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Please note: the ONLY person (apart from forum moderators/administrators, obviously, though I doubt it will be necessary) with permission to post in this thread is the current World Cup Committee President, whoever it may be (currently me, but that won't always be the case). Anyone posting in this thread without permission will be subject to a loss of WCC voting privileges for one (1) World Cup. No exceptions. If you want to discuss something posted here, do it in the designated discussion thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=293066).

This thread will be used for official WCC announcements from the President, and ONLY for that.

All right, here's what we're going to do.

Those who are eligible to vote (see below) should contact me (TG, IRC, whatever) with a first and second choice for which proposed reform method they think is best. Eligible methods are all those posted in the discussion thread in the most recent designated time period.

vote tabulation
At the end of the voting period, all first-choice votes will be tallied. The proposal with the greatest number of first-choice votes wins. In the event of a tie, I will look at second-choice votes, and the one with the greatest number of second-choice votes wins. If it's still tied, I'll work something out then. Not meaning to blow it off, but I'm still pretty busy this week and don't have a whole lot of time to think about it right now. I'll be much better off at the end of the voting period.

voter eligibility
All those who were eligible to vote before Spaam's original proposal was initially instituted shall retain eligibility to vote for this event. In addition, anyone to whom suffrage was granted as a result of Spaam's original proposal also is eligible to vote, since it has not fully been stricken from the books.

voting period
Voting will end Sunday, May 1 at 23:59:59 GMT.

Here, for reference, are the nations eligible to vote:

Eligible to vote per Spaam's original proposal (not including those that could vote based on original rules as well)
Crystilakere
Dance 2 Revolution
EL CID THE HERO
Five Civilized Nations
Fmjphoenix
Hiiraan
Jeruselem
Kipto-Mare
Krytenia
Kylaai
Lovisa
Melmond
Praying2God
Raptor Claw
Sarzonia
Spurland
Squornshelous
Tadjikistan
The Weegies

Eligible to vote per rules previously in place
Ariddia
Total n Utter Insanity
Spaam
Kingsford
Audioslavia
Bedistan
One Red Dot
Giant Zucchini
Rejistania
Cockbill Street
Eauz
The Eagles Nest
Vilita
The Belmore Family
Starblaydia
Druida
Lethislavania
South Osettia
Liverpool England

Total number of eligible voters: 38


And here, for reference, are the proposals:

Proposals 998 and 999 (counted as a unit)

Proposal 998

This proposal supercedes any previous proposal or rule concerning the WCC.

1) The WCC for a particular World Cup shall be formed only of nations which have posted rosters during both that World Cup and the previous, and the previous World Cup hosts.

1a) Any nation eligible for the WCC must signify their acceptance to the President (2). The list of nations will be announced in public.

1b) Should more than one eligible nation belong to the same entity, the only one of said nations can become a member of the WCC.

1c) Should an entity not declare all member nations (including puppet nations) belonging to itself, then that entity, and all its nations (including puppet nations) shall be permanently banned from that and all future World Cups. Said entity can appeal the decision, but result of such appeal is entirely subject to the discretion of the WCC.

1d) Any member nation can be removed from the WCC and/or the Emergency WCC (3), by the Emergency WCC (3). This can only be done by a majority vote.

1e) The role of the WCC is to vote for the next World Cup hosts, the President (2), any decision that the President (2) chooses to put to vote (2d), and any other roles that this proposal sets out.


2) The President of the WCC shall be elected from among the WCC by public vote after every third World Cup.

2a) The candidates shall each be nominated by two WCC members. No WCC member can nominate more than one candidate or themselves. If there is only one candidate there shall be no election.

2b) In the event that the election does not result in a majority, the two nations with the most number of votes shall participate in an auxiliary election. Should this not result in a majority, or it is not possible to get two such nations, then the President shall be elected by the Emergency WCC (3).

2c) The Emergency WCC (3) can initiate an election at any time. This can only be done by majority vote.

2d) The role of the President is to maintain the list of nations in the WCC, make decisions, and any other roles that this proposal sets out. Such decisions can include putting a decision to the WCC (1d).


3) The Emergency WCC shall be formed by that subset of the WCC that are previous hosts of the World Cup.

3a) The Emergency WCC can be invoked by the President in the event of a decision that needs to be made within 3 RL days.

3b) The Emergency WCC can overrule any decision by the President, and vote on such a decision. All details pertaining such overrule must be announced in public to the WCC. The President can require that the WCC vote on such a decison in such event.

3c) The Emergency WCC can in extreme cases remove the current hosts of the World Cup. This can only be done by a majority vote. It is the role of the President to choose the replacement hosts, but this decision can be overruled by the Emergency WCC (3b).

3d) The role of the Emergency WCC are only those set out in this proposal.


4) The Vice President of the World Cup shall be the runnerup in the election for the President.

4a) If there is more than one runnerup, the Emergency WCC can either decide which runnerup shall be Vice President, or initiate an election for Vice President.

4b) The role of the Vice President is only to act as President should the President be unable to function in their normal capacity.

Proposal 999

This proposal supercedes every single other proposal and rule, except Proposal #998.

The hosts shall have complete control over the World Cup EXCEPT for

A) The WCC.

B) Various hosting rules: e.g. 4 cup rule, 2 host rule, etc...

C) Various signup rules: e.g. one puppet rule, non-puppet over puppet rule, etc...

D) General organisation of the World Cup proper: 8 groups of 4, 3 matchdays (every team play every other in the group once), top two teams in each group proceed to knockout stages, though the manner in which they do that is up to the hosts. 3 points for win, 1 point for tie.

E) Tiebreaks: Points then GD then GF then record against tied team then whatever method the hosts deem fit.

There shall be no other rules. The hosts shall be responsible for any screwups.

Proposal A

Proposal A: Proposal for the NationStates Football Association [NSFA]

The NSFA would oversee the running of World Cups and other umbrella tournaments such as the Baptism of Fire Cup and the Cup of Harmony.

It would comprise of two-nation departments running specific areas plus an ordinary membership.

These departments could include Statistics (in charge of maintaining KPB rankings: possible members Bedistan and Kaze Progressa), Communication (telegramming participants, advertising NSFA-run tournaments and informing members of votes: possible members Druida and one other) and Adjudication (settling disputes: possible members Rejistania and one other).

There would also be a group of ordinary members, maybe around twelve. These could be elected after every Cup by the existing members - a possible method could involve three nations elected every Cup, serving four-Cup terms. These votes would take place under the STV or AV system to faciliate additional choice. They could go on the same ballot paper as the World Cup hosting votes. Ballots would be sent via TG by the Communication Department and would be returned to the sender.

The entire NSFA would vote on certain issues if called by the Adjudication Department.

The intention is to balance the WCC's existing structure (which isn't inherantly bad) with a desire for inclusion that the WCC at present does not provide.

Proposal B

Proposal B: On the Further Inclusion of Nations into the Day to Day operations of the NS World Cup.

With an Increasing number of inactive past hosts, it is now more evident than ever that the World Cup would benefit from having non-hosts involved in the decision making process.

However, Dedication to the cup should still be a requirement, and past rulings such that the missing of two consecutive votes or ceasing of nation would obviously result in being replaced on the commitee.


Anyway, The Old point of Past Hosts being accepted to the committee would still stand, This would, off the top of my head include the following active nations:

Rejistania
Audioslavia
Bedistan
Cockbill Street
Giant Zucchini
One Red Dot
Starblaydia
Total n Utter Insanity
Spaam
Vilita/Turori
The Belmore Family
Druida
Lethislavania
Eauz
The Eagles Nest*
Kaze Progressa*
Ariddia*

This leaves at minimum 12 nations, at most 17.

It is my belief that adding the World Cup Champion to this list would help reward participant nations with no desire or ability to host, who have a long standing history of dedication to the cup. At Current, only Commerce Heights and Crystilakere would benefit from this, but with non-members such as Squornshelous, Dance2Revolution and Melmond coming close in recent cups the potential is there for this to be an inlet for active, non-hosting nations to get their say as well. I think it is important to have a permanent way for nations that can not dedicate or have the desire to host an entire cup to attain a spot on the WCC as a result of their continued dedication to the cup itself.


This would leave around 15-20 nations.

It is my belief, that the role of this commitee should be increased. If there was more of an honor to being on the commitee, maybe more people would take it seriously, other than having to beg to receive host votes.

I believe, that at the end (or beginning, however you see fit) it would be beneficial for the above "Hard-Coded/Permanent" WCC members (Obviously Subject to activity) to participate in further elections in where members would nominate 3-5 at large World Cup Participants for a "Guest" Role on the commitee. The "Guest" members would vote on all issues, including host, for the duration of their elected period (one cup), at which point they may be reelected by the same process, or replaced by the same process. (For the nominations, a similar process to president could be used where each member nominates 3-5 nations, and those with the most cumulative nominates are accepted, but this is negligible and could be worked with later)


The Exact Number could be set, or variable. But Inevitably I am talking about something like this

15+ Former Hosts
2+ Past World Cup Champions
3+ Elected Guest Members

Which would form a 20ish-Nation WCC. Again, the numbers are not specific, just here to give you a general idea of what i'm trying to say.

Basically, the WCC as it is is just too damn inactive to matter. Hopefully something like this would spruce it up abit, not only by adding activity, but also by adding new ideas from new members, and by allowing the traditional "outsiders" the chance to have their opinions counted equally in the WCC.

Subsequent Proposal for Host Voting:

Instead of requiring a tallying of 80+ Votes, the 20ish-Nation World Cup Commitee, with representatives from -Past Hosts -Past Champions -Elected Members (Obviously those dedicated to the cup with high participation levels) would choose the host, With the option of using one of these, or coming up with a new method, including but not limited to -The inclusion of an open vote for all Non-WCC members that could count as the equivalent of one WCC Vote, or 5 WCC Votes, or could be used in the event of a tie, or some other method decided by the WCC. But the open vote would be apart of the Host Selection Process. The WCC Cannot vote on the finalized method of selecting the host until the At-Large members are elected to complete the commitee for this world cup.

By having a smaller commitee and requiring only a percentage of participations, it allows for quick decisions to be made if necessary without having to resort to a total dictatorship. By not fully relying on an open vote, the possibility of widespread corruption is extremely limited, but still rewards those who participate with a place to voice their opinion, and ultimately cast a vote.

Proposal KR1

This proposal supercedes any previous proposal or rule concerning the WCC.

1) The WCC for a particular World Cup shall be formed from the following:

Arridia
All hosts that have posted a roster in any of the previous THREE World Cups.
WCC President and Vice President if not covered by the above.
Five nations voted for by public poll for a two-cup term (see 1a)

1a) Nations can be nominated in the Discussions Thread from nations signed up for that World Cup by any nation other than the nominee at any point between Day One of the BoF and the final day of Qualifiers. The vote is then put to the "public" on Day One of the Finals, with polls closing at the end of the day of the Final itself. One vote per player, and only nations participating in that particular cup and existing WCC members are allowed to vote.

1b) One WCC membership per player.

1b) Should a player not declare all member nations (ie puppets) belonging to itself, then that player, and all its nations (ie puppets) shall be suspended from that and the next three World Cups. Said player may appeal the decision, but result of such appeal is entirely subject to the discretion of the WCC.

1c) Any member nation may be removed from the WCC. Such removal can be initiated by the EWCC (see below).

1d) Any member nation may resign from the WCC by informing the President via telegram. The President may also resign, by informing the Vice President.

1d) The role of the WCC is to vote for the next World Cup hosts, the President (see below), any decision that the President (see below) chooses to put to vote, and any other roles that this proposal sets out.


2) The President of the WCC shall be chosen from among the WCC by public vote after every fourth World Cup.

2a) The contenders shall each be nominated by two WCC members. No WCC member may nominate more than one contender. If there is only one contender there shall be no vote.

2b) In the event that the election does not result in a majority, the two nations with the most number of votes shall participate in an auxiliary election. Should this not result in a majority, or it is not possible to get two such nations, then the President shall be elected by the EWCC.

2c) The EWCC (see below) can initiate an election at any time.

2d) The role of the President is to make decisions, and any other roles that this proposal sets out. Such decision may include putting a decision to the WCC.


3) The Emergency WCC (EWCC) shall be formed by that subset of the WCC that are previous hosts of the World Cup.

3a) The EWCC can be invoked by the President in the event of a decision that needs to be made within 3 RL days.

3b) The EWCC can overrule any decision by the President, and vote on such a decision. All details pertaining such overrule must be announced in public to the WCC. The President can require that the WCC vote on such a decison in such event.

3c) The role of the EWCC are only those set out in this proposal.


4) The Vice President of the World Cup shall be the runnerup in the election for the President.

4a) If there is more than one runnerup, the EWCC can either decide which runnerup shall be Vice President, or initiate an election for Vice President.

4b) The role of the Vice President is only to act as President should the President be unable to function in its normal capacity.

4e) In the event of Presidential resignation, the Vice President shall become Acting President for the remainder of the Presidential term. The EWCC will choose an Acting Vice President from within the WCC.

Proposal A-14

[The WCC]
The WCC for a particular World Cup shall be formed only of nations which have met one of the following conditions:

* Previously been ELECTED as host for the World Cup

* Previously been CROWNED as champion for the World Cup

* Received Nominations from 50% of the participating members During the Voting for host. (At-Large Members)

* When WCC Members Submit their vote for host, they will include with it a list of nations they feel deserving of a place on the WCC. There is no limit to the number of nations that a WCC can nominate to be on the WCC, but they must nominate at least one.
* Any nation that is nominated by 50% of the WCC members participating in the voteshall be a member of the WCC for the duration of the Cup, up to and including the vote for the host of the next World Cup, where they can then be re-nominated by all members including themselves.

Details:
> Any user can only vote using one eligible nation. IE: Only one of Vilita & Turori would be able to vote.

> Any member nation can be removed from the WCC by majority vote, especially if they are inactive.

> The WCC for any particular World Cup will vote for the next World Cup hosts, the At-Large Members for the next World Cup, the President, and any decision that the President chooses to put to vote

> While the WCC Votes are being collected, a public poll for HOST should be run. Should the WCC vote result in a deadlock, the public vote will decide the host from amongst the bids receiving the most WCC votes. Puppet nations should not participate in this poll, or risk being excluded from the next world cup through the discretion of the President..

