NS World Cup: Presidential Announcements

[Starblaydia]

Results:

1. Baptism of Fire Hosts for World Cup 54.
There were eight votes (none to abstain or re-open bids), which were as follows.

• Legalese - 3 Votes
• Qazox - 0 Votes
• QPeMA & Nethertopia - 5 Votes
• Royalsoldiers & Libertarian Gov - 0 Votes

Therefore Queer Poco el Mono Ara and Nethertopia will host the 41st Baptism of Fire.

2. World Cup 54 Hosts
24 Votes were received for this, which were as follows:

• Daehanjeiguk/Nethertopia - 11 Votes
• TBI/Cassadaigua - 12 Votes
• Re-open bids - 2 Votes

Therefore The Babbage Islands and Cassadaigua will host World Cup 54

3. Starblaydia's WCC Constitution Amendment
29 Votes were received for this, which were as follows:

• Yes - 24 Votes
• No - 1 Vote
• Abstain - 4 Votes

Therefore Starblaydia's amendment will be added to the WCC Constitution.

4. Daehanjeiguk's WCC Constitution Amendment
29 Votes were received for this, also, which were as follows (remember 66% of voters must approve this to pass)

• Yes - 16 Votes
• No - 11 Votes
• Abstain - 2 Votes

Therefore Daehanjeiguk's amendment will not be added to the WCC Constitution (with 29 voters, 19 were required).

5. WCC Presidential Nominations
22 nominations were received:

• Andossa Se Mitrin Vega - 2
• Bostopia - 2
• Cafundeu - 3
• Cassadaigua - 3
• Delaclava - 2
• Krytenia - 2
• Nethertopia - 3
• Sarzonia - 2
• Starblaydia - 2
• Valanora - 1

Therefore Andossa Se Mitrin Vega, Bostopia, Cafundeu, Cassadaigua, Delaclava, Krytenia, Nethertopia, Sarzonia and Starblaydia are candidates for the Presidency from WC55-57, and a vote will be announced in due course.

Congratulations to the winners, commiserations to the losers!

[Starblaydia]

Voting:

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 55-57.

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:

• Andossa Se Mitrin Vega
  
• Bostopia
• Cafundeu
• Cassadaigua
• Delaclava
• Krytenia
• Nethertopia
• Sarzonia
• Starblaydia

Both the voting for the World Cup Committee President close at 21:59 BST on Tuesday the 8th of February, 2011.

All WCC President votes should be sent to Alasdair I Frosticus by TG only, please, as the highly impartial Archregimancy has kindly allowed his non-mod nation to be our vote collector.

[NSWC Signups]

World Cup Committee Presidential Election

FIRST ROUND RESULTS:

The candidates received the following votes:

• Andossa Se Mitrin Vega - 2
  
• Bostopia - 0
• Cafundeu - 3
• Cassadaigua - 3
• Delaclava - 0
• Krytenia - 3
• Nethertopia - 1
• Sarzonia - 1
• Starblaydia - 3

There must therefore be a runoff vote between the following four candidates:

• Cafundeu
  
• Cassadaigua
• Krytenia
• Starblaydia

The voting for the runoff vote closes at 21:59 BST on Sunday the 13th of February, 2011.

All WCC President votes should be sent to Alasdair I Frosticus by TG only, please, as the highly impartial Archregimancy (who also wrote this post) is allowing his non-mod nation to be our vote collector.

The four candidates in the runoff vote may not vote, but the candidates eliminated in the first round may now vote.

[NSWC Signups]

World Cup Committee Presidential Election

RUNOFF RESULTS:

The candidates received the following votes:

• Cafundeu - 5
  
• Cassadaigua - 4
• Krytenia - 4
• Starblaydia - 3

CAFUNDEU IS THE NEW WCC PRESIDENT

The vice-president is either Krytenia or Cassadaigua; there is no obvious way to resolve the latter tie.

