July 2021 presidential election

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The **July 2021 election for President of the General Assembly** was the 13th quarterly presidential election held from July 25 through July 27, 2021. The ticket of former president Cymiopolis and their President pro Tempore Ryanius faced no opposing candidate and was elected by the General Assembly 12-0. The incumbent president, Celestiam, decided to not run for a second term.

As the incumbent Secretary-General, Central Birdland was tasked with administering the election, which was conducted via the NSElec system.

## Background

§12 of the Constitution provides that the General Assembly must elect a president on the 25th of every third month. Under General Assembly Resolution 049, the election for President of the General Assembly every January, April, July, and October. While there is no length for the President's nomination period, the informational "regional election" dispatch must be pinned to the World Factbook Entry no later than five days preceding the voting period. The voting period is 48 hours. A President pro Tempore, meanwhile, must be elected on a joint ticket with the incoming President.

The Secretary-General is required to administer the election for President of the General Assembly under *Reno v. New West Indies*. They are also mandated to verify each vote that is cast.

Incumbent President Celestiam was eligible to run for reelection but did not seek a second term. Former Presidents Reno Sheriffs Department and Volirum were also eligible, but neither ran in the July election. The only candidate, Cymiopolis, was a former President of the General Assembly from July through December 2018, while their running mate Ryanius is a recent appointee of the Office of the Secretary-General.

## Nominations

### Candidates

First Ticket
*for President of the General Assembly*

Second Ticket

### Nomination Period

During the nomination period, only one candidate announced their intention to run. On July 22, 2021, former longtime Secretary of Internal Affairs Cymiopolis declared their intent to Secretary-General Birdland. They also announced that Roleplay Committee member Ryanius would be on the ticket as the prospective President pro Tempore.

## Election Campaign

Likely due to no other candidate running, Cymiopolis did not run any significant campaign for the position. No platform was listed on the election informational brief.

## Controversies

The incumbent President Celestiam did not run for reelection and did not publicly inform the General Assembly of such intent.

## Conduct

The election took place from July 25 through July 27, 2021. Voting took place on the NSElec page, though provisional ballots were also allowed. Voting officially began at 10:00 UTC when NSElec went live. The start of the period was announced on the regional message board and Discord, as well as linked on the World Factbook Entry. The Secretary-General reminded citizens of the election one more time on both platforms on July 26 before voting closed.

## Results

Data are from the NSElec archive. The votes were certified by Secretary-General Birdland on July 27, 2021.

Electoral Results

Known Voters

## Analysis

The Cymiopolis-Ryanius ticket did not feature a campaign platform or engage in any campaign whatsoever, likely due to the lack of opposition. This is at least the fifth election in New West Indies history to feature only one candidate and is the second time a presidential election has featured as many. Former presidents Reno Sheriffs Department and Volirum did not indicate any desire to run, nor did incumbent president Celestiam, whose reasoning is unknown at this time.

Cymiopolis was elected President with unanimous support, possibly due to the lack of opposition. This is the second time Cymiopolis will ascend to the highest position in the General Assembly; they previously held the office from July through September 2018. This is the first time Ryanius has been elected into any government office.

This election was the first time a President of the General Assembly was elected via the NSElec voting system. Voter participation was down to 23.10% (12/52 citizens), which is on the lower end for presidential elections. Voters in this election included the incumbent Secretary-General, the incumbent Chief Justice, the entire executive cabinet, and other former government officials.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Election Overview. Office of the Secretary-General.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Reno Sheriffs Department v. New West Indies*, 20-12 N.W.I. 113 (2021).
3. ↑ §12 of the Constitution.
4. ↑ Executive Decree 014. Karteria Executive Decree Library.
5. ↑ §12.5 of the Constitution.
6. ↑ §05 of the Constitution.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Discussion on Celestiam.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Electoral History.
9. ↑ Appointment of New Sistonia and Ryanius to the Press Corps.
10. ↑ Declaration by Cymiopolis.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Voting period announcement. Office of the Secretary-General.
12. ↑ Example of provisional ballot request.
13. ↑ New West Indies WFE. July 25, 2021.
14. ↑ GA President election RMB announcement. Office of the Secretary-General.
15. ↑ Discord reminder.
16. ↑ Presidential election results.
17. ↑ Achipel's congratulations to Cymiopolis. June 30, 2018.
18. ↑ Citizens list. Did not include citizens who had emigrated or ceased to exist, bringing the denominator to 52.
19. ↑ Based on old Bureau of Regional Statistics datasets; includes during and before September 2019.

## External links

* Election information overview
* NSElec voting page