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Here you may nominate someone or stand for election to one of these thane positions in the Ministries of Culture and Foreign Affairs! Only Citizens can be nominated for or stand for elections. Once you have stood for election, you must create a campaign topic before Thursday, March 1st that at a minimum provides the following information:

1) Why are you running for this position?
2) What do you aim to accomplish as thane?
3) What qualifications or experience do you have in the area that you are running in?
4) How do you plan to have the time to fulfill the duties of the position until the next election in June?

Once your campaign is posted, the Jarl over the position will vet and either approve or reject your candidacy based on your activity and contributions/history in the area that you are running in and I will either approve or reject your candidacy based on your fit within the current Cabinet. Nominations will be open until Thursday, March 1st, and the list of positions open are below:

Ministry of Culture, led by Gerrick

Thane of Roleplay (voted on by citizens in the RP Guild):

• Represent the roleplay community in the Riksrad and regularly take part in Cabinet meetings and discussions;
• Manage and moderate the forums in the Roleplayers' Gathering;
• Encourage roleplay and facilitate its growth in the region;
• Serve as the Patriarch of the RP Guild;
• Work with the Council to manage the RP Guild and its roleplays by helping members start up and host roleplays, helping find a new host for a roleplay if the host goes inactive, and helping decide whether to reboot or archive inactive roleplays;
• Welcome new citizens who may interested in roleplay, introduce them to the RP Guild and the Roleplayers' Gathering, accept new members into the RP Guild, and help out beginners with roleplaying;
• Other duties determined by the RP Guild.

Thane of Werewolf (voted on by citizens who have participated in a regional game of Werewolf):

• Represent the Werewolf community in the Riksrad and regularly take part in Cabinet meetings and discussions;
• Manage and moderate the "Werewolf/Mafia" board;
• Lead the Werewolf Taskforce (a small group to help with its duties) and appoint its members;
• Start and host games or help others to start and host games of Werewolf;
• Help out beginners and answer any questions they may have;
• Keep the stickied threads updated;
• Other duties determined by the Werewolf Taskforce;
• Must ensure at least one game of Werewolf is started during its term.

LGBTQ Thane (voted on by LGBTQ citizens and citizens who have posted in "The Pride" board during the previous term):

• Represent the LGBTQ community in the Riksrad and regularly take part in Cabinet meetings and discussions;
• Manage and moderate "The Pride" board;
• Facilitate the growth of the LGBTQ community in the region;
• Welcome new citizens who may be LGBTQ and introduce them to the Pride and its community;
• Foster inclusivity and support for the LGBTQ community and its allies;
• Must start/post at least one new LGBTQ-related discussion or news article per month during its term.

Thane of Gaming (voted on by citizens who have participated in a regional non-forum game):

• Represent the gaming community in the Riksrad and regularly take part in Cabinet meetings and discussions;
• Manage and moderate the "Gaming Lounge" forum;
• Facilitate the growth of the gaming community in the region;
• Promote playing non-forum multiplayer games together as a region (such as Minecraft, Civilization, Town of Salem, Paradox games, and MMOs);
• Welcome new citizens who may be interested in gaming and help them to join regional games;
• Must set up at least one regional game night per month during its term.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led by Wintermoot

Thane of Embassy Dispatches (voted on by ambassadors and Orendi article writers from last term)

• Manage our monthly dispatch, the Orendi, and ensure that a new edition is published monthly
• Brainstorm new ideas to improve activity in our foreign embassies
• Write materials to dispatch to foreign embassies, including Orendi articles
• Assist event/activity hosts in creating compelling and informative invitations to events

Ministry of Integration, led by Laurentus

Thane of Discord Integration, Thane of RMB Integration, Thane of Forum Integration (voted on by all Citizens)

• Search for ways to get all members of the community active and engaged on each respective platform.

Voting will begin on Thursday, March 1st.

I nominate @Elbbsas, @Hydra, @Crushita and @taulover for the Thane of Forums position, I nominate @Doc for the Thane of RMB position, and I nominate @tatte and @Gattoartico for the Thane of Discord position.

I also nominate @BraveSirRobin for the Thane of RMB position.

I nominate @Ashton Mercer for the Thane of RMB position, and @Aethelia for the Thane of Forums position.

I second the nomination of Doc for Thane of RMB. I also nominate @Elbbsas for Thane of RMB.

More nominations may follow.

I nominate the following people:

Roleplay:
@Aragonn
@Doc
@Cinciri

Werewolf:
@Laurentus
@Sapphiron

LGBTQ:
@Mariam
@Gattoartico
@Aethelia

Gaming:
@Gattoartico
@Kane lives

Embassy Dispatches:
@Hydra
@Justinian Ezkantion

Discord:
@Doc
@Cinciri
@Elbbsas

RMB:
Doc
Elbbsas

I am currently thinking about my thane nomination, as well as considering standing for another position.

I think I'll stand for the Thane of RP position, as well, and decline my nomination, if Sapph accepts. If Sapph doesn't accept, I'll accept it.

I nominate the following people:

Roleplay:
@Aragonn
@Doc
@Cinciri

Werewolf:
@Laurentus
@Sapphiron

LGBTQ:
@Mariam
@Gattoartico
@Aethelia

Gaming:
@Gattoartico
@Kane lives

Embassy Dispatches:
@Hydra
@Justinian Ezkantion

Discord:
@Doc
@Cinciri
@Elbbsas

RMB:
Doc
Elbbsas

I am currently thinking about my thane nomination, as well as considering standing for another position.

I will think about whether I'll run over the next few days. Regardless of my decision, I'll run if no one else will.

I accept the nomination for Thane of Gaming.

I will also nominate @taulover and @Pengu for Thane of Werewolf.

I'm going to turn down my nomination. Sorry, Tau.

I’ll accept the nomination for Thane of Gaming again.

It’s still a tie for me on the Thane of discord... and Thane of LGBTQ is one I might go for too. Not sure yet.

I'm going to have to decline Thane of RMB.  If there's a Thane of polls ever though, consider me interested

Thank you for the nomination but I am going to decline.

I have decided to change my mind and withdraw my candidacy since I likely will not have the time to focus on the position.

Although I will nominate @Mathyland and @North for Thane of Gaming.

I appreciate the nomination and decline it.