[Cafundeu]

The first act of The Scout as WCC President, even though he will only receive the title officially after the current WC cycle, is an urgent voting involving WCC competitions:

Voting: Cup of Harmony for World Cup 54 - or just CoH 46

The bid is:

• Delaclava & Virabia

Members of the EWCC (detailed here) have the following voting options:

1. Accept the bid
2. Ask to reopen the bid process
3. Officially abstain

Voting on the CoH closes on Saturday, 19/02, at 23:59 UTC time, so there'll be a little more than 5 days for voting. Votes should be sent to Cafundeu, by the TG system only.

[Cafundeu]

Result:

For the Cup of Harmony 46 hosts

With 5 votes received, the results are the following:

• Accept the Delaclava & Virabia bid: 4 votes
• Reject the bid and re-open the bid process: 1 vote
• Official abstentions: none

With this information, Delaclava and Virabia are selected as hosts of the 46th Cup of Harmony. Congratulations!

[Cafundeu]

Note: EWCC and WCC membership has been updated to Post-WC54. Any corrections should be noted to this nation.


The two votings this time are:

1. For the hosts of the 42nd Baptism of Fire, for World Cup 55

There are two hosting bids for the BoF:

• Erathore & Legalese
• Mangolana & Saugeais

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

1. Accept one of the proposed bids
2. Re-open the process for further bids
3. Officially Abstain

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

2. For the hosts of the 55th World Cup

There are two hosting bids for the World Cup:

• Aguazul & Delaclava
• Andossa Se Mitrin Vega & Qazox

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

1. Accept one of the proposed bids
2. Re-open the process for further bids
3. Officially Abstain

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

The two vote processes close at 23:59 UTC on the 24th of March of 2011, the next Thursday. All votes should be sent to Cafundeu by TG only.

[Cafundeu]

Results of the first votes for the WC55 cycle:

1. For the hosts of the 42nd Baptism of Fire.
There were 9 votes which were as follows:

• Erathore & Legalese - 6 votes
• Mangolana & Saugeais - zero votes
• Re-open bids - zero votes
• Official abstentions - 3

With this, Erathore and Legalese will host the 42nd Baptism of Fire. Congratulations!


2. World Cup 55 Hosts
22 Votes were received for this, which were as follows:

• Aguazul & Delaclava - 17 votes
• Andossa Se Mitrin Vega & Qazox - 4 votes
• Re-open bids - zero votes
• Official abstentions - 1

This result means that Aguazul and Delaclava will host World Cup 55. Congratulations!

[Cafundeu]

The awaited next round of voting:

Voting: Cup of Harmony for World Cup 55 - or just CoH 47

There are three bids for the event:

• Civil Citizenry & Swartaz

• Sarzonia & Saugeais

• Sorthern Northland & The Babbage Islands

Members of the EWCC (detailed here) have the following voting options:

1. Accept one of the bids
2. Ask to reopen the bid process
3. Officially abstain

Voting on the CoH closes on the next Monday, 16/05, at 23:59 UTC time. Votes should be sent to Cafundeu, by the TG system only.

[Cafundeu]

Result:

For the Cup of Harmony 47 hosts

With 7 votes received, the results are the following:

• Civil Citizenry & Swartaz - 2 votes
• Sarzonia & Saugeais - 3 votes
• Sorthern Northland & The Babbage Islands - 2 votes
• Reject the bids and re-open the bid process: zero votes
• Official abstentions: none

With this information, Sarzonia and Saugeais are selected as hosts of the 47th Cup of Harmony. Congratulations!

[Cafundeu]

2. Amendment to guarantee right to invite nations by CoH hosts

If adopted, section 2.4.1 would read:

2.4.1 Entry
The conditions for entry into the Cup of Harmony are:
i) A nation must have signed up for the corresponding World Cup in the appropriate Signup Thread
ii) That nation must have failed to qualify for that World Cup, given the conditions set by the hosts.
iii) That nation must have posted at least one roleplay in the appropriate RP thread during the corresponding World Cup
iv) That nation must have indicated a desire to play in the Cup of Harmony in response to a host invitation.