> Votes should be Telegrammed to a neutral nation that is accessible by The President, The Vice President and Arriddia, or another elected member should he decline the role. Should the number of WCC members exceed the number of Telegrams in a box, multiple neutral nations can be set up, or, WCC members can confirm a single official e-mail address and CC an email to the 3 vote-tallyers.




[The President]
The President of the WCC shall be elected from among the WCC.

* Each WCC Member will send their single nomination for president along with their vote for host, and can not nominate themselves.

* If the current WCC President receives a nomination from at least 50% of voting members, no election will be held.

* If the current president receives less than 50% support, The WCC members will hold a seperate vote for president, choosing from the Current President and the additional member(s) with the most nominations

* The WCC can also call for a stand-alone election at any time with 2/3rds support, or, should the Current President support it.

* All proposals for resolutions or matters of interest must be sent to the President, and not publically slapped for an ego-fight. The president will go over the proposal, and if it is well-worded, will post it Anonymously for discussion. If the President is not available, the Vice-President (The loser of the last election) will take his place.


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In a Nutshell: The WCC consists of One Telegram per cup, consisting of a nations Choice for Host, Choice for At-Large WCC Members, and Choice for President.

In Comparison:

Benefits:
- Allows any number of active nations to earn a full-role on the WCC
- Upholds benefits to being host
- Includes Public Voting for All-Members at each Host Election
- The Entire Process is run through One Single Telegram or E-Mail, once per cup
- Addresses concerns about Powers. Participation requirements are not needed as any nation is subject to WCC removal via vote should they become inactive or for any other matters.
- Minimizes Corruption and Allows for Nations to be removed easily if need be.
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Possible Additions (For Discussion)

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* Changing the role of the open public vote from that of a Tie-Breaker, to actually counting it as a vote along side the WCC Member votes. In the case of a Tie, The Public vote would be counted Twice.
* Changing the method of collecting the one telegram per cup
* Setting a higher required amount of At-Large nominations, or lowering the % of nomations needed.
* Setting a Term-Limit for WC Champions, such as X amount of Cups following their title.

Proposal 34,211,821-A

We all become servants of the King of the Potato people and do whatever his bidding is in the World Cup.

Voting on the WCC reform proposals has come to a close. Here are the final results:

998/999: 6 first-choice, 2 second-choice
KR1: 4 first-choice, 2 second-choice
A-14: 3 first-choice, 3 second-choice
34,211,821-A: 1 first-choice, 1 second-choice
A: 1 first-choice, 0 second-choice
B: 0 first-choice, 1 second-choice

Therefore, Proposals 998 and 999 are officially accepted.

Official Announcement

Voting for World Cup XXIII hosts shall now begin.

There are forty-two (42) eligible voters, which are listed here in alphabetical order:

Ariddia
Audioslavia
Bedistan
Chicanada
Cockbill Street
Commerce Heights
Crystilakere
Druida
Eauz
EL CID THE HERO
Fmjphoenix
Gaian Ascendancy
Giant Zucchini
Jeruselem
Kingsford
Krytenia
Kylaai
Legalese
Lethislavania
Liamist States
Liverpool England
Lovisa
Oglethorpia
One Red Dot
Praying2God
Raptor Claw
Rejistania
Sarzonia
Spaam
Spurland
Squornshelous
Starblaydia
Svecia
Tadjikistan
The Belmore Family
The Eagles Nest
The Weegies
Total n Utter Insanity
Vilita

The three officially announced hosting bids for this Cup (in chronological order by announcement date and with links to their bid threads) are:
Total n Utter Insanity (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=420074)
Commerce Heights and Fmjphoenix (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=419998)
Rejistania and Eauz (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=420744)

Please note that it is not allowed to vote for yourself; however, you may abstain from voting if you wish.

Votes should be sent to me by telegram or IRC. Please note that as there are nearly three times as many voters as there are available spaces in my telegram box, some votes could potentially be lost. Therefore, upon receipt of a vote by telegram, I will telegram you in return to let you know that I received the vote. If you do not receive a confirmation telegram within 48 hours of submitting the vote, chances are my telegram box overflowed, in which case you should simply send your vote again.

Voting will end Saturday, May 28 at 23:59:59 GMT or when all 42 votes have been received, whichever comes first, giving you approximately one week to submit your votes.

Official Presidential Announcement

Voting for the hosts of World Cup Twenty-four (XXIV) (24) will begin now.

Twenty-nine (29) nations are eligible to vote under current regulations. (Remember, puppets do not get to vote. Candidates have been removed from the list because they can't vote for themselves anyway, and why would they want to vote for the opposing bid?) These nations are, in alphabetical order:

Ariddia
Audioslavia
Bedistan
Bettia
Brazillico
Chicanada
Cockbill Street
Crystilakere
Eauz
EL CID THE HERO
Harlesburg
Hockey Canada
Jeruselem
Kingsford
Lethislavania
Liamist States
Liverpool England
Oglethorpia
One Red Dot
Rejistania
Sarzonia
South Osettia
Spaam
Squornshelous
Starblaydia
Tadjikistan
The Eagles Nest
Total n Utter Insanity
Vilita

There are two (2) competing bids for hosting of World Cup 24. These are:

Druida and Krytenia (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=430975)
Commerce Heights and Fmjphoenix (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=430873)

All votes should be sent to me (Bedistan) via telegram, IRC, or some similar method.

The voting period begins now and will end Wednesday, July 27 at 18:00 GMT.

Official Presidential Announcement

Voting for the position of World Cup Committee President, to serve for World Cups 25, 26, and 27, shall now begin.

Thirty-three (33) nations are eligible to vote under current regulations. (Remember, puppets do not get to vote. Candidates have been removed from the list because they can't vote for themselves anyway, and why would they want to vote for an opposing candidate?) These nations are, in alphabetical order:

Alasdair I Frosticus
Ariddia
Audioslavia
Bedistan
Bettia
Bipedal Apes
Brazillico
Caprine States
Chicanada
Cockbill Street
Commerce Heights
Crystilakere
Eauz
EL CID THE HERO
Fmjphoenix
Harlesburg
Hockey Canada
Hypocria
Jeruselem
Krytenia
Legalese
Lethislavania
Liverpool England
Oglethorpia
Oliverry
One Red Dot
Sarzonia
Spaam
Spruitland
Squornshelous
Tadjikistan
Total n Utter Insanity
Vilita

There are four (4) candidates. These are, in alphabetical order:
Druida Kaze Progressa Rejistania Starblaydia

All votes should be sent to me (Bedistan) via telegram, IRC, or some similar method.

The voting period begins now and will end Tuesday, October 4 at 04:00 GMT.

Official and Important Statement from Kaze Progressa about World Cup 25:

Owing to the World Cup 25 Organising Committee consuming far too much Orcinus - or, in OOC terms, a simple blunder - we missed TnUI from the signups.

Milchama had previously offered to withdraw puppet Collonie from the competition if required, and this will now be done to allow TnUI in.

To ensure group balance is retained, a new group draw will be required. This also allows the formula to be tweaked slightly to prevent an excess of upsets as was seen on MD1.

We apologise for the confusion and inconvenience and hope that you roleplay it creatively and with good humour.

This has been an Official and Important Statement from Kaze Progressa about World Cup 25

Official Presidential Announcement

Voting for two World Cup related issues shall now begin. These are:


The host(s) for Cup of Harmony for World Cup 25. and Proposal KR2.

CoH Hosts

The Emergency World Cup Committee (18 nations) are eligible to vote for the CoH Host(s) under current regulations. These nations are, in alphabetical order:

Alasdair I Frosticus
Ariddia
Audioslavia
Bedistan
Cockbill Street
Druida
Eauz
Kaze Progressa
Krytenia
Lethislavania
Oglethorpia
One Red Dot
Rejistania
Spaam
Starblaydia
Total n Utter Insanity
Vilita/Turori

Liverpool England are ineligable to vote, as they are one of the candidates

There are two (2) candidates. These are, in alphabetical order:

Liverpool England/Euroslavia Praying2God



Proposal KR2

'To replace Article E of proposals 998/999 (see above for details)

E) Prospective hosts will decide the tie-break format for their bid during the bid phase (ie before voting opens). This must be submitted in the bid thread. If no format is submitted, then the order will be: Goal Difference, Goals Scored, Head-To-Head, Lots.'

The World Cup Committee (currently 43 nations) are eligible to vote for the proposal under current regulations. These nations are, in alphabetical order:


Alasdair I Frosticus
Ariddia
Audioslavia
Bedistan
Bettia
Bipedal Apes
Casari
Chicanada
Cockbill Street
Commerce Heights
Crystilakere
Druida
Eauz
EL CID THE HERO
Elrich
Fmjphoenix
Hockey Canada
Hurfordia
Hypocria
Jeruselem
Kaze Progressa
Krytenia
Lethislavania
Liverpool England
Milchama
Nanakaland
Nedalia
New Montreal States
Oglethorpia
Oliverry
One Red Dot
PopularFreedom
Praying2God
Rejistania
Sarzonia
Spaam
Spruitland
Squornshelous
Starblaydia
Tadjikistan
The Lowland Clans
Total n Utter Insanity
Vilita/Turori
Yafor 2

All votes should be sent to me (Starblaydia) via telegram, IRC, MSN, or some similar method.

The voting period for both issues begins now and will end Saturday, November 26th, 2005 at 12:00 GMT.

Simeone Di Bradini (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Simeone_Di_Bradini)
World Cup Committee President

World Cup 26 Host Votes

To all involved National Football Associations and equivalents,

With the World Cup 25 Final fast approaching, the hosts for the centenary World Cup of Football now need to be decided. There are two pairs of hosts bidding for the honour of hosting this tournament, 100 years after the first in Ariddia. The two bids are:

CHO:P - Commerce Heights and Oliverry (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=454878)

LE Rejistance - Liverpool England and Rejistania (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=458272)

Please read each bid's thread, and decide which would make the better host for World Cup 26. Ask any questions you may have to the prospective hosts to help you decide if you need to.

The World Cup Committee (currently 42 nations) are eligible to vote for the proposal under current regulations. These nations are, in alphabetical order:


Alasdair I Frosticus
Ariddia
Audioslavia
Bedistan
Bettia
Bipedal Apes
Casari
Chicanada
Cockbill Street
Crystilakere
Druida
Eauz
EL CID THE HERO
Elrich
Fmjphoenix
Hurfordia
Hypocria
Jeruselem
Krytenia
Lethislavania
Milchama
Nanakaland
Nedalia
New Montreal States
Oglethorpia
One Red Dot
PopularFreedom
Praying2God
Sarzonia
Spaam
Spruitland
Squornshelous
Starblaydia
Tadjikistan
The Lowland Clans
Total n Utter Insanity
Vilita/Turori
Yafor 2

Commerce Heights, Liverpool England, Oliverry and Rejistania are ineligible to vote, being candidates.

All votes should be sent to me (Starblaydia) via telegram, IRC, MSN, or some similar method.

The voting period begins now and will end Sunday, December 18th at 12:00 GMT.

Simeone Di Bradini (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Simeone_Di_Bradini)
World Cup Committee President

Simeone Di Bradini stands alone on the stage, a stand in front of him with two simple microphones, behind which is hidden a written copy of his script as well as the envelope containing the name of the winning bid to host World Cup 26. It would either be Liverpool England and Rejistania or Commerce Heights and Oliverry. The World Cup Committee President knew precisely which one of those he'd prefer to win.

"... after so much excitment, and I have to say," he added, "personal enjoyment over the last installement of the World Cup in Kaze Progressa and Audioslavia, the time has come, finally, for me to announce the hosts for the centennial Cup, World Cup Twenty-Six."

A ripple of applause went around the room as the cameras focussed on the main bidders.

"And the hosts," he began, opening the envelope, "of World Cup Twenty-Six, will be..." His face showed the dismay of a man crushed by the truth he had to reveal. "Oh for fuck's sake, are two-thirds of you people stupid? Why in the hell would you lot vote in someone like me, then decide to vote for a pair of countries like..."

TECHNICAL FAULT

World Cup 26 Host Results will resume shortly

"Welcome back to the results of the World Cup Twenty-Six Host Vote." A new man was standing on the stage, a graphic across the bottom of TV screens around the world told us he was Sani Luvo, of Kaze Progressa, the Vice-President of the WCC. "I can now reveal that the hosts of World Cup Twenty-Six, One-hundred years after the original, will be: Commerce Heights and Oliverry! Congratualtions, see you there!"

Official Presidential Announcement

Voting for the host for Cup of Harmony for World Cup 26 shall now begin.

CoH for WC26 Hosts

There are two bids for the Cup of Harmony:


Schiavonia & Milchama (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=466153)
Legalese & The Macabees (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=465943)


Please read both threads and decide on your vote. You may abstain if you wish.

The Emergency World Cup Committee (18 nations) are eligible to vote for the CoH Host(s) under current regulations. Druida and Legalese are ineligible to vote, their users being candidates. These eligible nations are, in alphabetical order:
Alasdair I Frosticus
Ariddia
Audioslavia
Bedistan
Eauz
Giant Zucchini
Kaze Progressa
Krytenia
Lethislavania
Liverpool England
Oglethorpia
One Red Dot
Rejistania
Spaam
Starblaydia
Tanah Burung
Total n Utter Insanity
Vilita/Turori

All votes should be sent to me (Starblaydia) via telegram, IRC, MSN, or some similar method.

The voting period for both issues begins now and will end Saturday, February 4th, 2006 at 12:00 GMT.

Simeone Di Bradini (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Simeone_Di_Bradini)
World Cup Committee President

Official Presidential Announcement

OOC: As I'm going to be away from tomorrow (Friday) morning until Sunday night, a mini-debate as to whether the CoH results should be a day early or a day late. With 3/4 of the bidders on #sport not minding, the voting has closed early, all the better to get the CoH underway soon. And now...

IC:

The hosts for Cup of Harmony for World Cup 26 have been selected. They are, by a margin of 5 to 4, with 2 abstentions:

Schiavonia & Milchama! (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=466153)

Congratulations to them, and commiserations to Legalese and The Macabees.

