In consultation with the Quadrumvirate, I am calling the election for Monday 15th of July 2024. Full dates and information are below, please read it carefully to ensure that you’ve got the right information and are aware of the new changes. This will be viewed as the 1st General Election of the new era

All candidates must consent to stand in this post.

Timeline

Tuesday 9th July at 10PM GMT: Candidate and manifesto submission deadlines. All parties must have their lists, endorsements, and manifestos submitted by 10PM GMT to r/MHoCQuad. Candidates should not be submitted late and the list at 10PM shall be final. Late manifesto submissions shall incur a penalty.

Wednesday 10th July at 9AM GMT: Campaigning shall open on r/MHoCCampaigning and debates.

Sunday 14th July at 10PM GMT: Campaigning and debates will close.

Monday 15th July: Polling Day.

Thursday 18th July: Election Results for #GEI.

Campaigning

All Campaigning shall be posted on r/MHoCCampaigning. Nothing else will be counted.

Post limits shall be as follows:

• Three constituency posts per candidate standing in that constituency
• Ten national posts per party, according to the criteria.

Of the ten national posts at least three have to be one of the following:

• A manifesto launch post
• A party political broadcast (can be a transcript)
• A speech to a relevant body (trade union or a company)
• An interview on TV (can be a transcript)
• A social media ad

Examples:

• .#GEXI [North West] model-willem spoils the environment with balloons of some weird subreddit MHoC

• .#GEXI [National] model-willem campaigns for the rights of campaigners

Candidates:

Parties must have their candidates’ permission for them to be submitted. There shall be a verification thread posted on r/MHoC where all those who intend to stand should state their intention. Candidate lists should be submitted to r/MHoCQuad. Parties have to submit a list per region for the election, this will be the order in which people will be assigned seats. A candidate can only be on 1 regional list per election.

Candidates shall be on the ballot as the party they were stated as, whether or not they remain within the party during that period. Should a candidate have switched parties and still win their seat, the original party shall own that seat and not the candidate. Elected MPs will own their seats. Candidate lists cannot be changed after the deadline.

Manifestos:

Manifesto word count should not exceed 5000 words (as in it may be shorter but 5000 is a hard cap). A shorter, quality manifesto will score much more highly than a long, bad manifesto. Manifestos should be submitted by Tuesday 9th July by 10pm GMT.

Endorsements:

Endorsements should be submitted alongside the candidate list and cannot be edited after the deadline.

Have a great manifesto writing period and may the best party win!