The World Cup Committee (detailed here) may vote for this amendment proposal. They may vote:

1. Yes
2. No
3. Officially Abstain

Two-Thirds of the WCC must vote 'Yes' for the Amendment to take effect.

3. Modification of KPB formula multipliers for Cup of Harmony

(Submitted to the WCC in accordance with section 3.1(iv).)

The current multiplier for the Cup of Harmony is 1.5x for the most recent, 0.75x for the next most recent, and 0.375x for the third most recent.

It is proposed that these multipliers be increased to 2.5x, 1.25x, and 0.625x respectively.[/box]

The World Cup Committee (detailed here) may vote for this amendment proposal. They may vote:

1. Yes
2. No
3. Officially Abstain

Two-Thirds of the WCC must vote 'Yes' for the Amendment to take effect.

All votes should be sent to Cafundeu by the TG system only. Voting will be open until 9/6, at 23:59 UTC time

[Cafundeu]

Results of the amendment votes:

1. New rules for WCC President elections
26 Votes were received for this, which were as follows:

• Yes - 14 Votes
• No - 10 Vote
• Abstain - 2 Votes

Therefore, this amendment will not be added to the WCC Constitution, for not having 2/3 of the votes being YES (17 votes were necessary).

2. Amendment to guarantee right to invite nations by CoH hosts
26 Votes were received for this, also, which were as follows:

• Yes - 21 Votes
• No - 3 Votes
• Abstain - 2 Votes

Therefore, this amendment will be added to the WCC Constitution.

3. Modification of KPB formula multipliers for Cup of Harmony
26 Votes were received for this, also, which were as follows:

• Yes - 20 Votes
• No - 5 Votes
• Abstain - 1 Votes

Therefore, this amendment will be added to the WCC Constitution, and changes in the KPB formula have to be done for the next rankings.

[Cafundeu]

The two votings this time are:

1. For the hosts of the 43rd Baptism of Fire, for World Cup 56

There are four hosting bids for the BoF:

• Andossa Se Mitrin Vega and Kagdazka & Pazhujebu
• Delaclava and Mytannion
• Qazox
• Polar Islandstates and Virabia

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

1. Accept one of the proposed bids
2. Re-open the process for further bids
3. Officially Abstain

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

Send these votes to Cafundeu


2. For the hosts of the 56th World Cup

There are two hosting bids for the World Cup:

• Cafundéu & Sarzonia
• Sorthern Northland & Valanora

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

1. Accept one of the proposed bids
2. Re-open the process for further bids
3. Officially Abstain

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

Send these votes to Cheergirls

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The two vote processes close at 23:59 UTC on the 22nd of June of 2011, the next Wednesday.

Votes for the Baptism of Fire should be sent to Cafundeu, by TG only.
Votes for the World Cup should be sent to Cheergirls, puppet of vice-president Cassadaigua, by TG only.

[Cafundeu]

Result of the BoF voting:

1. For the hosts of the 43rd Baptism of Fire.
There were 7 votes which were as follows:

• Andossa Se Mitrin Vega and Kagdazka & Pazhujebu - 4 votes
• Delaclava and Mytannion - 2 votes
• Qazox - 1 vote
• Polar Islandstates and Virabia - zero votes
• Re-open bids - zero votes
• Official abstentions - zero

With this, Andossa Se Mitrin Vega and Kagdazka & Pazhujebu will host the 43rd Baptism of Fire. Congratulations!


World Cup voting's results, collected by Cassadaigua, are here.

[Cafundeu]

So, now to the next voting round for the EWCC only:

Voting: Cup of Harmony for World Cup 56 - or just CoH 48

There are two bids for the event:

• Astograth & Civil Citizenry

• Delaclava & Saugeais

Members of the EWCC (detailed here) have the following voting options:

1. Accept one of the bids
2. Ask to reopen the bid process
3. Officially abstain

Voting on the CoH closes on the next Monday, 08/08, at 13:00 UTC time. Votes should be sent to Cafundeu, by the TG system only.

