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{{Presidential_Election
{{Presidential_Election
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|title1=September 2022 Cascadia presidential election
|title1=September 2022 Cascadia gubernatorial election
|flag=[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|50px|link=Cascadia]]
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|dateofelection=September 17, 2022
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|next=[[October 2022 Cascadia general election|October 2022]]
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The '''September 2022 Cascadia general election''' was the second monthly general election in [[Aurora:California|Cascadia]] to elect the [[Governor of Cascadia]] and all twelve seats in the [[Legislature of Cascadia|House of Representatives]] for one-month terms. It was held from September 16 to September 17, 2022. [[ViolentVampire]] and [[SayerQT#SayerQT on Terra Aurora|SayerQT]] were elected as the 2nd Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Cascadia. This was the second of three elections in Cascadia to not be held on the third Sunday of a month, prior to the ratification of the 2nd amendment to the first Constitution of Cascadia. This was the first election in Cascadia to use the system of '''Single Transferable Vote (STV)'''.
'''General elections''' were held in Cascadia on September 17, 2022 to elect the [[Governor of Cascadia]] and all twelve seats in the [[Legislature of Cascadia|House of Representatives]] for one-month terms. This was the second monthly general election in [[Aurora:Cascadia|Cascadia]]. [[ViolentVampire]] and [[SayerQT#SayerQT on Terra Aurora|SayerQT]] were elected as the 2nd Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Cascadia. This was the second of three elections in Cascadia to not be held on the third Sunday of a month, and was the first election in Cascadia to utilize [[Nonpartisan proportionality|proportional representation]] by means of ranked choice voting.


Incumbent President [[SayerQT]] did not stand for re-election. The presidential election resulted in a victory for incumbent Treasurer [[ViolentVampire]], receiving a record 95.2% of the vote. Voter turnout was down slightly at 46.7% of registered voters. The House elections resulted in incumbents winning just half of the seats, with incumbents winning just around 52% of first-preference votes. These were also the first elections for the House of Representatives held under Proportional Representation instead of First-past-the-post, put into place by the Representation of the People Act passed in early August.
Incumbent Governor [[SayerQT]] did not stand for re-election. The gubernatorial election resulted in a victory for incumbent Treasurer [[ViolentVampire]], receiving a record 95.2% of the vote. Voter turnout was down slightly at 46.7% of eligible voters. The House elections resulted in incumbents winning just half of the seats, with incumbents winning just around 52% of first-preference votes. This would be the last election held in Cascadia under the Crown of New Mexico, as Cascadia would separate all ties from the Crown of New Mexico on September 29, 2022. It would be the next-to-last election held while Cascadia was a member state of the United States of America (2022), of which the election coincided with the third and final U.S. presidential election that Cascadia would participate in.


== Electoral system ==
== Electoral system==


=== Governor ===
===Secret ballot ===
The Governor of Cascadia was elected by First-past-the-post (FPTP) voting due to only two candidates being on the ballot. In this system, voters cast a single vote for a single candidate, and whichever candidate gets the most votes after the voting period has ended, they are elected governor. The voting period lasts for roughly twenty four hours. Voters may mark only one candidate.
These were the first elections in Cascadia in which secret ballot via electronic form was utilized, instead of a public vote on Discord which was utilized in the inaugural [[August 2022 Cascadia general election|August elections]].


=== House of Representatives ===
===Governor===
Members of the House of Representatives were elected by score voting from 4 constituencies with three seats. In this system, voters give each candidate a score, the scores are added (or averaged), and the candidate with the highest total is elected. The voting period lasts for roughly twenty four hours.
The Governor of Cascadia was elected by [[First-Past-the-Post|plurality]] due to only two candidates being on the ballot. In this system, voters cast a single vote for a single candidate, and whichever candidate received the most votes after the voting period ended was elected governor. The voting period lasted for roughly twenty four hours. Voters were only allowed to mark one candidate. Candidates for governor ran on a ticket with candidates for lieutenant governor, and were jointly elected.


==== Electoral boundaries ====
===House of Representatives===
Interim Governor SayerQT issued the Decree of Electoral Law, in which the borders of districts in the House of Representatives as well as seat magnitude were issued for the following election.
Following the enactment of the Representation of the People Act of August 2022, these were the first elections in which members of the House of Representatives were elected using proportional representation by means of the [[Single Transferable Vote]]. Members of the House of Representatives were elected by single transferable vote (STV) from 3 constituencies with four seats eached. In this system, voters completed a closed ballot on google forms, numbering candidates 1, 2, 3, etc. in order of their preference. The voting period lasts for roughly twenty four hours, however this may be a tiny bit more. Voters may mark as many or as few preferences as they wish. Each ballot is initially credited to its first-preference candidate but may be transferred on later counts to the next available preference where the first preference candidate is elected or eliminated.  