Simeone Di Bradini (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Simeone_Di_Bradini)
World Cup Committee President

World Cup 27 Host Votes

To all involved National Football Associations and equivalents,

With the World Cup 26 Final fast approaching, the hosts for the next glorious World Cup of Football now need to be decided. There are two pairs of hosts bidding for the honour of hosting this tournament. The two bids are:

Bedistan and Fmjphoenix (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=10350930#post10350930)

The Archregimancy and New Montreal States (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=467307)

Please read each bid's thread, and decide which would make the better host for World Cup 27. Ask any questions you may have to the prospective hosts to help you decide if you need to, whether in the thread or by TG.

The World Cup Committee (currently 51 nations) are eligible to vote for the proposal under current regulations. These nations are, in alphabetical order:

Andossa Se Mitrin Vega
Ariddia
Audioslavia
Bettia
Casari
Collonie
Commerce Heights
Cuation
Druida
Eauz
Elrich
Giant Zucchini
Hockey Canada
Hypocria
Jeruselem
Kaze Progressa
Kericia
Krytenia
Legalese
Lethislavania
Liverpool England
Milchama
Nanakaland
Nedalia
Oglethorpia
Oliverry
One Red Dot
Pastorville
PopularFreedom
Praying2God
Rejistania
Sarzonia
Spaam
Spruitland
Squornshelous
Starblaydia
System Karela
Tadjikistan
Tanah Burung
The Lowland Clans
The Macabees
The Weegies
Total n Utter Insanity
Turori
Vilita
Yafor 2

Anathematic Republics, Alasdair I Frosticus, Bedistan, Fmjphoenix, New Montreal States and The Archregimancy are ineligible to vote, being candidates/puppets of candidates. Those nations with puppets also in the WCC (Vilita/Turori, Milchama/Collonie etc) will be allowed one vote per user.

All votes should be sent to me (Starblaydia) via telegram, IRC, MSN, or some similar method.

The voting period begins now and will end Saturday, February 25th, 2006 at Midnight GMT.

Simeone Di Bradini (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Simeone_Di_Bradini)
World Cup Committee President

At the podium once more, four years after the last time, Simeone Di Bradini stands with the tacky golden envelope containing the names of the host nations for World Cup 27.

"Well, folks," he says to the camera, "wasn't that last one fun? I knew it would be just like that. I hate to say I told you so..." He chuckles. "But now, onto business. Bedistan and Fmjphoenix have pitted themselves against The Archregimancy and New Montreal States for the honour of hosting the twenty-seventh World Cup. And now, after voting by the World Cup Committee, I can officially reveal the results."

A ripple of applause went around the room as the cameras focussed on the main bidders.

"And the hosts," he began, opening the envelope, "of World Cup Twenty-Seven, will be..."

"Atlantian Oceania's very own World Champions, Bedistan, and their bid-partners Fmjphoenix! Congratulations to the hosts of World Cup Twenty-Seven and thankyou to The Archregimancy and New Montreal States. See you there in Atlantian Oceania!"

World Cup 28 Host Vote

To all involved National Football Associations and equivalents,

With the World Cup 27 Finals fast approaching, the hosts for the next glorious World Cup of Football now need to be decided. There are three, count 'em, three pairs of hosts bidding for the honour of hosting this tournament. The three bids are:

The Archregimancy and New Montreal States (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=474241)

Liverpool England and The Macabees (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=474238)

Schiavonia and Tadjikistan (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=474170)

Please read each bid's thread, and decide which would make the best host for World Cup 28. Ask any questions you may have to the prospective hosts to help you decide if you need to, whether in the thread or by TG.

The World Cup Committee (currently 51 users) are eligible to vote for the proposal under current regulations. These nations are, in alphabetical order:

* Andossa Se Mitrin Vega
* Apologetic Kittens
* Ariddia
* Audioslavia
* Bazalonia
* Bedistan
* Bettia
* Casari
* Cataduanes
* Commerce Heights
* Cuation
* Dance 2 Revolution
* Eauz
* Elrich
* Fmjphoenix
* Giant Zucchini
* Hypocria
* Jeruselem
* Kaze Progressa
* Kericia
* Krytenia
* Legalese
* Lethislavania
* Liverpool England
* McPsychoville
* Milchama/Collonie
* Nedalia
* New Montreal States
* Oglethorpia
* Oliverry
* One Red Dot
* Pastorville/Praying2God
* Rejistania
* Sarzonia/Majeristan
* Schiavonia/Druida
* Spaam
* Spruitland
* Squornshelous
* Starblaydia
* Tadjikistan
* Tanah Burung
* The Archregimancy/Alasdair I Frosticus
* The Islands of Qutar
* The Kazoo Peoples
* The Lowland Clans
* The Macabees
* Total n Utter Insanity
* Vilita/Turori
* Wentland
* Yafor 2

Cup of Harmony for WC27 Host Vote

Liverpool England and The Macabees (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=474238)

or

Spaam (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=474303)

Eligible voters (the EWCC - i.e. former hosts of World Cups):

* Ariddia
* Alasdair I Frosticus
* Total n Utter Insanity
* Tanah Burung
* Audioslavia
* Oglethorpia
* Bedistan
* One Red Dot
* Giant Zucchini
* Kaze Progressa
* Rejistania
* Eauz
* Vilita/Turori
* Starblaydia
* Lethislavania
* Legalese
* Krytenia
* Commerce Heights
* Oliverry
* Fmjphoenix

All votes should be sent to me (Starblaydia) via telegram, IRC, MSN, or some similar method.

The voting period begins now and will end Friday 30th March, 2006 at Midnight GMT.

Simeone Di Bradini (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Simeone_Di_Bradini)
World Cup Committee President

Simeone Di Bradini, World Cup Committee President, was striding past the assembled press corp, who were all flashing their bulbs and yelling random questions at him: except one.

One question wasn't so random.

"Mister Di Bradini!" The voice yelled in a distinctive Legalite accent, for some reason it made him turn around.

"Billy McPhay, Numalian Explorer Daily," The words spilled off his tongue like he'd said them a million times, tripping over into his question, "we have evidence that the nation of Spaam has been chosen to host the Cup of Harmony! Is this true?"

Simeone was taken aback. No-one should know that quite yet, much less be blurting it out in front of the various media men from nations such as Spruitland, Krytenia, Casari and Schiavonia.

"Numalian Explorer Daily has the Harmony Scoop!" McPhay cried out again. "Read all about it in the evening edition!"

"Okay!" Yelled Simeone. "You've got the scoop, alright. Spaam will host the Cup of Harmony for World Cup Twenty-Seven. By Six votes to Three, over Liverpool England and the Macabees with one abstain."

"And the World Cup itself?" Simeone thought on this question for a while. Bugger it, he thought, I'm not running for President again after this.

"The Orthodox bid of The Archregimancy and New Montreal States will host World Cup Twenty-Eight, after gaining thirteen votes to Druida/Tadjikistan's eleven. Liverpool England and the Macabees received two votes."

Right, now he was off to get pissed.

edit:

"Druida, Mister Di Bradini?"

"Hm?" Simeone frowned. "Schiavonia. Whatever, they didn't win."

Official Presidential Announcement

Nominations for the position of World Cup Committee President, to serve for World Cups 28, 29, and 30, shall now begin.

Fifty (50) users are eligible to nominate under current regulations. These are:

Rules for WCC President Nominations

* You may nominate one, and only one, candidate.
* You may not nominate yourself.
* A candidate must receive at least two nominations to become a candidate.
* A candidate may refuse nominations.

These users are, in alphabetical order:
* Andossa Se Mitrin Vega
* Apologetic Kittens
* Ariddia
* Audioslavia
* Bazalonia
* Bedistan
* Bettia
* Casari
* Cataduanes
* Commerce Heights
* Cuation
* Dance 2 Revolution
* Eauz
* Elrich
* Fmjphoenix
* Giant Zucchini
* Hypocria
* Jeruselem
* Kaze Progressa
* Kericia
* Krytenia
* Legalese
* Lethislavania
* Liverpool England
* McPsychoville
* Milchama/Collonie
* Nedalia
* New Montreal States
* Oglethorpia
* Oliverry
* One Red Dot
* Pastorville/Praying2God
* Rejistania
* Sarzonia/Majeristan
* Schiavonia/Druida
* Spaam
* Spruitland
* Squornshelous
* Starblaydia
* Tadjikistan
* Tanah Burung
* The Archregimancy/Alasdair I Frosticus
* The Islands of Qutar
* The Kazoo Peoples
* The Lowland Clans
* The Macabees
* Total n Utter Insanity
* Vilita/Turori
* Wentland
* Yafor 2

All nominations should be sent to me (Starblaydia) via telegram, IRC, or some similar method.

The nomination period begins now and will end Saturday, April 22nd at 18:00 GMT.

Official Presidential Announcement

Voting for the position of World Cup Committee President, to serve for World Cups 28, 29, and 30, shall now begin.

There are two (2) candidates. These are, in alphabetical order:
* Legalese
* Starblaydia

Forty-Eight (48) users are eligible to vote under current regulations. These are:

These users are, in alphabetical order:
* Andossa Se Mitrin Vega
* Apologetic Kittens
* Ariddia
* Audioslavia
* Bazalonia
* Bedistan
* Bettia
* Casari
* Cataduanes
* Commerce Heights
* Cuation
* Dance 2 Revolution
* Eauz
* Elrich
* Fmjphoenix
* Giant Zucchini
* Hypocria
* Jeruselem
* Kaze Progressa
* Kericia
* Krytenia
* Lethislavania
* Liverpool England
* McPsychoville
* Milchama/Collonie
* Nedalia
* New Montreal States
* Oglethorpia
* Oliverry
* One Red Dot
* Pastorville/Praying2God
* Rejistania
* Sarzonia/Majeristan
* Schiavonia/Druida
* Spaam
* Spruitland
* Squornshelous
* Tadjikistan
* Tanah Burung
* The Archregimancy/Alasdair I Frosticus
* The Islands of Qutar
* The Kazoo Peoples
* The Lowland Clans
* The Macabees
* Total n Utter Insanity
* Vilita/Turori
* Wentland
* Yafor 2

All nominations should be sent to me (Starblaydia) via telegram, IRC, or some similar method.

The nomination period begins now and will end Saturday, April 29th at 20:00 GMT.

Official Presidential Announcement
From Some Schiavonian named Harvey Alfredo

[23:10] Schiavonia is now known as Harvey_Alfredo
[23:10] Harvey_Alfredo: Hello
[23:11] Harvey_Alfredo: It's the vote collector guy from the SFF here
[23:11] Harvey_Alfredo: with the results of the WCC Presidential vote
[23:12] Harvey_Alfredo: Turnout was low, at just 24%
[23:12] Starblaydia is now known as Giovanni_Lopez
[23:12] Harvey_Alfredo: but, by a clear margain of seven votes to five
[23:12] Giovanni_Lopez coughs and pushes SDB out of the nearest door
[23:13] Casari: there were 12 total votes? =p
[23:13] Harvey_Alfredo: yup
[23:13] Harvey_Alfredo: that's it
[23:13] Pacitalia: Star wins 7-5
[23:13] Harvey_Alfredo: I haven't said who won yet :P
[23:13] Casari: we def. put tons of importance on the position
[23:14] Harvey_Alfredo: heh
[23:14] Giovanni_Lopez got at least five. whether that actual number is 5 or 7 has yet to be published
[23:14] Harvey_Alfredo: In the words of somebody else not that long ago...
[23:14] Harvey_Alfredo: [23:14] <Pacitalia> Star wins 7-5
[23:15] Giovanni_Lopez chuckles, quite genuinuely
[23:15] Harvey_Alfredo: Starblaydia continues as WCC President!
[23:15] Casari: I think we need to look at this differently
[23:15] Pacitalia: I have my sources.
[23:15] Giovanni_Lopez: you have a 50/50 chance
[23:15] Pacitalia is now known as Paci|OutAtBucks
[23:15] Giovanni_Lopez is now known as Starblaydia
[23:15] Casari: 75% of the WCC members don't care about the presidency =p
[23:16] Harvey_Alfredo: or didn't realise what was going on
[23:16] Starblaydia: Casari: 75% of the WCC members don't care about the president <-- fixed your typo
[23:16] Casari: aye
[23:16] Harvey_Alfredo: maybe a lot of them thought that both of the candidates were equally incapable :P

So, Starblaydia (that's me) retains the Presidency, and Giovanni Lopez will ICly and OOCly be ignored by all and sundry for another three cups. Hoorah.

[OOC: Even though Star is technically back from his weekend away, I'll do the honors, as per the last call for bids]

Sal Langston's quiet friday was interrupted by his secretary. "Message from the World Cup Committee, via the Starblaydi Football Federation, Mr. Langston."

Sal blinked. "For me? Why would the WCC have anything to talk about. I already put forward the news on next year's Baptism of Fire."

"Actually, sir, it's not for you" continued the secretary. "It's actually for the Vice President of the World Cup Committee, who, of course, comes out of the Legalese delegation."

"I still don't know how we got nominated for the Presidency," muttered the Executive Director, before continuing. "Shouldn't that go to Jordan, down in Bellona?"

"No sir, he only wanted the job if we happened to win over Lopez and the Starblaydi delegation. He's back full-time running Oatka United."

Sal thought quickly, before making a decision. "Here, I'll take the letter for now, and see what Giovanni wants."

After a moments pause, in which Sal opens and reads the document, he continues: "eh, so Lopez taking a holiday, as they call it? Typical, with the Cup of Harmony stuff to be decided. Now, who should I get to run this?"

His secretary had no real response, other than that it wasn't something she knew much about.

"Alright then, let me go find ourselves a vice president."

Sal walked down the hall, looking for the first person he saw. It turned out he'd have to look down, as that person was only about 4 1/2 feet tall. He stopped the person with a greeting: "Hey Rickey, how are you today?"

"Hi Uncle Sal!" said the 12-year old son of Rocco Comienze, the Legalese National Team Coach. "I'm doing great! We got to play outside in recess today. I won the game of gladiators."

Sal let the last comment pass, figuring it didn't involve swords and disfigurement. "So, kiddo, how would you like to do something for me?"