[Cafundeu]

Result:

For the Cup of Harmony 48 hosts

With 7 votes, the results are the following:

• Astograth & Civil Citizenry - 2 votes
• Delaclava & Saugeais - 1 vote
• None of the bids, re-open the bid process: 3 votes
• Official abstentions: one

So, no bids were accepted, and new bids are needed. The initial deadline for these new bids is the 12th of August, at 18:00 GMT

[Cafundeu]

As I have warned before, now is the time for we to re-do the voting for the next CoH, so...

Voting: Cup of Harmony for World Cup 56 - or just CoH 48 - second time

There are now three bids for the event:

• Astograth & Civil Citizenry

• Delaclava & Carasatoga

• Qazox

Members of the EWCC (detailed here) have the following voting options:

1. Accept one of the bids
2. Ask to reopen the bid process
3. Officially abstain

Voting on the CoH closes on the next Wednesday, 17/08, at 23:59 UTC time. Votes should be sent to Cafundeu, by the TG system only. So, you have five days to cast your vote.

[Cafundeu]

Result:

For the Cup of Harmony 48 hosts

With 9 votes, the results are the following:

• Astograth & Civil Citizenry - 3 votes
• Delaclava & Carasatoga - 1 vote
• Qazox - 2 votes
• None of the bids, re-open the bid process: 1 vote
• Official abstentions: two

With this, Astograth & Civil Citizenry will host the 48th Cup of Harmony. Congratulations!

[Cafundeu]

This is another voting round for proposals:

1. To make the CoH voting a WCC voting

I propose the following amendment to the World Cup Constitution (changes in italics), which would come into force for the CoH for WC57.

1.1 The World Cup Committee

1.1.2 Rights and Obligations
WCC members are allowed to:
i) Nominate and vote for a WCC President and Vice-President
ii) Vote on World Cup hosting bids.
iii) Vote on Cup of Harmony hosting bids
iV) Propose and vote on changes to the WCC Constitution

1.2 The Executive World Cup Committee

1.2.2 Rights and Obligations
EWCC members are allowed to, in addition to the rights of a WCC member:
i) Vote on Baptism of Fire hosting bids.

The World Cup Committee (please check note at the end of this post) may vote for this amendment proposal. They may vote:

• Yes
• No
• Officially Abstain

2. To disallow hosting of consecutive editions of the Baptism of Fire

This proposal intends the following:

* Change article 2.2.2 of the WCC Constitution, section I, from "i) Any nation that has previously participated in a World Cup may bid to host the BoF", to "i) Any nation that has previously participated in a World Cup may bid to host the BoF, as long as this nation hasn't hosted the previous edition of the same event"

The World Cup Committee (please check note at the end of this post) may vote for this amendment proposal. They may vote:

• Yes
• No
• Officially Abstain

3. To disallow hosting of consecutive editions of the Cup of Harmony

This proposal intends the following:

* Change article 2.4.2 of the WCC Constitution, section I, from "i) Any nation that has previously participated in a World Cup may bid to host the Cup of Harmony", to "i) Any nation that has previously participated in a World Cup may bid to host the Cup of Harmony, as long as this nation hasn't hosted the previous edition of the same event"

The World Cup Committee (please check note at the end of this post) may vote for this amendment proposal. They may vote:

• Yes
• No
• Officially Abstain

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The WCC list is not updated after WC-56, it'll be only for the next round of voting. So, if you have posted a roster in World Cups 55 and 56, or hosted a WC before and participated in the last edition, you can vote. I'll check the eligibility of each vote.

Votes must be sent to Cafundeu, through the TG system only. Voting is open until 15/9, at 23:59 UTC.

