2950 UEE Imperatorial election

The 2950 United Empire of Earth imperatorial Election final vote will be held on October 10 and 24. All Citizens of the United Empire of Earth are called to chose the successor of incumbent Imperator Kelos Costigan. An Imperator can only serve a one-time period of 10 years.

Process
The election format was enacted in 2810. It is the first time that a candidate (Titus Costigan) is closely related to the incumbent Imperator.

Imperator primaries
Only Citizens can apply for the office. In a process called 'Imperator primaries' or 'primary', an applicant needs 50,000 Citizen signatures to qualify as a 'candidate'. They are then now able to add a presentation Vid over the empire-wide receiveable Spectrum broadcasting service. Only 10 of them are nominated (by popular vote) for the next round.

The Spectrum Spectator featured some bizarre applicants:


 * Golroq, 'the guy wearing that crazy suit with wings, who had a plan to end the Vanduul war by guiding the UEE into another dimension.'
 * an unnamed person, an impersonator who was called by the moderator 'Ivar junior', because he claimed to be a descendant of Ivar Messer
 * Boss Baghead, called by the moderator 'the girl wearing that cheap plastic helmet bag thingy'

Signing ceremony
All ten candidates were presented at a formal 'signing ceremony' in February 2950, where they were formally applicating for the office in presence of the current officeholder. Kelos Costigan, member of the Universal Party, traditionally didn't endorse any of the candidates and didn't release a statement.

Secondary voting
The second round 'will commence on April 10 and conclude April 24.' The final five candidates will be announced on May 1.

Final vote
The final vote for Imperator occurring between October 10 and 24.