Moments later, with the statment signed, Rickey ran back towards his dad's office. "Hey dad! Guess what I am now!"

The statement signed by Ricky Comienze, though typed by "Uncle Sal's" secretary, went like this:


To: All members of the World Cup Committee
From: Rickey Comienze, Vice President of the WCC

Ladies and Gentlemen,

With the deadline for bids for the Ninteenth Cup of Harmony having passed, and hearing no objections from the Emergency World Cup Committee, I, acting on behalf of President Lopez, award the hosting duties of the Cup of Harmony to Schiavonia and Spaam. The hosts may begin preparations as soon as possible.

Yours,

Rickey Comienze
Vice President
World Cup Committee

World Cup 29 Host Vote

To all involved National Football Associations and equivalents,

With the World Cup 28 Finals well under way, the hosts for the next glorious World Cup of Football now need to be decided. There are two pairs of hosts bidding for the honour of hosting this tournament. The two bids are:


Krytenia and Casari (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=483210) (aka: KC and the World Cup Band)

Schiavonia and The Islands of Qutar (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=483000) (aka: Schiavonia and The Islands of Qutar)

Please read each bid's thread, and decide which would make the best host for World Cup 29. Ask any questions you may have to the prospective hosts to help you decide if you need to, whether in the thread or by TG.

The World Cup Committee (minus candidates, currently 55 users) are eligible to vote for the proposal under current regulations. These nations are, in alphabetical order:

Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
Algal States
Andossa Se Mitrin Vega
Ariddia
Audioslavia
Bazalonia
Bedistan
Bettia
Cataduanes
Chicanada
Commerce Heights
CR Oscilloscopes
Cuation
Dance 2 Revolution
Dorian and Sonya
Eauz
Elrich
Fmjphoenix
Giant Zucchini
Haraki
Hypocria
Jeruselem
Kaze Progressa
Kericia
Legalese
Lethislavania
Liverpool England
Magnus Valerius
McPsychoville
Milchama/Collonie
Mr Chuck Norris
Nedalia
New Montreal States
Oglethorpia
Oliverry
One Red Dot
Pastorville/Praying2God
Qazox
Rejistania
Sarzonia
Spaam
Spruitland
Squornshelous
Starblaydia
Swilatia
Tadjikistan
Tanah Burung
The Lowland Clans
The Macabees
Total n Utter Insanity
Tynelia
Vilita/Turori
Vuam and Isma
Wentland
Yafor 2

All votes should be sent to me (Starblaydia) via telegram, IRC, MSN, or some similar method. You can also utilise Legalese for voting purposes. As there are so many potential voters, the possibility for filling up Giovanni Lopez's inbox is high, so: all voters will receive a confirmation TG upon collection of their vote.

The voting period begins now and will end Monday 29th May, 2006 at 8am GMT.

Giovanni Lopez (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Giovanni_Lopez)
World Cup Committee President
World Cup 25 Winner

World Cup 29 Hosts Announcement

With a 'massive' thirty-five votes received out of fifty-five, the next hosts of the World Cup, our 29th edition, will be:

Krytenia and Casari (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=483210) (aka: KC and the World Cup Band)

The World Cup Band won twenty-five votes. Schiavonia and Quatar won nine votes, and there was one abstain. See you all in back in Atlantian Oceania where Starblaydia will attempt to defend their second trophy!

Giovanni Lopez (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Giovanni_Lopez)
World Cup Committee President
World Cup 25 Winner

World Cup 30 Host Vote

To all involved National Football Associations and equivalents,

With the World Cup 29 Final staring us in the face, the hosts for the next glorious World Cup of Football now need to be decided. There are two pairs of hosts bidding for the honour of hosting this tournament. The two bids are:


Schiavonia and The Islands of Qutar (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=491219)

Starblaydia and Rejistania (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=492798) (aka: RejisStar)

Please read each bid's thread, and decide which would make the best host for World Cup 29. Ask any questions you may have to the prospective hosts to help you decide if you need to, whether in the thread or by TG.

The World Cup Committee (minus candidates, currently 57 users) are eligible to vote for the proposal under current regulations. These nations are, in alphabetical order:

Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
Andossa Se Mitrin Vega
Ariddia
Audioslavia
Bazalonia/Atheistic Right
Bedistan
Bettia
Casari
Cataduanes
Chicanada
Commerce Heights
Cuation
Dance 2 Revolution
Dorian and Sonya
Eauz
Elrich
Fmjphoenix
Geisenfried
Giant Zucchini
Haraki
Harlesburg
Jeruselem
Kaze Progressa
Krytenia
Legalese
Lethislavania
Lisburn Mateys
Liverpool England
Magnus Valerius
McPsychoville
Milchama/Collonie
Mr Chuck Norris
Nedalia
New Montreal States
Northern Caesarea
Oglethorpia
Oliverry
One Red Dot
Praying2God/Pastorville
Qazox
Raging Penguins
Rorysville
Sarzonia
Spaam
Squornshelous
Swilatia
Tadjikistan
The Lowland Clans
The Macabees
Tinsuvilia
Total n Utter Insanity
Tynelia
Vilita/Turori
Virginia Nova
Vuam and Isma
Wentland
Yafor 2

All votes should be sent to (Krytenia) via telegram, IRC, MSN, or some similar method. As there are so many potential voters, the possibility for filling up Kry's inbox is high, so: all voters will receive a confirmation TG upon collection of their vote.

The voting period begins now and will end Friday 28th July, 2006 at Midnight GMT.

Giovanni Lopez (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Giovanni_Lopez)
World Cup Committee President
World Cup 25 Winner

Official Presidential Announcement

Nominations for the position of World Cup Committee President, to serve for World Cups 31, 32, and 33, shall now begin.

Sixty (60) users are eligible to nominate under current regulations. These are:

Rules for WCC President Nominations

* You may nominate one, and only one, candidate.
* You may not nominate yourself.
* A candidate must receive at least two nominations to become a candidate.
* A candidate may refuse nominations.

These users are, in alphabetical order:
* Andossa Se Mitrin Vega
* Ariddia
* Audioslavia
* Bazalonia
* Becquerelia
* Bedistan
* Bettia
* Casari
* Cataduanes
* Chicanada/Risa-Aramour
* Commerce Heights
* Cuation
* Dance 2 Revolution
* Dorian and Sonya
* Eauz
* Elves Security Forces
* Fmjphoenix
* Geisenfried
* Giant Zucchini
* Green wombat
* Haraki
* Iansisle
* Jeruselem
* Kaze Progressa
* Krytenia
* Legalese
* Lethislavania
* Lisburn Mateys
* Liverpool England
* Magnus Valerius
* Milchama
* Nedalia
* New Montreal States
* Nikea
* Northern Caesarea
* Oglethorpia
* Oliverry
* One Red Dot
* Qazox/Sativaville
* Quakmybush
* Raging Penguins
* Rejistania/System Karela
* Rorysville/Marcaeu State
* Sarzonia
* Schiavonia
* Sliponia
* Spaam
* Squornshelous
* Starblaydia
* Tadjikistan
* The Archregimancy/Alasdair I Frosticus
* The Islands of Qutar
* The Lowland Clans
* Total n Utter Insanity
* Tynelia/Tessan
* United Island Empires
* Vilita/Turori
* Virginia Nova
* Vuam and Isma
* Wentland


All nominations should be sent to me (Starblaydia) via telegram, IRC, or some similar method.

The nomination period begins now and will end Monday, September 4th at Midnight GMT.

Official Presidential Announcement

Voting for the position of World Cup Committee President, to serve for World Cups 31, 32, and 33, shall now begin.

Fifty-six (56) nations are eligible to vote under current regulations. (Remember, puppets do not get to vote. Candidates have been removed from the list because they can't vote for themselves anyway, and why would they want to vote for an opposing candidate?) These nations are, in alphabetical order:

* Andossa Se Mitrin Vega
* Ariddia
* Audioslavia
* Bazalonia
* Becquerelia
* Bettia
* Cataduanes
* Chicanada/Risa-Aramour
* Commerce Heights
* Cuation
* Dance 2 Revolution
* Dorian and Sonya
* Eauz
* Elves Security Forces
* Fmjphoenix
* Geisenfried
* Giant Zucchini
* Green wombat
* Haraki
* Iansisle
* Jeruselem
* Kaze Progressa
* Krytenia
* Legalese
* Lethislavania
* Lisburn Mateys
* Liverpool England
* Magnus Valerius
* Milchama
* Nedalia
* New Montreal States
* Nikea
* Northern Caesarea
* Oglethorpia
* Oliverry
* One Red Dot
* Qazox/Sativaville
* Raging Penguins
* Rejistania/System Karela
* Rorysville/Marcaeu State
* Sarzonia
* Schiavonia
* Sliponia
* Spaam
* Squornshelous
* Tadjikistan
* The Islands of Qutar
* The Lowland Clans
* Total n Utter Insanity
* Tynelia/Tessan
* United Island Empires
* Vilita/Turori
* Virginia Nova
* Vuam and Isma
* Wentland
* Yafor 2

There are five (5) candidates. These are, in alphabetical order:
The Archregimancy/Alasdair I Frosticus Bedistan Casari Quakmybush Starblaydia

All votes should be sent to Rejistania via telegram, IRC, or some similar method.

The voting period begins now and will end Monday, 11th September Midnight GMT. And all concerned will receive a telegram informing them of this most important vote.

With the Presidential Election supposedly concluded, incumbent President Giovanni Lopez of Starblaydia and some Monk from The Archregimancy were tied on 10 votes each.

Will all WCC members please cast a vote for either of the two candidates, sending your vote to Rejistania (http://www.nationstates.net/Rejistania) Voting ends on Sunday 17th Spetember at Midnight UTC.

World Cup 31 Host Vote

To all involved National Football Associations and equivalents,

With World Cup 30 already reaching the knockout stage, the hosts for the next glorious World Cup of Football now need to be decided. There a massive five pairs of hosts bidding for the honour of hosting this tournament. The five bids are:


ViLC - Vilita and The Lowland Clans (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=497489)
Quakmybush and Rejistania (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=497684)
Liverpool England and Milchama (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=498168)
Dance2Spaam - Dance 2 Revolution and Spaam (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=498015)
BazTur - Bazalonia and Turori (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=497710)



Please read each bid's thread, and decide which would make the best host for World Cup 31. Ask any questions you may have to the prospective hosts to help you decide if you need to, whether in the thread or by TG.

The World Cup Committee (minus candidates, currently 50 users) are eligible to vote for the proposal under current regulations. These nations are, in alphabetical order:

Andossa Se Mitrin Vega
Ariddia
Audioslavia
Becquerelia
Bedistan
Bettia
Casari
Cataduanes
Chicanada/Risa-Aramour
Commerce Heights
Cuation
Dorian and Sonya
Eauz
Elves Security Forces
Fmjphoenix
Geisenfried
Giant Zucchini
Green wombat
Haraki
Iansisle
Jeruselem
Krytenia
Legalese
Lethislavania
Lisburn Mateys
Magnus Valerius
Nedalia
New Montreal States
Nikea
Northern Caesarea
Oliverry
One Red Dot
Qazox/Sativaville
Raging Penguins
Rorysville/Marcaeu State
Sarzonia
Schiavonia
Sliponia
Squornshelous
Starblaydia
Tadjikistan
The Archregimancy/Alasdair I Frosticus
The Islands of Qutar
Total n Utter Insanity
Tynelia/Tessan
United Island Empires
Virginia Nova
Vuam and Isma
Wentland
Yafor 2

All votes should be sent to me (Starblaydia) via telegram, IRC, MSN, or some similar method. As there are so many potential voters, the possibility for filling up my inbox is high, so: all voters will receive a confirmation TG upon collection of their vote.

The voting period begins now and will end when the World Cup 30 Final result is posted.

Giovanni Lopez (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Giovanni_Lopez),
World Cup 25 Winner,
Two-Term World Cup Committee President

"No, I'm not going to tell you the current standing of the vote," Giovanni 'Two-term' Lopez (self-titled, of course) was speaking on the phone to a member of the Spaamanian Football Association, "it just wouldn't be right."

...

"Yes, I know you've guessed at your number of votes, but-"

...

"Look, it's seventeen-two-zero-zero-zero, as far as votes for the bids go, but I'm not going to say any-"

...

"No, that doesn't necessarily mean you have the two."

...

"Yes, yes, I'm sure it's all one big Atlantian Oceanian conspiracy against your good FIFAian and Heartlander selves. Obviously, I'm looking at the vote tally now and I can neither confirm nor deny."

...

"Well if you conceed, I can do that, Erc." Gio sat up in his seat, "are you sure?"

...

"Well then, I'll close the voting and announce the winner. Thankyou Mister Ellery, Goodbye."


World Cup 31 Hosts Announcement

With a nineteen votes out of fifty received, and one side clearly in the lead by an enormous margin, one of our bids has conceeded and there is a clear winner. After a frenzied period of voting, followed by days of none, the next hosts of the World Cup, our 31st edition, have been decided. They will be:

Vilita and The Lowland Clans (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=497489) (aka: ViLC)

ViLC won nineteen votes. Dance2Spaam won two votes, and there were no votes for the other three bids. See you all in back in Atlantian Oceania for the thirty-first World Cup!

Giovanni Lopez (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Giovanni_Lopez)
Two-time World Cup Committee President
World Cup 25 Winner

World Cup 32 Host Vote

To all involved National Football Associations and equivalents,

With World Cup 31 already finished, the hosts for the next glorious World Cup of Football now need to be decided. There two pairs of hosts bidding for the honour of hosting this tournament. The two bids are:

* Dance2Spaam - Dance 2 Revolution and Spaam
* Milchama and Geisenfried


Please read each bid's thread, and decide which would make the best host for World Cup 32. Ask any questions you may have to the prospective hosts to help you decide if you need to, whether in the thread or by TG.