[Cafundeu]

Results of the amendment votes:

Accordingly to the WCC Constitution, article 4.2 (i):
"i) When an EWCC or WCC vote is initiated by the President, a plurality vote (first past the post/most votes wins system) of that committee is required to make a decision, unless otherwise mandated."

1. Make the CoH host voting a WCC voting
20 Votes were received for this, which were as follows:

• Yes - 16 Votes
• No - 4 Votes
• Abstain - none

Therefore, this amendment will change the WCC Constitution.

2. Disallow hosting of consecutive BoFs
20 Votes were received for this, also, which were as follows:

• Yes - 12 Votes
• No - 7 Votes
• Abstain - 1 Vote

Therefore, this amendment will change the WCC Constitution.

3. Disallow hosting of consecutive CoHs
20 Votes were received for this, also, which were as follows:

• Yes - 13 Votes
• No - 6 Votes
• Abstain - 1 Vote

Therefore, this amendment will change the WCC Constitution.

[Cafundeu]

The two votings this time are below. Also, it's time to begin the nomination process for WCC Presidency:

1. For the hosts of the 44th Baptism of Fire, for World Cup 57

There is just one hosting bid for the BoF:

• Mangolana & Qazox

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

1. Accept the bid
2. Re-open the process for further bids
3. Officially Abstain

The option with the most votes will be selected.

Send these votes to Cafundeu


2. For the hosts of the 57th World Cup

There is just one bid for the World Cup:

• Cafundéu & Sarzonia

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

1. Accept the bid
2. Re-open the process for further bids
3. Officially Abstain

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

Send these votes to Cheergirls

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The two vote processes close at 23:59 UTC on the 27th of September of 2011.

Votes for the Baptism of Fire should be sent to Cafundeu, by TG only.
Votes for the World Cup should be sent to Cheergirls, puppet of vice-president Cassadaigua, by TG only.

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3. WCC Presidential 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 58-60.

You may not nominate yourself.

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

Presidential nominations should be sent to Cafundeu by TG. For those uncomfortable for some reason with sending them to the sitting WCC President, send your Presidential nominations to the WCC Vice-President via the puppet Cheergirls, by TG only. Nominations will be accepted until the 2nd of October, 23:59 UTC time.

[Cafundeu]

Result of the BoF voting:

1. For the hosts of the 44th Baptism of Fire.
There were 9 votes which were as follows:

• Mangolana & Qazox - 5 votes
• Re-open bids - 3 votes
• Official abstentions - one (1)

With this, Mangolana and Qazox will host the 44th Baptism of Fire. Congratulations!

[Cassadaigua]

It is my pleasure to announce the results of the World Cup 57 Host Vote.

We had one bid, and it was from Cafundéu & Sarzonia. The results were as follows:

Accept the Bid: 13 votes
Re-open Bids: 3 votes
Officially Abstain: 2 votes

Therefore, Cafundéu and Sarzonia will be hosting World Cup 57. Good luck guys!

[Cafundeu]

WCC Presidential Nominations

The following nominations were received:

• Aguazul - 3
• Andossa Se Mitrin Vega - 3
• Bears Armed - 2
• Cafundeu - 3
• Sarzonia - 1
• Sorthern Northland - 1
• Starblaydia - 1

Therefore Aguazul, Andossa Se Mitrin Vega, Bears Armed and Cafundéu are candidates for the Presidency from WC58-60, and a vote will be announced close or together with the CoH voting.

[Cafundeu]

Important note: Presidential vote will be delayed a bit, until I receive Arch's answer about collecting the votes as a neutral party.

The current voting is:

Voting: Cup of Harmony for World Cup 57 - or just CoH 49

There is just one bid for the event:

• Cotdelapoms & Polar Islandstates

Members of the WCC (detailed here) have the following voting options:

1. Accept one of the bids
2. Ask to reopen the bid process
3. Officially abstain

Voting on the CoH closes on the next Tuesday, 22/11, at 23:59 UTC time. Votes should be sent to Cafundeu, by the TG system only.