German Union (Principia Moderni III Map Game)

History
The German Union is an international organization in the Holy Roman Empire. Conceived by Ludwig I of Hesse, it was offered to the Grand Duchy of Bavaria, the County of Oldenburg, and the Duchy of Hamburg to create an organization to provide for economic prosperity and a common defense.

Election rules
No nation nor House shall have two consecutive candidates elected.

No man may be elector prior to his thirtieth birthday.

The Chancellor will hold office for five years, and can be renewed once.

The head of a nation may not be elected Chancellor.

Possible candidates will be put forward the January previous the Chancellors last year in office. The monarch of a nation may send up to two people to run in the primaries. These two people must belong to the same political faction or party. Note that political parties will have no power in the German Union government and merely exist to simplify the voting process. Voting for the candidate begins in May and ends in July. This stage is called the '''Primary. '''Voting is held in the voting regions (more information below)
 * EXAMPLE: Bavaria sends John and Mary to the primaries, they are apart of the Munich Party.
 * Hesse sends Albert and Markus to the primaries, they are apart of the Hessian Party.


 * Hamburg sends Eleanor and Isabella to the primaries, they are apart of the North German Party.


 * Oldenburg sends Elisabeth and Jacob to the primaries, they are apart of the Osna Party.


 * EXPLANATION: There are eight people in total running for the election. They come in pairs when voters see them in the voting booth. Despite being in pairs, voters have to vote for ONE of the two people. When the primaries finish in July, only one person from the original pair would still remain. These are now the four candidates for Chancellery. They still belong to their country and party.


 * EXAMPLE OUTCOME: Mary receives 25% more votes than John, she is the Bavarian candidate
 * Markus receives 19% more votes than Albert, he is the Hessian candidate


 * Isabella receives 79% more votes than Eleanor, she is the Hamburger candidate


 * Elisabeth receives 2% more votes than Jacob, she is the Oldenburger candidate



Voting for the Chancellor will be conducted between October and December. There should be only four people running for Chancellor.


 * EXAMPLE: With a voter turnout of 87%:


 * Elisabeth receives 51% of the vote


 * Mark receives 21% of the vote


 * Mary receives 10% of the vote


 * Isabella receives 5% of the vote

The winner of the election will be announced on December 15.




 * EXAMPLE OUTCOME: Receiving 51% of the vote, Elisabeth of Oldenburg is the Chancellor of the German Union. Her original party will have no presence in her chancellery.

Voting for Chancellor
Voting occurs in Two Stages.

First, before voting occurs, possible candidates must be put forth. This begins the January of the year before term end. So in this case, January 1444, and then again January 1449, and again January 1454, etc...

The monarch of one of the member states of the GU will be responsible for sending out potential candidates. The monarch must send two people. In total, this would add up to eight people, from Bavaria, Hesse, Oldenburg, and Hamburg. Each two persons sent would belong to a party or faction based in their country. There will be four factions or parties.

In May, voting begins. This is the first stage, named the '''Primary Elections. '''Each of the two people sent would be under one ticket. There will be four tickets, corresponding to the party or faction of the possible candidates. '''Despite the fact that the two people are under one ticket voters may only vote for one of them. Once voting ends in July, there will only be four '''people remaining, while the other four would be voted out of the primaries.

In October, the second stage begins, named the '''General Elections. '''Voters will be presented a list of the four candidates who won the primaries. Voting will then commence on who the future chancellor will be. To win, a candidate must have a higher vote than all other candidates. Also, a candidate must also achieve more than 25% of the vote to be considered.

Voting Districts
Each nation will be divided into various districts to ease the voting process and eventual countings. There are 23 districts.



In Bavaria (Red) In Hesse (Blue) In Hamburg (Pale Yellow) In Oldenburg (Green)
 * 1) District of Landshut
 * 2) District of Munchen
 * 3) District of Ingolstadt
 * 4) District of Burggraschaft
 * 5) DIstrict of Burgau
 * 6) District of Bamberg
 * 7) District of Wurzburg
 * 1) District of Thuringen
 * 2) District of Hesse
 * 3) District of Frankfurt
 * 4) District of Nassau
 * 5) DIstrict of Brunswick-Gottingen
 * 6) Disrict of Hessian Lippe
 * 7) DIstrict of Hessian Bruchhausen
 * 8) DIstrict of Paderborn
 * 1) District of Brunswick-Luneburg
 * 2) District of Hamburger Bruchhausen
 * 3) District of Hamburger Lippe
 * 4) DIstrict of Hamburg
 * 5) District of Hamburger Bremen
 * 1) District of Oldenburg
 * 2) District of Friesland
 * 3) District of Osnabruck

Grand Council
The Grand Council is the judicial body of the German Union. They interpret laws that will affect the German Union and its members. The Grand Council is headed by a President of the Grand Council, where a Vice President of the Grand Council would be under them.

Elections are held every four years. Each term will last four years and can only be renewed twice more, allowing for a maximum of twelve years in office.

Voting for Grand Councillors
Voting for general councillors would use the 23 districts in Bavaria, Hesse, Oldenburg, and Hamburg. In total, there will be six candidates from each district. Voting will occur from March to June to narrow the number of candidates to two. Those two people from every district will be elected to the Grand Council.

At the end of voting in June, there will be 46 grand councillors in the General Council.

Voting for President of the Grand Council
The Grand Council votes for a President every two years. Terms last two years and are renewable four times. After elected, the Chancellor must verify the election of the President.

Afterwards, the President will appoint their own Vice President

General Council
The General Council is the legislative body of the German Union. They author laws that will affect the German Union and its members. The General Council is headed by a General Speaker, where a Secretary of the Speaker assists them.

Elections are held every three years. Each term will last three years and can only be renewed five times, allowing for a maximum of fifteen years in office.

Voting for General Councillors
Voting for general councillors would use the 23 districts in Bavaria, Hesse, Oldenburg, and Hamburg. In total, there will be twelve candidates from each district. Voting will occur from March to June to narrow the number of candidates to four. Those four people from every district will be elected to the General Council.

At the end of voting in June, there will be 92 general councillors in the General Council.

Voting for General Speaker
The General Council votes for a General Speaker every two years. Terms last two years and are renewable four times. After elected, the Chancellor must verify the election of the General Speaker.

Afterwards, the General Speaker will appoint their own Secretary.

Chancellery
The Challencor is the head of government of the German Union as well as head of the executive branch.