The World Cup Committee (minus candidates, currently 52 users) are eligible to vote for the proposal under current regulations. These nations are, in alphabetical order:

* Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
* Ariddia
* Audioslavia
* Aurendia
* Az-Cz
* Bazalonia/The Mice of Miceland
* Bedistan
* Bettia
* Casari
* Cataduanes
* Chicanada
* Commerce Heights
* Cuation
* Delesa
* Eauz
* Elven Security Forces/Demot
* Errinundera
* Eseck
* Fmjphoenix
* Green Wombat
* Jeruselem
* Krytenia
* Lethislavania
* Lisburn Mateys
* Liverpool England
* Marion Oaks 2
* New Montreal States
* Northern Caesarea
* Oliverry
* One Red Dot
* Qazox/Sativaville
* Quakmybush
* Raging Penguins
* Rejistania/System Karela
* Ropa-Topia
* Rorysville
* Schiavonia
* Sel Appa
* Spindomia
* Spruitland
* Squornshelous
* Starblaydia
* The Islands of Qutar
* The Lowland Clans
* Total n Utter Insanity
* Tynelia/Tessan
* Vilita/Turori
* Wentland


All votes should be sent to me (Starblaydia) via telegram, IRC, MSN, or some similar method. As there are so many potential voters, the possibility for filling up my inbox is high, so: all voters will receive a confirmation TG upon collection of their vote.

The voting period begins now and will end on Sunday 3rd December, at Midnight BST.

Giovanni Lopez,
World Cup 25 Winner,
Two-Term World Cup Committee President

World Cup 32 Host Announcement

With twenty-one votes out of fifty-two received the next hosts of the World Cup, our 32nd edition, have been decided. They will be:

Geisenfried and Milchama (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=508642)

G/M won twelve votes. Dance2Spaam won eight votes, and there were two abstentions. See you all in back in Atlantian Oceania for the thirty-second World Cup!

Giovanni Lopez (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Giovanni_Lopez)
Two-time World Cup Committee President
World Cup 25 Winner[/QUOTE]

World Cup 33 Host Vote

To all involved National Football Associations and equivalents,

With World Cup 32 already in its final stages, the hosts for the next glorious World Cup of Football now need to be decided. There are three pairs of hosts bidding for the honour of hosting this tournament. The three bids are:


CasFM - Casari and Fmjphoenix (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514331)
Qu-ak - Quakmybush and Az-cz (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514966) (perhaps the least-publicised bid ever, see post below)
UNICODE - The HURD and Commerce Heights JSY (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514577)


Please read each bid's thread, and decide which would make the best host for World Cup 33. Ask any questions you may have to the prospective hosts to help you decide if you need to, whether in the thread or by TG.



KPB Modification Vote
The question is simple and long-debated: 'Should the Qualifying bonus for the teams that make it to the World Cup proper be reduced from 5 to 3?'

Now TG me your answer.



Presidential Nomination Vote
Nominations for the position of World Cup Committee President, to serve for World Cups 34, 35, and 36, shall now begin.

The reign of glorious uber-President Giovanni Lopez will end upon completion of World Cup 33, and a new President needs to be decided on. No nomination will be accepted by the current President nation, Starblaydia, as I have no damn time for RPing my own team, let alone doing this job too.

Rules for WCC President Nominations

You may nominate one, and only one, candidate.
You may not nominate yourself.
A candidate must receive at least two nominations to become a candidate.
A candidate may refuse nominations.



The World Cup Committee (minus candidates, currently 50 users) are eligible to vote for the hosts (except the four bidding users Cas, CH, Fmj and Rejis), KPB proposal and to nominate a President under current regulations. These nations are, in alphabetical order:

Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
Ariddia
Assegai Developments
Audioslavia
Aurendia
Az-cz
Bazalonia
Bedistan
Bettia
Casari
Commerce Heights/Commerce Heights JSY
Cuation
Dance 2 Revolution
Eauz
Elves Security Forces/Demot
Errinundera
Fmjphoenix
Geisenfried
Green wombat
Jeruselem
Krytenia
Lethislavania
Lisburn Mateys
Liverpool England
Milchama
New Montreal States
Northern Caesarea
Okielahoma
Oliverry
One Red Dot
Qazox/Sativaville
Quakmybush/Bushes Been Quaked
Rejistania
Ropa-Topia
Rorysville
Schiavonia
Schiavonia
Sel Appa
Spaam
Spindomia
Spruitland
Squornshelous
Starblaydia
The Archregimancy
The Islands of Qutar
The Lowland Clans
Total n Utter Insanity
Tynelia
Vilita/Turori
Wentland

All votes should be sent to me (Starblaydia) via telegram, IRC, MSN, or some similar method. As there are so many potential voters, the possibility for filling up my inbox is high, so: all voters will receive a confirmation TG upon collection of their vote. And please do try to put all three of your decisions into the one TG, thanks.

The voting period begins now and will end on Wednesday 31st January, at Midnight GMT.

Giovanni Lopez (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Giovanni_Lopez),
World Cup 25 Winner,
Two-Term World Cup Committee President

NOTE TO ALL VOTERS ::


The following bid was left out of the above announcement:

Star, you forgot the Quakmybush/Az-Cz bid.

Qu-ak WC33 Hosting Bid (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514966)

World Cup 33 Host Announcement

With nineteen votes out of forty-four received the next hosts of the World Cup, our 33rd edition, have been decided. They will be:

Qu-ak - Quakmybush and Az-cz (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514966)

Qu-ak won eleven votes. CasFM won six votes and UNICODE nary a one. There were two abstentions. Once again we'll all be in back in Atlantian Oceania for the thirty-third World Cup!


KPB Modification Announcement

With eighteen votes received, the motion to reduce the Qualifying bonus from 5 to 3 has been passed. This will apply from World Cup 33's Qualifiers onwards.

There were fourteen votes For, three votes Against and one Abstention.


Presidential Vote Announcement

Eight different nations were nominated, and of those, Ariddia, Bazalonia and Casari received two or more votes.

All WCC voters now have until Thursday 8th February, at Midnight GMT to cast their vote for the new President.

Giovanni Lopez (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Giovanni_Lopez)
Two-time World Cup Committee President
World Cup 25 Winner

World Cup 34 Sign-ups (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=518703)are now open!

In other news...

Since we have 2 contenders for BoF Hosting. There will be a Presidential desicion as to the BoF host

Candidate 1: Sel & Bostopia
Candidate 2: Cafundéu

A decision will come soon and will be based upon bids and any further information asked of the candidates.

No voting necessary

This has been an edited message from the President of the WCC

Voting for WC Hosts is about to start in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1...

Yep, That's right The Voting for the Hosts for the 34th World Cup are starting now...

You might want to find out about the bids by clicking the links below...

BazTur(d) WC34 Hosting Bid (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=520591) - Bazalonia and Turori
The Grumpy Old Fogey's (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=520084) - Ariddia and Alasdair I Frosticus
ESLC (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=520572) - ESF and TLC

As for sending the votes. As both the WCC President (that's moi) and the WCC Vice President (an old fogey :p ) have both placed bids. Another party has been chosen to tally the votes. But who to send them to? Well, Why not the hosts of the current World Cup? Yes, that's right all votes for the World Cup will need to be TGed to Az-cz (www.nationstates.net/Az-cz)

Only the following nations are eligble to vote (having submitted rosters for WC33 and 32 - bidee nations)

These Are...


Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
Ariddia
Assegai Developments
Audioslavia
Az-Cz
Bazalonia
Bedistan
Bettia
Bostopia
Cafundéu
Casari
Commerce Heights/Commerce Heights JSY
Dance 2 Revolution
Eauz
Elves Secuirty Forces/Demot
Errinundera
Fmjphoenix
Fort Europe
Geisenfried
Green Wombat
Jeruselem
Kingsford
Krytenia
Lethislavania
Liverpool England
Milchama
Oglethorpia
Oliverry
Qazox
Quakmybush\Bushes Been Quaked
Rejistania\The HURD
Ropa-Topia
Sativaville
Schiavonia/Druida
Sel Appa
Spaam
Squornshelous
Starblaydia
The Lowland Clans
Total n Utter Insanity
Tynelia
Wentland
Yafor 2



Usually this would be completed at the end of the World Cup but I am extending the vote by 4 days after the World Cup has ended because of the recent creation of 2 of the 3 bid threads.

If you believe you should be on the list but are not, please provide evidence of supplying a roster for both the 32nd and the 33rd World Cups to myself via TG. Thank you.

Noz-Tf strides to the podium.

"First I would like to thank the entire world football community for the great privilege of hosting the World Cup 33 and the wonderful experience I had. It is my great duty to announce that the next world cup host will be:

The Grumpy Old Fogeys


With 21 of the possible votes cast, Ariddia and The Holy Empire recieved nine votes, Bazalonia & Turori seven, and Elves Security Forces and The Lowland Clans five.

The cup will be returning to it's birthplaces and leaving Atlantian Oceania. See you there."

James Gaines comes to the same Podium after Noz-Tf stops down and thanks the -FA for taking on this tremendous responsibility.

Congratulations to the hosts, Ariddia and The Archregimency

Official Presidential Announcement.

Voting Now Open!

What do you vote for?

There will be 2 things voted for.

1. New WCC Rules!

options are..

a. Commerce Heights Proposal (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12463149&postcount=8362)
b. Legalese Proposal (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12463156&postcount=8363)
c. Current Rules (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/World_Cup_Committee#The_Rules)

An Abstention in this vote will not be counted but is essentially a vote for the status quo.

2. Alteration of KPB Bonus,

From 2/3 of total points available to 3/4 of total points available. Please vote Yay or Nay.

How to Vote

Please contact me via TG, email, on IRC or other method and Give your votes for both. If you only vote for one it will still be valid however your other vote will be taken if you abstained.


When Will Voting End?

Exactly a Week from now, 7 days from when this is posted the voting will end and the results will be published.

When will these rules take effect?

Vote 1 will take effect for WC35
Vote 2, should this be successful the hosts for WC34 and on will benefit from this vote. This will not be retro-active.

Who can Vote?

The Following people are eligble to vote:


Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
Ariddia
Assegai Developments
Az-cz
Bazalonia
Bedistan
Bettia
Bostopia
Cafundéu
Casari
Commerce Heights/Commerce Heights JSY
Dance 2 Revolution
Elves Secuirty Forces/Demot
Errinundera
Fmjphoenix
Fort Europe
Geisenfried
Green Wombat
Jeruselem
Kingsford
Krytenia
Liverpool England
Milchama
New Montreal States
Oliverry
Qazox
Quakmybush\Bushes Been Quaked
Rejistania\The HURD
Ropa-Topia
Sativaville
Schiavonia
Sel Appa
Squornshelous
Starblaydia
The Lowland Clans
Total n Utter Insanity
Tynelia
Vilita/Turori
Wentland
Yafor 2



I am looking forward to hearing from you!

Yep the votes are in

13 people have vote, 1 has abstained from each vote (though different people)

Vote 1:

New WCC Rules:

Results
Commerce Heights Proposal 1093: 8
Legalese Re-write: 2
Current Rules: 2
Abstention: 1
Non-voters: 27

The new rules will take effect at the end of the Current World Cup

Vote 2:

Increase Host Qualification KPB Bonus from 2/3rds to 3/4ths

Yes: 5
No: 7
Abstention: 1
Non-Voters: 27

The proposal has failed

Official Presidential Announcement.

Voting Now Open!

What do you vote for?

There will be 1 item to vote for...

World Cup Host Bid/Selection Process

Your options are...

1. Vilitan Proposal (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12458856&postcount=8329)
2. Current Process

How to Vote

Please contact me via TG, email, on IRC or other method and Give your votes for both. If you only vote for one it will still be valid however your other vote will be taken if you abstained.


When Will Voting End?

Exactly a Week from now, 7 days from when this is posted the voting will end and the results will be published.

When will these rules take effect?

Should this be successful it will be implemented for World Cup 35.

Who can Vote?

The Following people are eligble to vote:


Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
Ariddia
Assegai Developments
Az-cz
Bazalonia
Bedistan
Bettia
Bostopia
Cafundéu
Casari
Commerce Heights/Commerce Heights JSY
Dance 2 Revolution
Elves Secuirty Forces/Demot
Errinundera
Fmjphoenix
Fort Europe
Geisenfried
Green Wombat
Jeruselem
Kingsford
Krytenia
Liverpool England
Milchama
New Montreal States
Oliverry
Qazox
Quakmybush\Bushes Been Quaked
Rejistania\The HURD
Ropa-Topia
Sativaville
Schiavonia
Sel Appa
Squornshelous
Starblaydia
The Lowland Clans
Total n Utter Insanity
Tynelia
Vilita/Turori
Wentland
Yafor 2



I am looking forward to hearing from you!

Results are now in...

With a total whitewash and a stagering 83% of the vote the vilitan proposal for Host Bid Process has passed. There were 2 dessenters out of the 12 people that had voted.

Ariddian Announcement.

Co-President official announcement

Voting for hosts and proposals is now closed. And...

World Cup 35 hosting

Bid B (Baz/TLC) received 11 votes (64.71%)
Bid A (Quak/Oli) received 6 votes (35.29%)

There were no abstaining votes.

Therefore hosting rights for World Cup 35 go to... BAZALONIA AND THE LOWLAND CLANS. Congratulations!

Proposal 1094

There were 14 votes (82.35%) cast in favour, 3 votes (17.65%) cast against, and 2 abstaining votes. Proposal 1094 is therefore adopted.

Proposal 1095

There were 11 votes (61.11%) cast in favour, 7 votes (38.89%) cast against, and 1 abstaining vote. Proposal 1095 is therefore adopted.

Official Presidential Announcement:

We have a new Semi Permanent BoF Host!

Congratulations TLC

Official Presidential Announcement

Since I have still only received one hosting bid by default they win.

The Hosts of World Cup 36... Are...

Commerce Heights and Cafundeu

Congratulations

Bid Proposal!

Bidders: Unified Capitalizt States (Capitalizt SLANI) and Cafundéu

Scorinator: A spreadsheet using the Schiavone International Scorinator formula (as used in World Cup 30) will be used.

Desired group structure: Ten groups of eight (fourteen matchdays); the top three teams from each group will advance. The first tiebreaker will be number of wins, followed by head-to-head results, goal difference, and goals scored.
Other group structures: Ten, twelve, or fifteen groups of any size, depending on the number of teams signed up. If there are ten groups, the top three teams from each group will advance. If there are twelve groups, the top two teams from each group will advance and the third-place teams will play a two-leg qualification playoff. If there are fifteen groups, the top two teams from each group will advance. Groups will have an even number of teams if possible, to avoid bye days.
Group draw: Pots based on KPB ranks will be used; the order of teams for scheduling purposes will be randomized.