=== Chief Judge ===
====Electoral boundary changes====
The Chief Judge of Cascadia was elected by First-past-the-post (FPTP) voting due to four candidates being on the ballot. In this system, voters cast a single vote for a single candidate, and whichever candidate gets the most votes after the voting period has ended, they are elected chief judge. The voting period lasts for roughly twenty four hours. Voters may mark only one candidate.
The House Standing Committee on Apportionment, which was created by an act of the Legislature to propose changes to electoral district boundaries, convened in early September 2022 with ViolentVampire as Chair. The Committee made recommendations on changes to constituency boundaries due to monthly changes in population, influence, and activity.  


== Gubernatorial election ==
The Committee's report abolished the [[Northwest (Cascadian House constituency)|Northwest constituency]], which had centered on the city of Victoria, and merged it with the Salish constituency. The Salish constituency lost any land east of the Puget Sound, consisting of Seattle, which was transferred to a new constituency. This new constituency was an expansion of the [[Olympia (Cascadian House constituency)|Olympia Constituency]] to include more of the newly developing Seattle, and was named "Rainier". Frontier remained unchanged, however received territory on the outskirts of the Northwest constituency, such as the town of Hope Island.


=== Gubernatorial candidates ===
The changes were unanimously adopted by the House.


==== Declared candidates ====
==Gubernatorial election==
 
===Gubernatorial candidates===
 
====Declared candidates====
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| style="background:#50b071" |
|[[File:SayerQT.png|75px]]
|[[File:ViolentVampire.png|75px]]
|[[ViolentVampire]]
| Treasurer of Cascadia ''(since Aug 2022)'',<br>Representative for Salish ''(since Aug 2022)'',<br>Mayor of [[Neah bay|Neah Bay]]
|[[File:SayerQT-Forward.png|75px]]
|[[SayerQT]]
|[[SayerQT]]
|Mayor of [[Olympia]]
|[[File:EstiQT_(TA).png|75px]]
|[[EstiQT]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#3e6bae" |
| style="background:#3e6bae" |
|[[File:ToasterBurnt.png|75px]]
|[[File:PavTheYT.png|75px]]
|ToasterBurnt
|PavTheYT
|Mayor of Port McNeill
|Representative for Salish constituency ''(since Aug 2022)''<br>Neah Bay City Councillor
|[[File:CatPerson136.png|75px]]
|[[File:ViolentVampire.png|75px]]
|CatPerson136
|ViolentVampire
|}
|}


=== Campaign ===
===Campaign===
Applications were opened on August 13. ToasterBurnt was the first to announce their candidacy. ImLitten of Helena also announced their candidacy, but their application was invalid since they did not choose their [[Cabinet of Cascadia|Executive Council]]. [[SayerQT]] announced her candidacy, stating that she would prioritize increasing activity and towns as much as possible, while also starting the creation of a strong cascadian government system that can provide for the towns, citizens, and mayors alike". [[ViolentVampire]] was the last to announce his candidacy. This candidacy however was seen as mostly as a shitpost, as it only consisted a part of Palpatine's [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Declaration_of_a_New_Order Declaration of a New Order], as well as his Executive Council picks being only himself. In the end, SayerQT and ToasterBurnt were the only valid candidates for this election.
The campaign was largely uncontested. ViolentVampire had unified support across much of the nation, and PavTheYT's candidacy was not seen as very serious. PavTheYT, after all, was a strong supporter of ViolentVampire and of Governor SayerQT. ViolentVampire did not personally campaign during this election, as he was expected to win a substantial landslide. Vamp received the support of outgoing governor SayerQT, who was his running mate, as well as outgoing lieutenant governor [[EstiQT]].


