote:i) Posting a valid, timely roster or squad list in each of the most recent two completed World Cup's official Roster threads grants membership of the WCC. This must then be renewed each Cup to maintain membership.

Therefore:

1. The Cup of Harmony for World Cup 47

There is one hosting bid for the Cup of Harmony and it is by Newmanistan: Click me for the bid!.

The Executive World Cup Committee (detailed here) may vote for the Cup of Harmony hosts. They may vote to:

Accept the proposed bid
Re-open the process for further bids
Officially Abstain

The option with the most votes will be selected.

2. World Cup Committee President Nominations

Any nation on the World Cup Committee (detailed here) may nominate one other user (or nation) for the Presidency of the World Cup Committee during World Cups 49-51.

You may not nominate yourself.

Any user/nation with more than two nominations will be put forward to an election stage.

Both the voting for the Cup of Harmony host and nominations for the World Cup Committee President close at 23:59 BST on Friday the 17th of July, 2009.

All CoH host votes should be sent to Starblaydia by TG, IRC, MSN or other suitable method.

WCC Presidency nominations may be sent to Starblaydia or, for anyone uncomfortable with sending nominations to the sitting President, sent to Unreal229 (a.k.a. Somewhereistonia) by TG, IRC, MSN or other suitable method.

Posted: **Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:43 am**

Cup of Harmony for WC47 Hosting
Of the eleven received by EWCC members, the result was:

Accept the Bid: 11 Votes
Re-open the bidding process: 0 Votes
Abstain: 0 Votes

Thus, the Newmanistan will host the Cup of Harmony for World Cup 47

World Cup Committee President Nominations
Of the fifteen votes received from WCC members, the results are:

Bostopia: 4 Votes
Starblaydia: 4 Votes
Yafor 2: 4 Votes
Cafundeu: 1 Vote
Dancougar: 1 Vote
Vephrall: 1 Vote

Therefore, Bostopia, Starblaydia and Yafor 2 are all candidates for the WCC Presidency for the period WC49-51 and voting for this will be announced in due course.

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:56 am**

Voting:

1. The Baptism of Fire for World Cup 48

There are three hosting bids for the Baptism of Fire:

The Executive World Cup Committee (detailed here) may vote for the Baptism of Fire hosts. They may vote to:

Accept one of the proposed bids
Re-open the process for further bids
Officially Abstain

The option with the most votes will be selected.

2. World Cup Committee Presidential Election

Any nation on the World Cup Committee (detailed here) may vote for one of the candidates for the Presidency of the World Cup Committee during World Cups 49-51.

Candidates may not vote.

The candidate with the most votes becomes President, the candidate in second place becomes Vice-President. In the case of a two-way tie, a second vote will be held. In case of a three-way tie, some other process will be decided upon after suitable consultation.

The candidates are:

Bostopia
Starblaydia
Yafor 2

Both the voting for the Baptism of Fire hosts and the World Cup Committee President close at 21:59 BST on Sunday the 26th of July, 2009.

All BoF host votes should be sent to Starblaydia by TG, IRC, MSN or other suitable method.

WCC President votes may be sent to Starblaydia or, for anyone uncomfortable with sending votes to the sitting President, sent to Unreal229 (a.k.a. Somewhereistonia) by TG, IRC, MSN or other suitable method.

Posted: **Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:03 pm**

Baptism of Fire for WC48 Hosting
Of the eight received by EWCC members, the results:

Pasarga/Nethertopia: 3 Votes
Somewhereistonia/Kura-Pelland: 4 votes
Uiri/The Macabees: 1 vote
Re-open the bidding process: 0 Votes
Abstain: 0 Votes

Thus, Somewhereistonia and Kura-Pelland will host the Baptism of Fire for World Cup 48

World Cup Committee President Vote
Of the twenty-one votes received by Unreal229 from WCC members, the results:

Bostopia: 3 Votes
Starblaydia: 14 Votes
Yafor 2: 4 Votes

Therefore, Starblaydia retains the WCC Presidency for the period WC49-51 and Yafor 2 is the Vice-President for this period.

Posted: **Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:37 am**

Voting for World Cup 48:

There are two hosting bids for the 48th World Cup:

The World Cup Committee (detailed here) may vote for the World Cup hosts. They may vote to:

Accept one of the proposed bids
Re-open the process for further bids
Officially Abstain

Candidates may not vote. The option with the most votes will be selected.

Both the voting for the World Cup 48 hosts close at 21:59 BST on Friday the 7th of August, 2009.

All votes should be sent to Starblaydia by TG, IRC, MSN or other suitable method.

Posted: **Wed Aug 05, 2009 4:06 am**

Note to all WCC Members:
Due to Daehanjeiguk's unfortunate RL circumstances, the Dancougar/Daehanjeiguk bid has been withdrawn mid-vote, and therefore all votes received up until this point are null and void. The new vote is as follows:

Re-Voting for World Cup 48:

There is now one hosting bid for the 48th World Cup:

Bazalonia & Cafundéu

The World Cup Committee (detailed here) may vote for the World Cup hosts. They may vote to:

Accept the proposed bid
Re-open the process for further bids
Officially Abstain

Candidates may not vote. The option with the most votes will be selected.