Ranking details: KPB scores will be used rather than sequential ranks; pre-qualifying ranks will be used throughout the cup.

RP bonus: A bonus for the overall quality of each player’s RPs so far will be multiplied by a modifier for RPing “frequently,” “occasionally,” or “never.” Someone that posts one great RP will get a larger bonus than someone who posts poor RPs every day, but someone who posts great RPs frequently will not have an overwhelming advantage.
RPs posted during qualifying will be included in deterimining the bonus for the finals.

Official Presidential Announcement

The time for my term as president has ended, I call upon nominations for new presidents, this will be open for one week from today

Rules:
- You can only nominate one person
- You cannot nominate yourself
- Only people with 2 nominations will progress to the next stage of Presidential selection.
- TG or PM me on IRC your nominations

List of Eligible Voters:

Bazalonia/Atheistic Right
CH/CH JSY
Quakmybush
Wentland
Bostopia
Acapais
Qazox/Sativaville
ESF/Demot
Sel Appa/Veitau
Squornshelous
Az-cz/Ulzaxid
Schiavonia
Cookesland
St Samuel
Ariddia
Caf/Estresse Intenso
AD/Turruth Gordur
Jeruselem/Jeru FC
Tynelia/Jarris
Milchama
The Lowland Clans
Alasdair I Frosticus/ The Archreg
Rejistania/The HURD
Zwangzug
Bettia/ Northern Bettia
Errinundera
Kiryu-shi
Oliverry
Green wombat
Swilatia
Keyne Island
Kura-Pelland
Liverpool England
TnUI
Vephrall
Novapsolu

Official Presidential Announcement.

Voting Now Open!

What do you vote for?

There will be 2 things voted for.

1. New WCC President

7 people had received nominations. Schiavonia and Commerce Heights had received one nomination and so didn't meet the 2 or more nomination requirement, however that means 5 nations did. These nations are...

a. Bazalonia
b. Az-cz
c. The Archregimancy
d. Bettia
e. Ariddia


2. Repeal of Vilitan WC Bid and voting procedures,

Do you wish to repeal the Vilitan proposal but institute a French-style vooting system where the top 2 candidates go and run off in a second vote against each other, if no bid receives a majority in the first round?


How to Vote

Please contact me via TG, email, on IRC or other method and Give your votes for the repeal vote.

Due to the numbers of Presidential Candidates, for this vote I will institute a one off Australian Preferences voting system. Please put all 5 WCC Presidential nominee's in order 1,2,3,4,5 of preference. Should your first preference be knocked out due to low votes then your second preference will be used and so on... and the votes for this will be collected by Legalese/Novapsolu

Please note, people running for the position of WCC President may participate in the vote but only will be counted if all vote and vote correctly i.e. Submit all preferences.

When Will Voting End?

Exactly a Week from now, 7 days from when this is posted the voting will end and the results will be published.

When will these rules/Presidential selection take effect?

Both votes will take affect after World Cup 36 but before World Cup 37

Who can Vote?

The Following people are eligble to vote:


Acapais
AD/Turruth Gordur
Alasdair I Frosticus/ The Archreg
Ariddia
Az-cz/Ulzaxid
Bazalonia/Atheistic Right
Bettia/ Northern Bettia
Bostopia
Caf/Estresse Intenso
CH/CH JSY
Cookesland
Errinundera
ESF/Demot
Green wombat
Jeruselem/Jeru FC
Keyne Island
Kiryu-shi
Kura-Pelland
Liverpool England
Milchama
Novapsolu
Oliverry
Qazox/Sativaville
Quakmybush
Rejistania/The HURD
Schiavonia
Sel Appa/Veitau
Squornshelous
St Samuel
Swilatia
The Lowland Clans
TnUI
Tynelia/Jarris
Vephrall
Wentland
Zwangzug
Vilita/Turori



I am looking forward to hearing from you!

Official Presidential Announcement:

Repeal vote:

For: 15
Against: 5
Abstention: 4

The repeal and voting details have passed

Presidential Election Results:

First Round
30 Ballots were cast, including 1 Blank Ballot (i.e. an abstention), for a voter turnout of 81%
Note that 15 votes are needed for a majority:

Bazalonia 11 37.9%
Ariddia 8 27.6%
Archregimancy 4 13.8%
Az-cz 4 13.8%
Bettia 2 6.9%

Bettia is eliminated from voting

Second Round

Bazalonia 11 37.9%
Ariddia 10 34.5%
Archregimancy 4 13.8%
Az-cz 4 13.8%

Archregimancy and Az-cz are both eliminated from voting

Third Round

Bazalonia 15 53.6%
Ariddia 13 46.4%

There was 1 additonal absention after the second round, due to the exhaustion of a voter's preferences.


Therefore, as the Who said, "In with the new boss, same as the old boss."
Congrats to Bazalonia!

Ariddia will be the WCC Vice President (again); he gained a majority of the votes with Baz being removed from the process (and the voter's next preferences coming into play) after three rounds of voting.

Official Presidential Announcement.

Voting Now Open!

What do you vote for?

There will be 1 thing to under-go a vote.

1. Baptism of Fire Memorandum of Understanding

Please Read this (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12938747&postcount=10746) proposals and then decide...

a. Maintain Current Rules...
b. Remove formal rules with BoF eligibility upto hosts
c. Arch/Zwang Proposal as formatted here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12933959&postcount=10694)
d. Arch/Zwang Proposal as formatted here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12933959&postcount=10694) with the exclusion of clause 2.c

How to Vote

Please contact me via TG, email, on IRC or other method and Give your votes for the vote underway.

As requested by the proposal should a majority decision be reached between the 4 options, the top 2 candidates will participate in a Run-off Vote.

When Will Voting End?

Exactly a Week from now, 7 days from when this is posted the voting will end and the results will be published.

When will these rules take effect?

The Vote will take affect immediately, should the Baptism of Fire be already underway when voting has completed this will take affect before the Baptism of Fire just prior to World Cup 38

Who can Vote?

The Following people are eligble to vote:


Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
Ariddia
Az-cz/Ulzaxid
Assegai Developments
Bazalonia/Atheistic Right
Bettia/Northern Bettia
Bostopia
Capitalizt Slani/Commerce Heights JSY
Cafundeu/Estresse Intenso
Errinundera/Patusan
Elves Security Forces/Demot
Jeruselem/Jeru FC
Kiryu-shi
Kristovenia
Kura-Pelland
Liverpool England
Milchama
Novapsolu
Oliverry
Qazox/Sativaville
Quakmybush/Bushes Been Quaked
Rejistania/The HURD
Schiavonia
Sel Appa
Squornshelous
The Lowland Clans
Tynelia/Jariss
Vephrall
Vilita/Turori
Wentland
Western Afghanistan
Zwangzug




I am looking forward to hearing from you!

Baptism of Fire Memorandum of Understanding First Round Results

Option 1: Keep as they are (Any nation that has competed post WC12 cannot compete in a BoF)
Option 2: Eligibility determined by Hosts
Option 3: Archregimancy/Zwangzug
Option 4: Archregimancy/Zwangzug excluding clause 2.c

...

Option 1: 3
Option 2: 3
Option 3: 0
Option 4: 1
Abstention: 1

Options 1 and 2 will undergo a run-off...

The following people are still eligible to vote...

Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
Ariddia
Az-cz/Ulzaxid
Assegai Developments
Bazalonia/Atheistic Right
Bettia/Northern Bettia
Bostopia
Capitalizt Slani/Commerce Heights JSY
Cafundeu/Estresse Intenso
Errinundera/Patusan
Elves Security Forces/Demot
Jeruselem/Jeru FC
Kiryu-shi
Kristovenia
Kura-Pelland
Liverpool England
Milchama
Novapsolu
Oliverry
Qazox/Sativaville
Quakmybush/Bushes Been Quaked
Rejistania/The HURD
Schiavonia
Sel Appa
Squornshelous
The Lowland Clans
Tynelia/Jariss
Vephrall
Vilita/Turori
Wentland
Western Afghanistan
Zwangzug

Results of BoF Memorandum of Understanding

Option a. Any nation that has completed in a WCC Sanctioned competition past WC12 is ineligible for a BoF

Option b. The Host may decide parameters as long as the nations have no KPB Ranking.

With 13 votes cast....

a: 3
b: 9
Abstention: 1

The Hosts of the Baptism of Fire may decide all parameters about BoF Eligibility beyond requireing that all nations have 0 KPB Points.

The old WCDT is dead, long live the new WCDT (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=536285)

Official Presidential Announcement.

Voting Now Open!

What do you vote for?

There will be 2 things to under-go a vote.

1. Bostopian Host Vote Requirement

Please Read this (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13005193&postcount=264)

]If in the event of there only being one host bid for a WCC-sanctioned event, a vote should still be held before a host is to be selected, with the options being to the effect of: A: Vote for the prospective bid, B: Vote for the prospective bid with a change or removal of any controversial sections or C: Re-open bids.

Should changes to the bid be made post selection it is up to presidential discretion to invalidate that selection.

a. Approve
b. Reject

2. Novapsolu Proposal Majority Requirement

Article V, §3. Shall be modified to read:
"The WCC may vote to pass any new proposal. If a new proposal contradicts an older proposal, the new proposal supercedes the old one unless otherwise stated. Passage of a new proposal shall be achieved only if the proposal receives a majority of votes from those voting.
a)If multiple contradicting proposals concerning the same subject are considered for vote simultaneously, at least two rounds of voting must be held, with an Instant Runoff/Preferential system also fulfilling this requirement.

a. Approve
b. Reject

How to Vote

Please contact me via TG, email, on IRC or other method and Give your votes for the votes underway.

When Will Voting End?

Exactly a Week from now, 7 days from when this is posted the voting will end and the results will be published.

When will these rules take effect?

Vote 1 will take force in time for WC38, Vote 2 will take effect immediately

Who can Vote?

The Following people are eligble to vote:


Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
Ariddia
Az-cz/Ulzaxid
Assegai Developments
Bazalonia/Atheistic Right
Bettia/Northern Bettia
Bostopia
Capitalizt Slani/Commerce Heights JSY
Cafundeu/Estresse Intenso
Errinundera/Patusan
Elves Security Forces/Demot
Geisenfried
Jeruselem/Jeru FC
Kiryu-shi
Korona
Kristovenia
Kura-Pelland
Liverpool England
Milchama
Novapsolu
Oliverry
Qazox/Sativaville
Quakmybush/Bushes Been Quaked
Rejistania/The HURD
Schiavonia
Sel Appa
Squornshelous
The Lowland Clans
Tynelia/Jariss
Vephrall
Vilita/Turori
Wentland
Zwangzug

Official Presidential Announcement.

Voting Now CLOSED!
Legalese Majority Requirement

Votes Received: 19

Votes For: 17
Votes Against: 1
Abstention: 1

89% in favour - passed

Bostopian Vote Requirement

Votes Received: 19

Votes for: 16
Votes Against: 2
Abstention: 1

84% in favour - passed

Official Presidential Announcement.

Voting Now Open!

What do you vote for?

There will be 1 thing to under-go a vote.

1. Cup of Harmony Host Vote

~ Only current EWWC members are eligble to vote please see list if you are eligible. ~

As Q-Topia (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=537361) is the only current bid the vote will have the three following options

a. Approval of Bid
b. Approval of Bid should relatively minor changes be made (please include in vote)
c. Open up Hosting again

How to Vote

Please contact me via TG, email, on IRC or other method and Give your votes for the vote underway.

The host vote will use a First Past The Post system.

When Will Voting End?

Exactly a Week from now, 7 days from when this is posted the voting will end and the results will be published.

Who can Vote?

The Following people are eligble to vote:


Ad'ihan
Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
Ariddia
Az-cz/Ulzaxid
Bazalonia
Capitalizt Slani/Commerce Heights JSY
Cafundeu/Estresse Intenso
Casari
Geisenfried
Kura-Pelland
Milchama
Novapsolu
Oliverry
Quakmybush/Bushes Been Quaked
Rejistania/The HURD
Spaam
Starblaydia
The Lowland Clans
Vephrall
Vilita/Turori


I am looking forward to hearing from you!

Cup of Harmony Host Vote:

Options where...

a. Approve Q-Topia
b. Approve Q-Topia with some modifications
c. Re-open the bidding process.

with 7 votes casted..... Q-Topia has been approved unanimously! Congratulations!

Official Presidential Announcement.

Voting Now Open!

What do you vote for?

There will be 1 thing to under-go a vote.

1. Baptism of Fire Host Vote

~ Only current EWWC members are eligble to vote please see list if you are eligible. ~

a. Sel Appa - Same as Hatchling Cup
b. Novapsolu (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13143767&postcount=1179)
c. Miceland (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13144488&postcount=1185)

How to Vote

Please contact Ariddia via TG, email, on IRC or other method and Give your vote.

When Will Voting End?

Exactly a Week from now, 7 days from when this is posted the voting will end and the results will be published.

Who can Vote?

The Following people are eligble to vote:


Ad'ihan
Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
Ariddia
Az-cz/Ulzaxid
Capitalizt Slani/Commerce Heights JSY
Cafundeu/Estresse Intenso
Casari
Geisenfried
Kura-Pelland
Milchama
Oliverry
Quakmybush/Bushes Been Quaked
Rejistania/The HURD
Spaam
Starblaydia
The Lowland Clans
Vephrall
Vilita/Turori

(Bazalonia and Novapsolu have been excluded as they are have interests in the vote.)
I am looking forward to hearing from you!

Official Presidential Announcement.

Voting Now Open!

What do you vote for?

There will be 2 things to under-go a vote.

WC38 Host Vote

a. Az-mot (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=540373)
b. K-P-V (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=540560)

How to Vote

Please contact me via TG, email, on IRC or other method and Give your votes for the votes underway.

When Will Voting End?

Exactly a Week from now, 7 days from when this is posted the voting will end and the results will be published.


Who can Vote?