=== Results ===
===Results===
''For more in depth results, see [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wgCPHHviKU3uVY2TCuezNULXEtgp-axj16RceKlNwyI/edit#gid=0 Results breakdown of the August 2022 Cascadia general election]''
''For more in depth results, see [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BrBNbMOKukt_P-9kN7-UOeh5WmVcNQesQRVJFcWnuww/edit?usp=sharing Results breakdown of the September 2022 Cascadia general election]''


[[File:August 2022 Cascadia gubernatorial election map.png|588x588px]]
[[File:September 2022 Cascadia gubernatorial election map.png|588x588px]]
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|-
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! colspan="3" rowspan="2" |Candidate!! rowspan="2" |Running mate
! rowspan="2" |Hometown
! rowspan="2" |Hometown
! colspan="2" |Preference
! colspan="2" |Preference  
|-
|-
!Votes
!Votes
!%
! %
|-
|-
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| style="background:#50b071" |
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| [[File:SayerQT.png|65px]]
||[[SayerQT]]||[[EstiQT]]
||[[SayerQT]]||[[EstiQT]]  
|Olympia
|Olympia
|14
|14
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|-
|-
| style="background:#3e6bae" |
| style="background:#3e6bae" |
|[[File:ToasterBurnt.png|65px]]
| [[File:ToasterBurnt.png|65px]]
||ToasterBurnt
||ToasterBurnt
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|Port McNeill
|Port McNeill
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|3
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Turnout was 51.5% of eligible voters.
Turnout was 51.5% of eligible voters.


== Legislative election ==
==Legislative election ==


=== East ''(3 seats)'' ===
===East ''(3 seats)''===
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}}Created by the Electoral Law Decree for the first election of the House of Representatives, the district was geographically defined as all of Cascadia's territory east of the Cascade Mountains, which included parts of southern British Columbia and much of Montana. The district was mainly centered on the town of [[Spokane (Aurora)|Spokane]], but also included the towns of Helena and Kelowna.
}}Created by the Electoral Law Decree for the first election of the House of Representatives, the district was geographically defined as all of Cascadia's territory east of the Cascade Mountains, which included parts of southern British Columbia and much of Montana. The district was mainly centered on the town of [[Spokane (Aurora)|Spokane]], but also included the towns of Helena and Kelowna.


==== Candidates ====
====Candidates====
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|-
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| style="background:#34784d" |
|EstiQT
| EstiQT
|Mayor of Victoria
|Mayor of Victoria
|Victoria
|Victoria
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|}
|}


==== Results ====
====Results====
''For more in depth results, see [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wgCPHHviKU3uVY2TCuezNULXEtgp-axj16RceKlNwyI/edit#gid=0 Results breakdown of the August 2022 Cascadia general election]''
''For more in depth results, see [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wgCPHHviKU3uVY2TCuezNULXEtgp-axj16RceKlNwyI/edit#gid=0 Results breakdown of the August 2022 Cascadia general election]''
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!
!
|-
|-
|'''Vorobyevite'''
|'''Vorobyevite'''  
|'''11'''
|'''11'''
|'''73.3'''
|'''73.3'''
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|-
|-
|'''shattered2907'''
|'''shattered2907'''
|'''10'''
| '''10'''
|'''66.7'''
|'''66.7'''  
|'''Elected'''
|'''Elected'''
|-
|-
|'''YoplaitFlips'''
|'''YoplaitFlips'''  
|'''9'''
|'''9'''
|'''60.0'''
|'''60.0'''
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|-
|-
|ImLitten
|ImLitten
|4
| 4
|40.0
|40.0
|''Lost''
|''Lost''
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|}


=== Northwest ''(3 seats)'' ===
===Northwest ''(3 seats)''===


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{{ComplexElectionInfobox_3row
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}}Created by the Electoral Law Decree for the first election of the House of Representatives, the district was geographically defined as all of Cascadia's territory north of the capital of [[Olympia]]. It encompassed most of Vancouver Island as well as most of western British Columbia. It included the towns of Victoria, Bend, and Port McNeill.
}}Created by the Electoral Law Decree for the first election of the House of Representatives, the district was geographically defined as all of Cascadia's territory north of the capital of [[Olympia]]. It encompassed most of Vancouver Island as well as most of western British Columbia. It included the towns of Victoria, Bend, and Port McNeill.