The re-voting for the World Cup 48 hosts closes at 21:59 BST on Sunday the 9th of August, 2009.

All votes should be sent to Starblaydia by TG, IRC, MSN or other suitable method.

Posted: **Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:39 am**

World Cup 48 Host
Of the 12 votes received by from WCC members, the results:

Accept Baz/Caf: 9 Votes
Re-open Bids: 3 Votes
Abstain: 0 Votes

Therefore, Bazalonia & Cafundeu will host World Cup 48.

Posted: **Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:51 pm**

Voting for Cup of Harmony 40:

There are two hosting bids for the 40th Cup of Harmony:

The Executive World Cup Committee (detailed here) may vote for the World Cup hosts. They may vote to:

Accept one of the proposed bids
Re-open the process for further bids
Officially Abstain

Candidates may not vote. The option with the most votes will be selected.

The voting for Cup of Harmony Hosts closes Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 at 4:00 pm Central Standard Time (UTC-6). The extended voting period is due to the fact that I will be busy for the entirety of this weekend (including Monday) at a debate tournament in Iowa. Apologies.

All votes should be sent to Stargate Centurion by TG, IRC, MSN or other suitable method. The use of my puppet is based in the fact that the Yafor 2 TG box will fill quickly and Stargate Centurion is the only other nation I check with any regularity.

I have taken it upon myself to begin this voting, due to Star's absence. He's been very busy and, while he was able to come on a few days back, it is doubtful that he can maintain any consistency in this regard for a little while (to the best of my knowledge). For the time being, I will assume the mantle of Interim World Cup President, as per my duties as World Cup Committee Vice President. Thanks.

Posted: **Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:07 pm**

Cup of Harmony 40 Voting
Of the five votes received from EWCC members, the result was:

Peisandros/The Macabees: 5 votes
Valanora: 0 Votes
Re-open the process: 0 Votes
Abstain: 0 Votes

Thus, Peisandros and The Macabees will host Cup of Harmony 40.

Posted: **Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:41 am**

Voting:

1. The Baptism of Fire for World Cup 49

There are three hosting bids for the Baptism of Fire:

The Executive World Cup Committee (detailed here) may vote for the Baptism of Fire hosts. They may vote to:

Accept one of the proposed bids
Re-open the process for further bids
Officially Abstain

The option or host bid with the most votes will be selected.

2. Proposal to Re-admit Qazox to the WCC

Qazox was ejected from the WCC by falling foul of the following rule:

WCC_Constitution wrote:1.2.3. iii) Should one person deceive people into believing that their nations participating in WCC-sanctioned events are controlled by separate people, all nations controlled by that person will be removed from the WCC and EWCC, and can only be reinstated by a vote of the EWCC.

A proposal was made to re-instate Qazox into the WCC and it has received sufficient support (a minimum of three supporters) to be brought to a vote. Any nation on the Executive World Cup Committee (detailed here) may vote to:

Accept Qazox back into the WCC
Keep Qazox out of the WCC
Officially Abstain

The option with the most votes will be selected.

The voting for both the Baptism of Fire hosts and the Qazox Reinstatement proposal close at 21:59 BST on Sunday the 18th of October, 2009.

All BoF host votes should be sent to Starblaydia by TG, IRC, MSN or other suitable method.

Posted: **Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:56 pm**

Baptism of Fire for World Cup 49 Hosts
Of the 5 votes received by from EWCC members, the results:

The Archregimancy and The Weegies: 1 Vote
Antarctistan and Delaclava: 0 Votes
Krytenia and Nethertopia: 4 Votes
Re-open Bids: 0 Votes
Abstain: 0 Votes

Therefore, Krytenia and Nethertopia will host The BoF for WC 49.

Proposal to Re-admit Qazox to the WCC
Of the 6 votes received by from EWCC members, the results:

Accept Qazox back into the WCC: 3 Votes
Keep Qazox out of the WCC: 2 Votes
Abstain:1 Vote

Therefore, Qazox is accepted back into the World Cup Committee.

Posted: **Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:40 am**

Voting for World Cup 49:

There are three hosting bids for the 49th World Cup:

The World Cup Committee (detailed here) may vote for the World Cup hosts. They may vote to:

Accept one of the proposed bids
Re-open the process for further bids
Officially Abstain

Candidates may not vote. The option with the most votes will be selected.

The voting for World Cup Hosts closes Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at 4:00 pm Central Standard Time (UTC-6).

All votes should be sent to Stargate Centurion by TG, IRC, MSN or other suitable method. The use of my puppet is based in the fact that the Yafor 2 TG box will fill quickly and Stargate Centurion is the only other nation I check with any regularity.