The Following people are eligble to vote:


Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
Ariddia
Assegai Developments
Bazalonia/Atheistic Right
Bettia/Northern Bettia
Bostopia
Capitalizt Slani/Commerce Heights JSY
Cafundeu/Estresse Intenso
Casari
Errinundera/Patusan
Geisenfried
Jeruselem/Jeru FC
Kiryu-shi
Kristovenia
Liverpool England
Milchama
Novapsolu
Oliverry
Qazox/Sativaville
Quakmybush/Bushes Been Quaked
Rejistania/The HURD
Schiavonia
Sel Appa
Spaam
Squornshelous
Starblaydia
The Lowland Clans
Tynelia/Jariss
Vilita/Turori
Wentland
Zwangzug

World Cup Host Results!

Potential Hosts!

Az-mot (Az-cz and Demot)
K-P-V (Kura-Pelland and Vephrall)

With a total of 14 votes.... the result is....

Az-mot: 2
K-P-V: 12

Congratulations KPV! With just over 85% of the vote!

BoF Host Vote!

Apparently, fewer people were interested in voting for the BoF host...

There were only four votes, and... it's a draw.

Novapsolu: 2
Miceland: 2

I'll let Baz decide what happens next. Either we can hold a brief second round, or the voting period can be extended slightly.

Voting for the BoF is now closed. Here are the results.

Miceland: 7
Novapsolu: 5
Sel Appa: 1
Abstain: 1

Congratulations to Miceland!

Official Presidential Announcement.

Voting Now Open!

What do you vote for?

There will be 1 item voted for.

1. CoH Hosting

a. Casa-Nova (Bid Thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=544357))
b. Two Empires (Bid Thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=544364))

How to Vote

Please contact me via TG, email, on IRC or other method.

When Will Voting End?

Exactly a Week from now, 7 days from when this is posted the voting will end and the results will be published.

Who can Vote?

The Following people are eligble to vote:


Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
Ariddia
Az-cz
Bazalonia
Bedistan/Vephrall
Capitalizt SLANI
Fmjphoenix
Geisenfried
The Islands of Qutar
Kaze Progressa/Kura-Pelland
Krytenia
Liverpool England/Ad'ihan
The Lowland Clans
Milchama
Oliverry
Quakmybush
Rejistania
Spaam
Starblaydia
Turori/Vilita

Official Presidential Announcement.

Voting Now Open!

What do you vote for?

There will be 3 items being voted for.

1. World Cup Hosting

Despite there being only one Hosting Bid the WCC still needs to vote to approve the bid. The bid details can be found here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=545188).

The options for this vote are as follows:

1. Accept proposed bid as is
2. Accept proposed bid with alterations
3. Reject bid and re-open the bidding process

All WCC members can vote, a list of all WCC will be appended at the end of this announcement

2. World Cup Committee President

There are 3 nominees for world cup president, neither the current president nor vice president are in the list. Please vote for who you want to be president out of the three following nations.

1. Novapsolu (aka. Legalese)
2. Casari (aka. Casari)
3. Vephrall (aka. Bedistan, aka Pedriana, ...)

The nation who receives a majority vote will take the position if no majority exists then the person with the lowest votes will be knocked out and a second round will be completed.

All WCC members can vote, a list of current WCC members will be listed at the end of this announcement

3. Baptism of Fire Hosting

While there is still only 1 bid, WCC Rules (as with WC Host vote) that it be accepted by a vote of the EWWC. The details of the bid can be found here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13292870&postcount=1953)

The options are as follows:

1. Accept proposed bid as is
2. Accept proposed bid with alterations
3. Reject bid and re-open the bidding process


How to vote

Please TG, MSN, IRC or otherwise get in contact with Bazalonia, clearly labelling what you are voting for and the option (1,2 or 3)


Who is eligible to vote?

For the World Cup 39 Host vote and for the WCC Presidential vote all WCC members are eligible these members currently are...

WCC Member List:

Ad’ihan/Liverpool England
Ariddia
Az-cz/Ulzaxid
Bazalonia/Miceland
Bettia/Northern Bettia
Bostopia
Cafundéu/Estresse Intenso
Candelaria And Marquez
Capitalizt SLANI/Jasīʼyūn
Casari
Daehanjeiguk
Geisenfried
Jeruselem/Jeru FC
Kansiov
Kelssek
Krytenia
Kura-Pelland
Lethislavania
Milchama
Novapsolu
Oliverry
Prux
Qazox
Quakmybush
Rejistania
Sel Appa
Sorthern Northland
Squornshelous
Starblaydia
St Samuel
Taeshan
The Archregimancy/The Holy Empire
The Islands of Qutar
Valanora/Demot
Vephrall
Vilita
Yafor 2
Zwangzug


However for the BoF hosting vote only the EWCC can vote these people are:

EWCC Member List:

Ad’ihan/Liverpool England
Ariddia
Az-cz/Ulzaxid
Bazalonia/Miceland
Cafundéu/Estresse Intenso
Capitalizt SLANI/Jasīʼyūn
Casari
Geisenfried
Krytenia
Kura-Pelland
Lethislavania
Milchama
Novapsolu
Oliverry
Quakmybush
Rejistania
Starblaydia
The Archregimancy/The Holy Empire
The Islands of Qutar
Vephrall

Meanwhile, the deadline for World Cup hosting bids is Wednesday 5 March at 0200 GMT (9pm Tuesday on the east coast of North America).

Bah, over a day late. Seriously, folks, this is what happens when you spam the discussion thread. :p

Bid submissions are now closed. The vote will begin Friday 7 March at 0000 GMT (7pm Thursday on the east coast of North America). For real this time.

And posted in the PAT this time too, where maybe these announcements won't get lost anymore.

Voting for World Cup 40 hosts shall now begin (this time one hour early, since I happen to already have it prepared).

Once again, we have only one bid. So once again, the options are:

Accept Krytenia and Starblaydia as co-hosts for World Cup 40
Re-open the bidding process

All votes should be sent to Vephrall via telegram or other private means.

Voting will close Thursday 13 March at 2300 GMT (6pm Eastern).

The full list of eligible voters follows. One is eligible to vote either by being a member of the EWCC (in other words, having previously hosted) or by having posted a roster in each of the previous two Cups. Only one vote per player, please (sorry, your puppet can't vote :p).


Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy (EWCC)
Ariddia (EWCC)
Az-cz (EWCC)
Bazalonia (EWCC)
Bedistan/Vephrall (EWCC)
Bettia/Northern Bettia
Bostopia
Cafundéu/Estresse Intenso (EWCC)
Candelaria And Marquez
Casari (EWCC)
Commerce Heights/Capitalizt SLANI/Jaseuyeon (EWCC)
Daehanjeiguk
Elves Security Forces/Valanora/Demot (EWCC)
Geisenfried (EWCC)
Green wombat
Hopeless SC
Jeruselem/Jeru FC
Kaze Progressa/Kura-Pelland (EWCC)
Kelssek
Legalese/Novapsolu (EWCC)
Lethislavania (EWCC)
Liverpool England/Ad'ihan (EWCC)
Magnus Valerius
Milchama (EWCC)
New Montreal States (EWCC)
Nire and Nire
Oliverry/Septentrionia (EWCC)
Prux
Qazox
Quakmybush (EWCC)
The Islands of Qutar (EWCC)
Rejistania (EWCC)
Schiavonia/NEWI Cefn Druids/Druida/The Supermarket (EWCC)
Scotchpinestan
Sel Appa
Sorthern Northland
Spaam (EWCC)
Squornshelous
Taeshan
The Pazhujeb Islands
Tynelia
Vilita/Turori (EWCC)
Wentland
Yafor 2
Zwangzug
Krytenia (EWCC) - candidate, cannot vote
Starblaydia (EWCC) - candidate, cannot vote

32nd Cup of Harmony host vote results

There were five votes received from among the seventeen eligible voters. The first-choice votes were as follows:

Starblaydia/Krytenia: 3
Ad’ihan/Acapais: 2
Demot/Vephrall: 0
Yafalonia and Bazor 2: 0

With a majority of votes in the first round, Starblaydia and Krytenia will host the Cup of Harmony.

THE PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS THREAD IS HEREBY REVIVED


Bids for the forthcoming Cup of Harmony to accompany World Cup 43 are officially invited.

CUP OF HARMONY VOTING

Voting is now open for the 35th Cup of Harmony.

We have one bid, from Newmanistan and West Zirconia:

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=571414

To vote, you must be a member of the Emergency World Cup Committee (EWCC). In other words, you must have previously hosted or co-hosted a World Cup.

You may vote in favour of the bid, against the bid, or to re-open the bidding process.

Votes can be sent by TG to either the Archregimancy or Alasdair I Frosticus.

Because World Cup qualification is ending soon, I'm setting a fairly tight 72 hour deadline: votes are due by 9:00pm Greenwich Mean Time on Sunday the 9th of November.

Thank you.

BAPTISM OF FIRE VOTING

Voting is now open for the 31st Baptism of Fire competition, to precede World Cup 44.

For more information on the Baptism of Fire, follow this link (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Baptism_of_Fire).


There are two competing bids.

The first bid is from Dancougar: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=573240

The second bid is from Myedvedeya and the Archregimancy: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=573290


Voting eligibility.

Voting is open to all Emergency World Cup Committee members except myself (as one of the bidders).

Translated, any past NS World Cup host or co-host still active on NationStates is eligible to vote, regardless of whether they are currently participating in the World Cup (except, again, myself).


How to Vote.

As the World Cup Committee President is involved with one of the bids, please send all votes to WCC vice-president Zwangzug.

Any votes sent to either of my nations (the Archregimancy or Alasdair I Frosticus) will be ignored.


Voting Deadline.

9:00pm Greenwich meantime, Monday the 24th of November.

WORLD CUP 44 CO-HOST VOTING

The time has come, your president sez
To talk of many things
Of shoes, and ships, and sealing wax
Of cabbages and kings
And why the sea is boiling hot
And whether pigs have wings
And whether you prefer the Krytenia - Rennidan host bid (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=574087)
Or the Kura-Pelland - Candelaria & Marquez host bid (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=574261)

Voting is open to all WCC members, defined here as all nations to have posted rosters in WCs 42 and 43, and all former co-hosts (EWCC members) still in existence regardless of whether they're currently active in the WC or not.

Some nations qualify under two (or even three) separate nation names - you still only get to vote once.


The complete list of WCC members is:

Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
Ariddia
Arroza
Bazalonia
Bedistan/Vephrall
Bostopia
Cafundéu/Terreiro de Ogum
Candelaria And Marquez
Capitalizt SLANI
Daehanjeiguk / Magna Sancta Sedes
Dancougar
ESF / Demot
Fmjphoenix
Geisenfried
Greal
Green wombat
The Islands of Qutar
Jeruselem / Jeru FC
Kaze Progressa/Kura-Pelland
Kelssek
Krytenia
Liverpool England/Ad'ihan/Liventia
Lovisa
Milchama
Newmanistan
Oliverry/Septentrionia
Prux
Qazox
Quakmybush
Rejistania
Rennidan
Sorthern Northland/An Blascaod Mór
Spaam
Starblaydia
Taeshan / Kosovoe
Turori/Vilita
Wentland
West Zirconia

Nations in grey are bidding to host, and therefore ineligible to vote.


If you believe that you've been inadvertently left off the list, please TG me.

Votes should be TG'd to either the Archregimancy or Alasdair I Frosticus.


Since one of the bids was only posted this evening (UK time), the deadline for voting is Thursday the 4th of December at 10:00pm GMT.

CUP OF HARMONY VOTING

Voting is now open for the 36th Cup of Harmony.

We have two bids:


1) Cafundeu and Dancougar:

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=580079


2) Arozza and Liventia:

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=580086



To vote, you must be a member of the Emergency World Cup Committee (EWCC). In other words, you must have previously hosted or co-hosted a World Cup.

You may vote for either bid, or vote to re-open the bidding process.

Votes can be sent by TG to either the Archregimancy or Alasdair I Frosticus.

Because World Cup qualification is now over, I'm setting a fairly tight 48 hour deadline: votes are due by 18:00 (6:00 PM) Greenwich Mean Time on Tuesday the 20th of January - try not to let Obama's inauguration distract you from voting.

Thank you.

BAPTISM OF FIRE / WORLD CUP 45 HOST VOTING


Voting for hosts of both World Cup 45 and the preceding Baptism of Fire is now open.


We have one bid for each.

For hosting the BoF, the only bid is from Qazox:

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=581106


For hosting World Cup 45, the only bid is from Demot and Commerce Heights/Capitalizt SLANI/New Manhattan:

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=581079


In both cases, you may vote for the bid, against the bid, or to re-open voting.

Votes may be sent to either the Archregimancy or Alasdair I Frosticus


The deadline for voting is 6:00pm UK time on Friday the 6th of February.



Voting eligibility:

To vote for the Baptism of Fire hosts, you must be a member of the EWCC; in other words, you must have previously hosted a World Cup (you need not be currently active in the World Cup). As Qazox is not a member of the EWCC, all current members may vote.


To vote for the World Cup 45 hosts, you must be a member of the World Cup Committee - you must either be a member of the EWCC, or have posted a roster in both of the last two World Cups. The current full-ish list (only living EWCC members listed) of WCC members is:

Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
Ariddia
Bazalonia
Bedistan/Vephrall
Cafundéu
Capitalizt SLANI
Daehanjeiguk
Geisenfried
The Islands of Qutar
Kaze Progressa/Kura-Pelland
Krytenia
Liverpool England/Ad'ihan/Liventia
Milchama
Oliverry/Septentrionia
Quakmybush
Rejistania
Spaam
Starblaydia
Turori/Vilita
Candelaria and Marquez
Valanora/Demot
Sorthern Northland
Arroza
Bostopia
Candelaria And Marquez
Cassadaigua
Colbourne
Dancougar
Greal
Green wombat
Jeruselem
Kelssek
Lovisa
Myedvedeya
Nethertopia
Newmanistan
Prux
Qazox
Rennidan
Secristan
Taeshan
Urna Electronica
West Zirconia

Nations in grey are bidding to host, and are therefore ineligible to vote for a WC host.

If you believe you have been inadvertently left off the WCC list, please send me a TG.