==== Candidates ====
====Candidates ====
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Candidate!!Political office(s)
! colspan="2" | Candidate!!Political office(s)  
!Hometown
!Hometown
|-
|-
| style="background:#34784d" |
| style="background:#34784d" |
|CatPerson136
|CatPerson136
|Mayor of Bend
|Mayor of Bend  
|Bend
|Bend
|-
|-
| style="background:#1e4c31" |
| style="background:#1e4c31" |
| EstiQT
|EstiQT
|Mayor of Victoria
|Mayor of Victoria
|Victoria
|Victoria
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|}
|}


==== Results ====
====Results====
''For more in depth results, see [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wgCPHHviKU3uVY2TCuezNULXEtgp-axj16RceKlNwyI/edit#gid=0 Results breakdown of the August 2022 Cascadia general election]''
''For more in depth results, see [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wgCPHHviKU3uVY2TCuezNULXEtgp-axj16RceKlNwyI/edit#gid=0 Results breakdown of the August 2022 Cascadia general election]''
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{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+
!Candidate
!Candidate
!R1
! R1
!%
! %
!
!
|-
|-
|'''EstiQT'''
| '''EstiQT'''
|'''12'''
| '''12'''
|'''60.0'''
|'''60.0'''
|'''Elected'''
|'''Elected'''  
|-
|-
|'''CatPerson136'''
|'''CatPerson136'''
|'''9'''
|'''9'''
|'''45.0'''
|'''45.0'''  
|'''Elected'''
|'''Elected'''
|-
|-
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|}
|}


=== Salish ''(3 seats)'' ===
===Salish ''(3 seats)''===


{{ComplexElectionInfobox_3row
{{ComplexElectionInfobox_3row
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}}Created by the Electoral Law Decree for the first election of the House of Representatives, the district was geographically defined as encompassing most of northwestern Washington, including the Olympic Peninsula and Puget Sound. The major settlement in the region was Neah Bay.
}}Created by the Electoral Law Decree for the first election of the House of Representatives, the district was geographically defined as encompassing most of northwestern Washington, including the Olympic Peninsula and Puget Sound. The major settlement in the region was Neah Bay.


==== Candidates ====
====Candidates====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Candidate!!Political office(s)
! colspan="2" |Candidate !! Political office(s)
!Hometown
!Hometown
|-
|-
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|Supesu_
|Supesu_
|
|
|Neah Bay
| Neah Bay
|-
|-
| style="background:#1e4c31" |
| style="background:#1e4c31" |
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|}
|}


==== Results ====
====Results====
''For more in depth results, see [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wgCPHHviKU3uVY2TCuezNULXEtgp-axj16RceKlNwyI/edit#gid=0 Results breakdown of the August 2022 Cascadia general election]''
''For more in depth results, see [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wgCPHHviKU3uVY2TCuezNULXEtgp-axj16RceKlNwyI/edit#gid=0 Results breakdown of the August 2022 Cascadia general election]''
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Candidate
!Candidate
!R1
!R1
!%
! %
!
!
|-
|-
|'''ViolentVampire'''
|'''ViolentVampire'''
|'''22'''
|'''22'''
|'''88.0'''
|'''88.0'''  
|'''Elected'''
|'''Elected'''
|-
|-
|'''Supesu_'''
|'''Supesu_'''
|'''18'''
|'''18'''
|'''72.0'''
| '''72.0'''
|'''Elected'''
|'''Elected'''
|-
|-
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|'''16'''
|'''16'''
|'''64.0'''
|'''64.0'''
|'''Elected'''
|'''Elected'''  
|-
|-
|'''''Total'''''
|'''''Total'''''
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|}
|}


=== Southwest ''(3 seats)'' ===
===Southwest ''(3 seats)''===
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{{ComplexElectionInfobox_3row
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|color=green
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}}Created by the Electoral Law Decree for the first election of the House of Representatives, the district was geographically defined as the urban area of the City of Olympia, as well as the mountain town of Gifford Pinchot located on Mount Adams. The district also included much of southern Washington, with the constituency's borders ending at the Columbia River. The district is posthumously known as Olympia, an alternative name to Southwest.
}}Created by the Electoral Law Decree for the first election of the House of Representatives, the district was geographically defined as the urban area of the City of Olympia, as well as the mountain town of Gifford Pinchot located on Mount Adams. The district also included much of southern Washington, with the constituency's borders ending at the Columbia River. The district is posthumously known as Olympia, an alternative name to Southwest.


==== Candidates ====
====Candidates====
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|}


==== Results ====
====Results====
''For more in depth results, see [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wgCPHHviKU3uVY2TCuezNULXEtgp-axj16RceKlNwyI/edit#gid=0 Results breakdown of the August 2022 Cascadia general election]''
''For more in depth results, see [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wgCPHHviKU3uVY2TCuezNULXEtgp-axj16RceKlNwyI/edit#gid=0 Results breakdown of the August 2022 Cascadia general election]''
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