June 2024 Installation Director Election

The June 2024 Installation Director Election was the third Installation Director Election after Pathos' relaunch. It started on 28 June 2024, the debate on the same day, the voting period began on 1 July 2024, and the results were released on 3 July 2024, with Arkzockt winning. The term ended on 6 October 2024 with Arkzockt being promoted to O5-5. 
==Process==
The election was announced on 28 June 2024 by Intcast (O5-4) in #foundation_news. All three candidates were publicly released along with their platforms. It began with a 72-hour Campaign Period where the public could interact with candidates to understand their platform. Two official debates and an interview took place during this period. One was on the same day and the other is TBD, the interview was released on 30 June 2024. Afterward, the Voting Period commenced and Pathosians had 48 hours to vote. Once the Voting Period concluded, the results were announced via an inauguration event in the Phi Auditorium. Special sever regulations were enforced: no toxicity towards candidates and no spamming related to the election.
===Debate===
thumb|Full debate
The first debate was hosted on 28 June 2024 (the day after the 2024 USA Presidential Debate) at the Site Phi Auditorium. Intcast interviewed all three candidates and asked questions related to the weak points of their speeches. Afterward, the stage was open for a Q&A session. The full debate can be viewed on the attached YouTube video.
===Interviews===
Private interviews of all three candidates were released on 30 June 2024 by anyujkad. Each interview went over the same questions.
File:SCI Pathos III - Installation Director Interview- Arkzockt
File:SCI Pathos III - Installation Director Interview- SamiBlahaj-2
File:SCI Pathos III - Installation Director Interview- Dexireds
==Candidates==
Each candidate was given a Google document to make their speech. Platform summaries from Frxggables.
===SamiBlahaj (Director of Intelligence)===
*https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YBipZ3R9z_H32etXa9aQklniDUPl213RjGayXa5L-BI/edit (archived version)
* Platform summary: Better community engagement, improved JDS, improved testing period/event activity/duties, better recognition for service members.
===Dexireds (Committee Director)===
*https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lC42246Vp_RMRnp4PldTSuZEvWmN2YFDUgh7Ww7vQVs/edit#heading=h.jm60v3in4cum (archived version)
*Platform summary: Fixed application feedback. (e.g. better responses to know where you went wrong, etc.), improving communication in Pathos by hosting consultation groups, letting people know who to contact and how to contact to get listened to instead of being "ghosted", increasing installation access, and increasing the quantity and quality of community events.
===Arkzockt (Chief of Security)===
*https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X7nUZJESLNJ1irwD_I3I0kTjhy7CLIMyeylSmcdrNdw/edit (archived version)
* Platform summary: Fixing the combat loop by discussing with departmental commands & notable Class-Ds to break a middle ground to try and break out of the usual gameplay loop for duties/activity. Especially with Civil's & Class-Ds even if it's just a regulation change to change how they are.
== Results ==
One 3 July 2023, the results were published by Intcast saying:
@everyone 
Please welcome <@265693569317076992> as the next Installation Director. A total of 785 votes were cast.
Arkzockt won the competition. Arkzockt did many things over his term some of the notable documented changes being collecting departmental feedback, making major changes in ScD, changed juggernaut restrictions, and centralizing punishment databases.
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