Quote from: King Txec on Today at 10:47:06 AMPardon my intrusion Baron into your party forum. As I was watching the election unfold it was apparent that some voters who voted on Witt copy/pasted and might have spoiled at least a portion of their ballots. I wonder if in the future we could work with Sir Luc on some way to avoid this while still making sure anyone who wishes can vote publicly on Witt. I'd hate for voters to be disenfranchised. I'm not sure how this could be worked out, but we have time until the next GE. What do you think?

-Txec R

I think that's a good idea!  And it's smart to start thinking about it now.  I will consult with Sir Luc and see what we can do... maybe including a "sample Wittenberg vote" template for people to use in the initial post, or as a follow-up post to which we can link directly?  We don't want to do anything that will target a legal practice in order to affect the outcome, but it's also really unfortunate when ballots get spoiled.

Thank you for the thought, Your Majesty!

Pardon my intrusion Baron into your party forum. As I was watching the election unfold it was apparent that some voters who voted on Witt copy/pasted and might have spoiled at least a portion of their ballots. I wonder if in the future we could work with Sir Luc on some way to avoid this while still making sure anyone who wishes can vote publicly on Witt. I'd hate for voters to be disenfranchised. I'm not sure how this could be worked out, but we have time until the next GE. What do you think?

-Txec R

I know a lot of my campaigning included a link to the voting thread to encourage people to pop in and vote, and I don't think the URL campaign materials did.  Also a lot of long-term citizens have been voting publicly for their entire time in Talossa, and people tend to keep doing the same thing.

Personally, I think there's nothing wrong at all with either approach -- the secret ballot is everyone's right and we certainly would never say anything against it, even if I tend to vote the same way I always have.

I remember when we introduced the secret ballot back in the day, when I spent quite a while arguing with Sir Cresti about it.  He was skeptical we had the technology to implement it, as I recall.  Thankfully, we're in a different era now.

I find this aspect enlightening
Of the publicly cast votes https://database.talossa.com/elections/november-2025-general-elections/results/public

14 Progressive Alliance (14 on Wittenberg, 0 Database)
 7 Uniun dels Reformistaes Livereschti (3 Wittenberg, 4 Database)
 6 Green Party (3 Wittenberg, 4 Database)
 4 Present (2 Wittenberg, 2 Database)
 2 In Defensa Traditionis (1 Wittenberg, 1 Database)

Congratulations Cézembreans!
According to the tally of percentages at
https://database.talossa.com/elections/november-2025-general-elections/results
There was 92.31% participation from Cézembre which was the highest provincial participation rate.

"C.1. Elections to the Provincial Assembly of Maritiimi-Maxhestic shall be conducted using the Maritiimi-Maxhestic Assembly Call.

C.1.1. The Assembly Call is publicly issued by the Maximally Magnificent Majordomo during every national election. The Call shall be issued no earlier than ten days before, and no later than, the national Balloting Day, and is closed at the same time as the national elections on the Election Deadline. If the Maximally Magnificent Majordomo does not issue the Assembly Call by the national Balloting Day, any citizen of Maritiimi-Maxhestic may issue it.

C.1.2. Responding to the "Maritiimi-Maxhestic Assembly Call' is simple, and amounts to giving public notice to Maritiimi-Maxhestians that the respondent wishes to claim a seat in the Assembly for themselves or designate their seat to another person.

C.1.2.1. If a respondent designates their seat to another person, the designee must be named by the respondent and must be eligible to hold seats in the Assembly under Article III.C of the Constitution of Maritiimi-Maxhestic.

C.1.3. After the Call closes, seats in the Assembly shall be distributed according to the responses to the Call. The number of seats in the Assembly shall be equal to the number of responses to the Call."

@Sir Ian Plätschisch , what do you think?  It feels odd to say Tafi's ballot claim wouldn't count.

I have just gotten in touch with the members of the Electoral Commission to provide guidance on certification. Apologies for doing so a day later than usual; it's been a very busy week or so.

Pursuant to Lex.B.13.6.1, any complaints about irregularities should be brought to the attention of the Electoral Commission by jointly contacting the Ministry of Justice and the Chancery via email or Witt PM.

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on Yesterday at 09:10:03 PMFor the first time in years I fixed a favorite Eastern European winter soup called borscht. It has beef, beets, cabbage, potatoes, rutabagas, carrots, and celery. And I like to top it with sour cream and dill and have a side of rye bread. It is a soup that takes a few hours to complete and while it is worth it I now know why I only make this occasionally. Recipe was from The Joy of Cooking.

Our barszcz doesn't have any beef, cabbage and rutabagas, just beets, celery and parsley (also the roots of said celery and parsley). Potatoes are also commonly ate with it.

Ok.

We've just had a general election that has yet to be certified, and the Cosă has not assembled yet. Your request will be honoured then.