# State of Rousseau Electoral Regulations ###### ᶜʳᵉᵈᶦᵗˢ ʳᶦᵈᵍᵉʷᵃʸ --- ## Table of Contents ### ELECTORAL PROCESS Federal Electoral Rules Election Scheduling Certification of Election Authority to Regulate ### ELECTION INTEGRITY Official Aid to Political Activity Government Property in Elections Alternate Accounts in Elections ### VOTER PROTECTION Voter Discrimination Voter Intimidation Voting Interference Non-Primary Accounts Employment Activity Expenditures ### CAMPAIGN REGULATION General Regulations Advocating & General Campaigning Bots & Automated Programs Criminal Activity during Campaigns Political Activity --- ## CHAPTER I - ELECTORAL PROCESS -- ### Section I - Federal Election Commission (a) The Federal Election Commission is a regulative body with oversight over elections, managed by the Group Management of the United States. (b) The Federal Election Commission is composed of an appointed set of “Commissioners”, appointed by Group Management for the purpose of creating and enforcing regulations governing election management. ### Section II - Election Scheduling (a) An election shall be scheduled by the Federal Election Commission as necessary when the term of a civil office has neared expiration, thus requiring an election for the next holder of the office. (b) Upon the formal and official request of the Secretary of State, the Federal Election Commission may, if necessary, initiate an election otherwise not previously scheduled due to an unforeseen circumstance or interruption. ### Section III - Certification of Election (a) The Federal Election Commission is granted the authority to certify the opening, closing, and results of an election within the State of Rousseau. (b) After verifying the validity of all votes, the Federal Election Commission shall certify the results of an election to the Secretary of State and release the results of the election to the general public. ### Section IV - Authority to Regulate (a) The Federal Election Commission is granted theauthority to implement regulations pertaining to the state electoral process and to enforce suchregulations. The Commission may enforce regulations through a variety of punishments, including but not limited to: (1) Disqualification of Candidacy; (2) Disqualification of Registration; (3) Disqualification of Vote; (4) Blacklist of Candidate; and (5) Blacklist of Voter. (b) All candidates for civil office and electors for civil office shall be in compliance of the regulations imposed by the Federal Election Commission. --- ## CHAPTER II - ELECTION INTEGRITY -- ### Section I - Official Aid to Political Activity (a) It shall be against electoral regulations to knowingly accept, solicit, or receive political aid from a government entity while seeking or otherwise campaigning as a candidate for civil office. (b) Restrictions against political aid shall extend to advocacy by a government entity, targeted attacks against a candidate for civil office with the intent of providing an advantage or disadvantage to such candidate by a government entity, and any other political activities which may serve to provide unfair advantages or disadvantages to persons involved in elections. ### Section II - Government Property in Elections (a) It shall be against electoral regulations for government property to be employed in the interest of providing a political advantage or disadvantage for a candidate for civil office. (b) The usage of government property for the administration of the electoral process by an authorized organization shall not be restricted. The use of government property as ballot and polling stations remains authorized. ### Section III - Alternate Accounts in Elections (a) It shall be against electoral regulations for any candidate for civil office to accept, solicit, or receive illegitimate account aid in matters involving an election. (b) Any candidate for civil office which becomes aware of illegitimate account aid which provides them or any other candidate with an unfair advantage or disadvantage shall have a duty to report such activity to the Federal Election Commission within a reasonable timeframe. --- ## CHAPTER III - VOTER PROTECTION -- ### Section I - Voter Discrimination (a) Under no circumstances shall a qualified elector have their right to vote abridged on the basis of: (1) Gender; (2) Sexuality; (3) Ethnicity; (4) Race; or (5) Color. ### Section II - Voter Intimidation (a) It shall be against electoral regulations to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or make an attempt to any of the aforementioned towards an elector, with the intent to interfere with the right to vote. ### Section III - Voting Interference (a) It shall be against electoral regulations for any person serving in a the state of Rousseau, or with any subject organization thereof, to employ their official authority or threaten to employ their official authority with the purpose or intent to interfere with the nomination or election of a candidate for civil office. (b) It shall be against electoral regulations for any person serving in a position of employment with the State of Rousseau, or with any subject organization thereof, to employ their official authority or threaten to employ their official authority with the purpose or intent to influence political activity from an elector. (c) It shall be against electoral regulations for any person serving in a position of employment with the state of Rousseau, or any subject organization thereof, to employ their official authority or threaten to employ their official authority with the purpose or intent to interfere Rousseau with an election officer’s discharge of his or her duties. ### Section IV - Non Primary Accounts (a) It shall be against electoral regulations for any person to employ the use of non-primary accounts, or otherwise defined as “alternate” accounts, for the purpose of voting. (b) It shall be against electoral regulations for any person to solicit the use of non-primary, or otherwise defined as “alternate” accounts, to be used in voting within the state of Rousseau. ### Section V - Employment Activity (a) It shall be against electoral regulations for any person to offer or otherwise promise any government employment, contract, appointment, other government employment benefit, or special consideration for such employment benefit as a reward for political activities that favor or which oppose a candidate for political office. (b) It shall be against electoral regulations for any person to deny or deprive, or threaten to deny or deprive, another person of government employment in exchange for political activities. ### Section VI - Expenditures (a) It shall be against electoral regulations for any person to provide, offer, or otherwise promise to make an expenditure to another person in exchange for voting activity or the withholding of voting activity, in connection to a candidate for civil office. (b) It shall be against electoral regulations for any person to request, solicit, or otherwise accept an expenditure in exchange for voting activity or the withholding of voting activity, in connection to a candidate for civil office. --- ## CHAPTER IV - CAMPAIGN REGULATION -- ### Section I - General Regulations (a) All campaigns and candidates must abide by the ROBLOX Terms of Use, and ROBLOX Community Rules, including while off-site. (b) All campaigns and candidates must abide by the Rousseau state guidelines. (c ) All campaigns and candidates must abide by the Discord Terms of Service and Discord Guidelines while participating in discord servers relating to the United States and/or the state of Rousseau. ### Section II - Advocating & General Campaigning (a) Campaigning and advocating for candidates shall only occur in authorized mediums and communication methods: (1) ROBLOX website ads; (2) ROBLOX private messages; (3) ROBLOX party messages; (4) Discord private messages; (5) Designated Discord campaigning channels; (6) Designated discord campaigning servers; (b) Campaigning and advocating for candidates may occur in the following mediums except those relating to government entities: (1) Skype communications; (2) Twitter; (3) Email; (4) Trello; (5) ROBLOX group walls and shouts (except the State of Rousseau group), and; (6) ROBLOX games. (c ) No advocating or campaigning may be conducted if done so in exchange for monetary payment, government employment, appointment, contract, or other benefit. ### Section III - Bots & Automated Programs (a) Usage of bots and other automated programs is limited to one message every twelve (12) hours and may only be sent in private messages. (b) A campaign may only use one bot, and may not use multiple bots to circumvent the limit. ### Section IV - Criminal Activity during Campaigns (a) No candidate may obtain a misdemeanor or felony record during a campaign, and candidates may be punished by the Federal Election Commission if found guilty by a court of justice of the County of Timber during campaigns, which may include disqualification. ### Section V - Political Affiliation (a) No candidate may participate in a political organization which may be reasonably described as a political party, or organization with the purpose of rallying electors for the purpose of creating an unfair advantage over other candidates.