March 2023 Cascadia general election
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General elections were 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 eighth elections to be held in Cascadia, and were to be held alongside 2 judicial retention referendums.
Incumbent President Milgorn123 stood for re-election to a second term as President. His main opponent was incumbent Secretary of Social Services Akeboun, who also ran against Milgorn in the February election. Other candidates in the race included former Vice President and incumbent House Speaker AghastBlock and former House Representative Covenhel_01. AghastBlock withdrew his campaign on March 14, citing that he doesn't "have time to be president right now". Covenhel_01 was tried for treason on March 13, however a settlement in the court resulted in him being forced to withdraw his campaign.
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.
Electoral boundary changes
The Electoral Commission convened in early March 2023 under the provisions of Section 2, Article III of the Constitution and made recommendations on changes to constituency boundaries due to monthly changes in population, influence, and activity. The Commission report, released on 9 March 2023, recommended an decrease in the number of representatives from 17 to 15 elected in 4 constituencies, instead of the previous 5; abolishing the constituencies of Salish Coast and Oregon, instead merging both districts into one district: Pacific. The commission also recommended variance in the number of members returned from each constituency, opposed to the equal number used in previous legislative elections. These changes were implemented by H.R. 15 - The Recommendation of the Electoral Commission for March 2023. The election of the 8th Legislature was therefore held using the new boundaries, for 15 seats.
Presidential election
Presidential candidates
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Milgorn123 | Representative for Central (Dec 18 - Feb 19 2023) Secretary of Recruitment of Cascadia (Dec 18 - Feb 19 2023) Mayor of Newport (Oct 7 - Jan 8 2023) Mayor of Ephrata |
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Akeboun | Mayor of Jericho Ranch | 
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AghastBlock | Vice President of Cascadia (Jan 17 - Feb 19 2023) Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives (Feb 19 - Mar 19 2023) Clerk of the House of Representatives (Dec 23 - Jan 15 2023) Representative for Frontier (Dec 18 - Present) Mayor of Phoenix |
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Covenhel_01 | Representative for Frontier (Sep 17 - Oct 17 2022) Representative for North Metropolitan (Oct 17 - Dec 18 2022) Mayor of Hope Island |
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Endorsements
| List of Milgorn123's endorsements |
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Executive officials
Representatives
Judiciary
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| List of Akeboun's endorsements |
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Executive officials
Representatives
Judiciary
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| List of AghastBlock's endorsements |
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Executive officials
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Campaign
Applications for president opened on March 12. Milgorn, Aghast, Akeboun, and Covenhel all announced their presidential campaigns on that very day. Tensions with Arizona and the Rocky Mountain Federation were high and were a big issue coming into this election. All for candidates stated reasons on how to ensure peace for Cascadia
Results
For more in depth results, see Results breakdown of the March 2023 Cascadia general election
Legislative election
Central (5 seats)
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Candidates
Campaign
Results
For more in depth results, see Results breakdown of the March 2023 Cascadia general election
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Frontier (4 seats)
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Candidates
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Results
For more in depth results, see Results breakdown of the March 2023 Cascadia general election
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Great North (3 seats)
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Candidates
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Results
For more in depth results, see Results breakdown of the March 2023 Cascadia general election
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Pacific (3 seats)
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Candidates
Campaign
Results
For more in depth results, see Results breakdown of the March 2023 Cascadia general election
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