Posted: **Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:05 pm**

World Cup 49 Host Results
Of the twenty-three votes received from WCC members (interestingly, that's half the WCC proper. That number excludes those who are ineligible, however), the result was:

Newmanistan/The Babbage Islands: 10 votes
Dancougar/The Macabees: 9 votes
Pasarga/Logria: 3 votes
Re-open the process: 1 vote
Abstain: 0 votes

Thus, after an incredibly close and very tense vote that kept IYF/SA officials on their toes for the whole week, it is my distinct hono(u)r to announce that the hosts for World Cup 49 will be Newmanistan and The Babbage Islands! Congratulations and thanks for those who voted.

Posted: **Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:08 am**

Voting: 41st Cup of Harmony, for World Cup 49

There is one hosting bid for the CoH:

Pasarga

The Executive World Cup Committee (detailed here) may vote for the CoH host(s). They may vote to:
1. Accept the proposed bid
2. Re-open the process for further bids
3. Officially Abstain

The option or host bid with the most votes will be selected.

The voting closes at 21:59 BST on Sunday the 27th of December, 2009. Nice and quick one, this.

All CoH host votes should be sent to Starblaydia by TG, IRC, MSN or other suitable method.

Posted: **Mon Dec 28, 2009 4:39 am**

CoH Results
Of the five votes received from WCC members , the result was:

Accept the Pasarga bid: 3 votes
Re-open the process: 1 vote
Abstain: 1 vote

Thus, Pasarga will host the Cup of Harmony for World Cup 49. Enjoy!

Posted: **Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:15 am**

Note: EWCC membership has been updated, but the WCC hasn't yet. If you think you qualify for the WCC based on posting a roster in WC48 & 49, then you probably do.

Voting & Nominations:

1. The Baptism of Fire for World Cup 49

There are three hosting bids for the Baptism of Fire:

The Executive World Cup Committee (detailed here) may vote for the Baptism of Fire hosts. They may vote to:

Accept one of the proposed bids
Re-open the process for further bids
Officially Abstain

The option or host bid with the most votes will be selected.

The voting for the Baptism of Fire hosts close at 21:59 BST on Sunday the 17th of January, 2010.

All BoF host votes should be sent to Starblaydia by TG, IRC, MSN or other suitable method.

and...

2. World Cup Committee President Nominations

Any nation on the World Cup Committee (detailed, but not updated for the current Cup, here) may nominate one other user (or nation) for the Presidency of the World Cup Committee during World Cups 52-54.

You may not nominate yourself.

Any user/nation with more than two nominations (who does not refuse them) will be put forward to an election stage.

Nominations for the World Cup Committee President close at 21:59 BST on Sunday the 24th of January, 2010.

Nominations for the WCC President should be sent to either Starblaydia or (for those uneasy with sending nominations to the sitting President) Unreal229 by TG, IRC, MSN or other suitable method.

Posted: **Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:06 am**

BoF (official) Results (with actual numbers and everything)
Of the eight votes received from WCC members , the result was:

Accept the Caf/Mac bid: 7 votes
Accept the Nethers/Weegies bid: 1 votes
Accept the Del/Burch bid: 0 votes
Re-open the process: 0 votes
Abstain: 0 votes

Thus, Cafundeu and The Macabees will host the Baptism of Fire for World Cup 50!

Eighteen WCC President nominations have been received so far, so WCC members keep those coming in. Thanks!

Posted: **Sun Jan 24, 2010 3:33 pm**

Voting: World Cup 50 Hosts

There are two hosting bids for the landmark 50th World Cup:

The World Cup Committee (except candidates) may vote for the World Cup hosts. They may vote to:

Accept one of the proposed bids
Re-open the process for further bids
Officially Abstain

The option with the most votes will be selected. Good luck!

WC50 Host votes should be sent to Starblaydia by TG, IRC, MSN or other suitable method. The closing date for votes is Sunday the 31st of January at 10pm British Time.

Results: World Cup Committee Presidential Nominations

World Cup Committee President Nominations
Of the twenty-one votes received from WCC members, the results are:

Cafundeu - 4 votes
Krytenia -2 votes
Sarzonia - 2 votes
Septentrionia -1 vote
Sorthern Northland - 1 vote
Starblaydia - 4 votes
The Babbage Islands - 3 votes
Valanora - 1 vote
Vephrall - 3 votes

Therefore, Cafundeu, Krytenia, Sarzonia, Starblaydia, The Babbage Islands and Vephrall are all candidates for the WCC Presidency for the period WC52-54 and voting for this will be announced in due course.

Posted: **Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:01 pm**

Result: World Cup 50 Hosts

28 valid votes were received in the World Cup 50 host vote. The results were as follows:

Krytenia & The Holy Empire: 21 votes.
Paripana & Valanora: 6 votes.
Re-open bidding: 1 vote
Abstain: 0 votes

Therefore, Krytenia and The Holy Empire will host the landmark 50th World Cup! Congratulations!

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