ElectionsBlockland will have its maximum population at 0100 UTC
, so elections will begin at 0000 UTC and end at 0103 UTC, or 6pm - 7pm Central Standard Time.
An in-game week is 1 hour, 3 minutes.
A mayor will remain mayor until voted out of office, or assassinated. A mayor's natural term will be 24 hours, starting from the end of his electing vote until the end of the next election period. A 6 months in-game is 25 hours, so this is just under half a year.
Getting elected is a battle of strategy, and money. You pay into campaigning. A level 1 campaign costs $100, and each level thereafter is 150% the price of the last level. Level 2 is $150, and so on.
The top 4 campaigners will appear on the ballot box next to the incumbent mayors. Incumbents have no need to campaign, their popularity will be dependent on their actions as mayor. Mayors can be re-elected as many times as the public is willing.
Letting people know what you're about and securing votes with public expeditions is just as important, however, as some people may give you money to help with your cause. Simply being on the ballot is not enough.
You can lose your public servant position one of two ways:
1. Betray the public and incur demerits. By default, the Mayor is a Do No Evil position, and cannot ever hijack vehicles or do other sorts of harm to his or her civilians. However, the Mayor can embezzle money and buy vehicles with the government treasury. If a police officer is astute and willing enough to track your actions, you will lose the faith of your people.
2. Being assassinated. Political Assassinations are the most heinous of crimes, as they eliminate a person put into position by the people themselves. Because the punishment of assassination is so high (life in prison without possibility of parole), it's unlikely anyone will ever want to kill the Mayor. However, if taxes are too high and you pardon too many prisoners, someone might just be tempted.
If a mayor is removed from office for any reason, the election will occur at the next natural election period. In the time between removal and vote, there will be no governing body. The city will have to take care of itself.
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