March 2023 Cascadia general election

March 2023 Cascadia presidential election ← February 2023 19 March 2023 Turnout: 32.7% (49 votes) April 2023 →   Completion rate as of 22:17 GMT Turnout {{{image3}}} Candidate Milgorn123 Akeboun {{{name3}}} Political party Alliance ' Hometown Ephrata Jericho Ranch Running mate Small_Cat RealLIMPOPO Electoral vote s carried Popular vote Percentage 1st preference 34 (69.39%) 15 (30.61%) Final count 34 (69.39%) 15 (30.61%) Percentage Second round Runoff Candidate {{{name4}}} {{{name5}}} {{{name6}}} Political party Alliance ' ' Hometown Running mate Electoral vote s carried Popular vote Percentage 4st preference Final count Percentage Second round Runoff File:File:March 2023 Cascadia presidential election map.png This map shows results by electoral division. See results below. President before Milgorn123 President after Milgorn123

General elections are scheduled to be held on 19 March 2023 in Cascadia to elect the President of Cascadia, the Public Advocate, and all fifteen seats in the House of Representatives for one-month terms. These are the eigth elections to be held in Cascadia, and are to be held alongside 3 judicial retention referendums.

Incumbent President Milgorn123 is choosing to stand for re-election for a second term as President. Incumbent Secretary of Social Services Akeboun announced his campaign for the Presidency on March 12.

Electoral system

President

The President of Cascadia was elected by Instant Runoff Voting due to more than two candidates being on the ballot. In this system, voters complete 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.

House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives were elected by single transferable vote (STV) from 4 constituencies with between three and five seats. In this system, voters complete 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.