EMERGENCY WORLD CUP COMMITTEE REFORM VOTING

Several proposals, outlined below, have been made regarding the potential reform of the Emergency World Cup Committee and its duties. Nations making formal proposals include Starblaydia, Qazox, Ad'ihan (formally putting forward proposals originally written by Krytenia), and the Archregimancy. I have not identified which nations have made which proposals in the list below in order to respect the principle of neutrality, but the respective nations are free to identify themselves in the Discussion Thread if they so wish. Proposals are listed in the order they were TGd to me - no favouritism is implied by the order.

I have gently edited a couple of the proposals. If they original proposer objects to this editing, please contact me by TG.


All WCC members are eligible to vote; proposer may vote for their own proposal. The list of eligible WCC members remains the same as in the previous post.


Voting remains open until 18:00 UK time on Saturday the 28th of February to allow ample time for discussion.

Votes from nations whose first letter begins with a-m should TG their vote to Alasdair I Frosticus, please. Votes from nations whose first letter begins with n-z should TG their vote to The Archregimancy, please. This lessens the chance that votes will be lost if I receive a lot of TGs in a short space of time.


A proposal must receive 50% of votes to win. If no proposal gains 50% of the vote, the two highest vote-getters will go through to a second round of voting (in the case of a tie for second, all relevant proposals will go through; in the case of a tie for first, only the two first place proposals will go through).

Do please read the proposals carefully. These reforms are significant.


EWCC REFORM PROPOSAL 1:

1 - The World Cup Committee (WCC)
Nations shall gain a place on the WCC by virtue of:

i) having posted a valid* roster in the previous two World Cup Roster threads.
or
ii) being currently active whilst having hosted or co-hosted a World Cup tournament in the past.

The WCC will be entitled to vote on Baptism of Fire, World Cup and Cup of Harmony hosts, as well as in WCC Presidential elections.

2 - The Emergency World Cup Committee
There will also be an Emergency World Cup Committee formed (currently by former World Cup host nations, but with a future structure as to be decided by later discussion and vote) for emergency situations when the Committee or President require fast decisions from a respected voter base.

*'valid' meaning that the nation posted the roster while competing in the tournament, and did not post one retroactively by gravedigging old roster threads or posting rosters for tournaments they were not signed up for.


EWCC REFORM PROPOSAL 2:

1 - A minimum of 2, and a maximum of 5, WCC members shall be elected to the EWCC in addition to its current membership of past WC hosts.

2 - The criteria to be used in determining those eligible WCC members than can be nominated shall be the following:
i) The Nation shall have competed in NO LESS than in THREE World Cup qualifying attempts of the last FOUR World Cup qualifying attempts.
ii) The Nation shall have competed in, at a mininum, the previous TWO World Cup qualifying attempts consecutively, and have been an active participant, (ie: Posted roster and RP'ed in at least 1/2 of the qualifiers), in said World Cups.

3 - The members shall be nominated by the WCC, approved by the incumbent WCC President and Nations CANNOT Nominate themselves for the voting list.

4 - The vote for the nominees shall take place at the same time as the vote for WCC President. If there are less than 2 eligible nations, (ie: 1 Nation eligible) then no vote shall be taken, until there are at least 3 nations are eligible. If there are 6 or more nations eligible to be nominated, a vote by the WCC will determine the nations elected to the EWCC, with nominated nations ineligible to vote for themselves; with teams receving at least 50% of the vote being elected to the EWCC. Nations voting in EWCC election MUST vote for at least 1 nation.

5 - The Duration of the elected EWCC members shall be the same as the WCC President, Three World Cups. If a nation elected to the EWCC becomes ineligible due to failure to maintain the criteria needed for nomination during a World Cup, said nation shall be dropped BEFORE the beginning of the next BoF host vote takes place.


EWCC REFORM PROPOSAL 3:

The Emergency World Cup Committee shall be renamed the Executive World Cup Committee; their duties and functions shall remain the same.


EWCC REFORM PROPOSAL 4:

1 - The EWCC shall be made up of those nations that fulfil all of the following criteria:
i) Must have participated in the last three World Cup tournaments, and have at least posted a roster for each.
ii) Must have hosted or co-hosted a WCC-sanctioned tournament.
iii) If an existing member, must have voted in at least one of the previous three EWCC votes.

2 - Should any of these criteria no longer be met, the EWCC member will be suspended until they re-fulfil criteria 1 and 2. (That will entail hosting another tournament.)

3 - Former WCC Presidents, the current WCC President and VP, and World Cup Founder Ariddia, will be exempt from suspension as a mark of gratitude for their service.


EWCC REFORM PROPOSAL 5:

1 – The Emergency World Cup Committee shall be renamed the Executive World Cup Committee.

2 – In addition to its current membership of former WC hosts, the EWCC shall also consist of the current WCC president, vice-president, and the host(s) of the most recently completed Baptism of Fire and Cup of Harmony hosts (when not already members in their own right).

3 – The WCC shall vote to decide the hosts of the World Cup and the Baptism of Fire.

4 – The EWCC shall vote to decide the hosts of the Cup of Harmony, and to choose replacement hosts of WCC-sanctioned tournaments when one or both of the original hosts are unable to complete their hosting duties.


EWCC REFORM PROPOSAL 6:
[I][note - this is not technically a proposal, but I've personally added it to the list to allow voters the option of maintaining the current structure, if desired]

I reject all of the preceding five proposals, and vote to maintain the current WCC/EWCC structure.

EMERGENCY WORLD CUP COMMITTEE REFORM VOTING - Round 2

No proposal gained a majority of the votes, and a second round of voting is therefore required.

Here are the full results of the first round of votes:

Proposal 1 - 6 votes (31.6%)

Proposal 3 - 5 votes (26.3%)

Proposal 4 - 4 votes (21%)

Proposal 2 - 2 votes (10.5%)

Proposal 6 - 2 votes (10.5%)

Proposal 5 - 0 votes (0%)

Proposals 1 & 3, having received the most votes, go through to the second round of voting.

These proposals read as follows:

EWCC REFORM PROPOSAL 1:

1 - The World Cup Committee (WCC)
Nations shall gain a place on the WCC by virtue of:

i) having posted a valid* roster in the previous two World Cup Roster threads.
or
ii) being currently active whilst having hosted or co-hosted a World Cup tournament in the past.

The WCC will be entitled to vote on Baptism of Fire, World Cup and Cup of Harmony hosts, as well as in WCC Presidential elections.

2 - The Emergency World Cup Committee
There will also be an Emergency World Cup Committee formed (currently by former World Cup host nations, but with a future structure as to be decided by later discussion and vote) for emergency situations when the Committee or President require fast decisions from a respected voter base.

*'valid' meaning that the nation posted the roster while competing in the tournament, and did not post one retroactively by gravedigging old roster threads or posting rosters for tournaments they were not signed up for.


EWCC REFORM PROPOSAL 3:

The Emergency World Cup Committee shall be renamed the Executive World Cup Committee; their duties and functions shall remain the same*.


*Presidential clarification: the same as at present, rather than the same as described in proposal 1.



All WCC members are eligible to vote; proposers may vote for their own proposal. The list of eligible WCC members remains the same as in the previous two posts (as WC45 qualification hasn't started yet, and I don't want to change the list of eligible voters half way through the voting process).


Voting remains open until 18:00 UK time on Thursday the 5th of March.

Votes from nations whose first letter begins with a-m should TG their vote to Alasdair I Frosticus, please. Votes from nations whose first letter begins with n-z [including nations with a 'the' at the beginning of their name] should TG their vote to The Archregimancy, please. This lessens the chance that votes will be lost if I receive a lot of TGs in a short space of time.


Thanks for your patience.

WCC PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Three candidates have received the necessary two nominations to enable them to stand for WCC president.

These are:

The Archregimancy

Starblaydia

Zwangzug

If any of these candidates wish to withdraw their names for consideration, they should do so by announcing as much in the WC discussion thread.

Voting is open to all current World Cup Committee members; the WCC consists of all past hosts of the World Cup still in existence (regardless of whether they're currently active in the WC) and all nations to have posted rosters in the last two World Cup.

World Cup Committee membership currently consists of:

1) former hosts
Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
Ariddia
Bazalonia
Bedistan/Vephrall
Cafundéu/Terreiro de Ogum
Commerce Heights/Capitalizt SLANI
Daehanjeiguk
Geisenfried
The Islands of Qutar
Kaze Progressa/Kura-Pelland
Krytenia
Liverpool England/Ad'ihan/Liventia
Milchama
Oliverry/Septentrionia
Quakmybush
Rejistania
Spaam
Starblaydia
Turori/Vilita
Candelaria and Marquez
Valanora/Demot
2) rosters in last 2 cups
Akbarad
Arroza
Bears Armed
Bostopia
Cassadaigua
Colbourne
Dancougar
Dariusville [puppet of Nethertopia - making Nethertopia eligible to vote via his puppet]
Greal
Green wombat
Jeruselem
Kelssek
Koseli Cumhuriyetler
Lecland
Myedvedeya
Newmanistan
Peisandros
Prux
Qazox
Quintessence of Dust
Rennidan
Sarzonia
Secristan
Sorthern Northland
Taeshan [voting rights suspended for WC 45 due to spamming this thread]
Urna Electronica
West Zirconia
Yafor 2

If you believe you've inadvertently been left off this list, please TG the Archregimancy.


Important:
As both the current WCC president and vice-president are candidates for election, votes should be sent to immediate past president Vephrall, who has kindly consented to collate the voting.


The deadline for voting is 18:00 UK time on Friday the 13th of March

Anyone posting in this thread without permission will be subject to a loss of WCC voting privileges for one (1) World Cup. No exceptions.

So reads the first post in this thread.

Ooh Friday The Thirteenth

With regret, and having given Taeshan ample time and notice to correct the error, Taeshan's voting privileges are suspended for the remainder of WC45, including the current presidential election.

If possible, could president-elect Starblaydia take over for me?

CUP OF HARMONY VOTING

Voting is now open for the 37th Cup of Harmony for World Cup 45.

We have two bids:


1) Allemenschen & Peisandros:
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=586652

2) Newmanistan & Secristan:
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=586872


To vote, you must be a member of the Emergency World Cup Committee (EWCC). In other words, you must have previously hosted or co-hosted a World Cup.

You may vote for either bid, or vote to re-open the bidding process.

Votes can be sent by TG to either the Archregimancy or Alasdair I Frosticus.

The deadline will be 18:00 UK time on Wednesday 18th March (Which is fairly short, but ensures we have the final World Cup Matchday and the post-qualification freindlies completed by that point, so more than enough time).

Cheers, ears.

Right, there's a Baptism of Fire to vote on, as well as a World Cup.

To make things easy, we have just one full bid for each. So, the voting goes like this:


Baptism of Fire 33 (For WC46) Host Vote
Amongst a lot of 'I'll do it if no-one else will' bids, we have this proper one from Errinundera:

Announcement from the Errinundera Football Association (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14661431&postcount=9082).

The Executive :rolleyes: World Cup Committee can vote on Baptism of Fire Hosts, and they are as follows:

Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy* (WC2, WC28, WC34)
Bazalonia (WC35)
Bedistan/Vephrall (WC8, WC18, WC27, WC38, 43)
Cafundéu (WC36, WC42)
Candelaria And Marquez (WC44)
Capitalizt SLANI (WC26, WC36, WC39, WC45)
Daehanjeiguk (WC41)
Kaze Progressa/Kura-Pelland (WC12, WC17, WC25, WC38, 44)
Krytenia (WC24, WC29, WC40)
Liverpool England/Ad'ihan (WC22§ , WC37), WC41
Milchama (WC32)
Oliverry/Septentrionia (WC26, 42)
Rejistania (WC13, WC16‡, WC23)
Starblaydia (WC20, WC40)
Valanora/Demot (WC39, WC43, WC45)
EWCC Voters can vote for:

Accept Errinundera as Host
Re-Open Bids
Abstain

The closing date for EWCC Host votes is 11:59pm, BST, on Monday the 13th of April, 2009. Send your votes to Starblaydia by TG, IRC, MSN or other appropriate method.




World Cup 46 Host Vote
As with the Baptism of Fire, there is just one confirmed bid for the 46th World Cup:

World Cup 46 host bid thread - Ad’ihan and Kelssek (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=588883)

The entire World Cup Committee can vote on the hosts for World Cup 46. If you have posted a roster in the last two consecutive World Cups (44 and 45) then congratulations, you have voting powers! The list of voters numbers 44, not including bidders, and is as follows:

Akbarad
Alasdair I Frosticus/The Archregimancy
Arroza
Bazalonia
Bears Armed
Bedistan/Vephrall
Bostopia
Cafundéu/Terreiro de Ogum
Candelaria And Marquez
Capitalizt SLANI
Cassadaigua
Colbourne
Daehanjeiguk
Dancougar
ESF / Demot
Geisenfried
Greal
Green wombat
Jeruselem
Kaze Progressa/Kura-Pelland
Koseli Cumhuriyetler
Krytenia
Lecland
Milchama
Myedvedeya
Newmanistan
Peisandros
Prux
Qazox
Quakmybush
Quintessence of Dust
Rejistania
Rennidan
Sarzonia
Secristan
Septentrionia/Oliverry
Sorthern Northland/An Blascaod Mór
Spaam
Starblaydia
Taeshan
The Islands of Qutar
Urna Electronica
West Zirconia
Yafor 2
WCC Voters can vote for:

Accept Ad'ihan/Kelseek as Hosts
Re-Open Bids
Abstain

The closing date for EWCC Host votes is 11:59pm, BST, on Friday the 17th of April, 2009. Send your votes to Starblaydia by TG, IRC, MSN or other appropriate method.

CUP OF HARMONY 38 VOTING

Voting is now open for the 38th Cup of Harmony for World Cup 46.

We have two bids:


1) Dancougar:
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=594310

2) Elves Security Forces:
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=594210


To vote, you must be a member of the Executive World Cup Committee (EWCC). In other words, you must have previously hosted or co-hosted a World Cup to be eligible.

You may vote for either bid,vote to re-open the bidding process, or abstain.

Votes can be sent by TG, MSN, IRC or similar method to Starblaydia.
The deadline will be 18:00 UK time on Saturday 23rd May.

Thanks in advance,

Your ever so wonderful four-time WCC President.