If enough Food points are not available then labour will be starved in Industry, then Metal, then Fuel, then Transport and finally Agriculture. The default is to expend enough Consumer points to keep Sectors at Social State 1. If enough Consumer points are not available then labour will be denied them in Industry, then Metal, then Fuel, then Transport and finally Agriculture. The Player-GM resolves C3 without player orders. The default is not to place political contest markers.
All cash spent in plebiscites is lost.
If a contest marker in placed in a controlled area, then the player controlling that area has 36 hours, from the time the orders for this round are circulated, to respond. This is to represent rule 12.23. The default is no movement. The default is not to issue such an order. Player orders are not required for D3 and D4.