Azul all, the Electoral Commission has certified the rules governing the upcoming General Election. As such, registrations can now begin.

Customary preamble: with King Txec dissolving the Cosă it falls upon the Chancery to conduct elections to all 200 seats in the 63rd Cosă, to Senate seats representing Belacostă, Maritiimi-Maxhestic and Vuode, and five referenda on 62RZ07, 14, 15, 26 and 27. The Chancery will also facilitate elections to provincial legislatures, as is customary.

The rules governing the election period and all ballot items can be found here. A summary of rules relevant to deadlines and registration follows:

COSĂ PARTY REGISTRATION

Is open now and will remain open until August 13th. Registration can be done by posting in this thread, by PM to me, or by email to the Chancery with the following info:

- Full party name in the preferred national language (English/Talossan)
- Party leader(s)
- A 50-word statement of the general aims and views of the party
- A list of candidates to receive Cosă seats, or no list.

These must all be provided immediately upon registration but can be amended later up to the deadline (though do so by notifying me, not by editing a previous post because I will not magically notice!).

You may also provide:

- A link to a platform or manifesto
- An alternate party name in the other national language
- A list of authorised agents who may manage your registration and send mailers on your behalf
- A preferred abbreviation or initialism

Registration is provisional until payment of a registration fee of 6¤40 ($10 USD). The fee must be paid to the Treasury before you are able to send mailers through the Chancery (NEW due to 62RZ28, Lex.D.7.6.5.1) and assign any and all seats your party may have won. Contact Burgermeister Sir @xpb for information on payment (refer to: https://wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?msg=33589)

SENATE CANDIDATE REGISTRATION (Belacostă, M-M, Vuode)

Is open now and will remain open until November 13th. Registration can be done by posting in this thread, by PM to me, or by email to the Chancery. No additional information is necessary but you will need to be a citizen of the province whose seat you seek to represent.

DEADLINE SUMMARY

Today: Registration for the Cosă and Senate opens; submission of statements for/against referenda opens (only for parties with seats in the previous 62nd Cosă, even if they don't contest this election)

Aug 13th (end of day TST): Deadline for Cosă and Senate registrations and referendum statements submission; also deadline for provinces to submit provincial electoral law details for provincial assembly elections

Aug 15th (morning TST): Voting to open

Sept 1st (5:00 PM TST): Voting to close

Azul à toct,

the Electoral Commission has certified the rules for the upcoming General Election, which are therefore now final. Registrations will open shortly.



Sir Lüc da Schir, UrB
Secretary of State

The next leg will mirror the 2026 Vuelta a España; registrations will likely open 17-19 August.

GROUP 3
4 - Dave Brubeck - Take Five
3 - Earth, Wind & Fire - September
2 - Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
1 - Queen - Don't Stop Me Now

GROUP 4
4 - Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
3 - Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
2 - Måneskin - Zitti e Buoni
1 - The Clash - Rock the Casbah

Congrats and welcome back!

-Txec R

GROUP 3
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Energy Flow - 4
Dave Brubeck - Take Five - 3
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out - 2
David Bowie - Starman - 1

GROUP 4
Johnny Cash - Hurt - 4
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire - 3
Annie Lennox - No More I Love Yous - 2
Stromae - Papaoutai - 1

Many thanks to Sir Lüc, who helped me set up a draft for the next groups, because I knew Id be away from my laptop

We will vote on groups two at a time (although you can vote on only one of the groups if you want). Each voting period will last three days (72 hours). Votes cast after that will not be accepted, with the exception that we will always keep going until we have at least three votes per group.

Give your top four songs 4, 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly four songs.

GROUP 3
Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name
Dave Brubeck - Take Five
David Bowie - Starman
Earth, Wind & Fire - September
Elton John - I'm Still Standing
Foo Fighters - Walk
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Energy Flow
Talk Talk - Such a Shame

GROUP 4
Annie Lennox - No More I Love You's
Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
Måneskin - Zitti e Buoni
Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure
Stromae - Papaoutai
The Clash - Rock the Casbah

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 4 points
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- Last year's result (1 > 2 > ... > 20 > Round 4 > Round 3 > Round 2 > other)
- PPV in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Rank in Round 1 (if applicable)
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

8 voters

GROUP 1
1. Street Spirit (Fade Out) - 14
2. Paranoid - 13
3. Down Under - 12
4. Wish You Were Here - 11
5. Psycho Killer - 8
6. Burnin' for You - 7
7. I Wear Your Ring - 5
8. Ti Sento - 4 _{(1 voter giving 4 points)}
9. Bela Lugosi's Dead - 4 _{(0 voters giving 4 points)}
10. Sirius/Eye in the Sky - 2

GROUP 2
1. Roam - 13
2. Enjoy the Silence - 10 _{(2 voters giving 4 points)}
3. Child in Time - 10 _{(1 voter giving 4 points)}
4. Have You Ever Seen the Rain - 9 _{(1 voter giving 4 points)}
5. The Mercy Seat - 9 _{(0 voters giving 4 points)}
6. The Devil Went Down to Georgia - 7 _{(1 voter giving 4 points, 1 voter giving 3 points)}
7. Subdivisions - 7 _{(1 voter giving 4 points, 0 voters giving 3 points)}
8. Innuendo - 7 _{(0 voters giving 4 points)}
9. Aqueous Transmission - 4 _{(1 voter giving 4 points)}
10. Here Comes the Rain Again - 4 _{(0 voters giving 4 points)}

TANDI QE Tric'hard Lenxheir tent compiaçat toct i resquiraziuns lexhitais per l'aðmiçiun àl Regipäts Talossan, es tent comvimçat la naziun es noi da sieu intereçù in la citaxhienità Talossan (la Mhiglhor Cosă Qe L'Erxhent Non Put Comprar), da sieu intenziun es desireu à partiçipar in noastră vidă naziunal, es da sieu leialtà àl Coronă, noi sint rat es þonourat àð (re-)aðmiçar perventüră Tric'hard Lenxheir àl statüs exaltat d'ün CITAXHIÉN VEITAT DEL REGIPÄTS TALOSSAN, es dal provinçù Vuode, cün toct i drepts, privilexhuns, es deveirs qi sint iherinds à ça.

Fäts par va mha in la nómină del Regeu Txec es sub sieu Saxhel Rexhital li 31. Juliă in l'anneu dal eră comun 2026, in el secund anneu del röin da noastra soveran cortös Regeu Txec, es el 47-l:t dal independençù da Talossa.

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WHEREAS Tric'hard Lenxheir has completed all the legal requirements for admission to the Kingdom of Talossa, and has satisfied the nation and us of his interest in Talossan citizenship (the Best Thing Money Can't Buy), of his intention and desire to participate in our national life, and of his loyalty to the Crown, we are pleased and honoured hereby to (re-) admit Tric'hard Lenxheir to the exalted status of a NATURALISED CITIZEN OF THE KINGDOM OF TALOSSA, and of the province of Vuode, with all the rights, privileges, and duties thereunto appertaining.

Done by my hand in the name of King Txec and under his Royal Seal this 31st day of July in the year of the common era 2026, in the second year of the reign of our gracious sovereign King Txec, and of the independence of Talossa the 47th.




Sir Lüc da Schir
Secretar d'Estat / Secretary of State