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. The Imperator-elect will be inaugurated, Jan 1 2951.

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. It follows a determined cycle ('from Citizen's Day to Citizen's Day').

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. The primary voting round then decides which 10 of them are nominated 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 applying for the office in presence of the current officeholder. This year, Kelos Costigan, member of the Universal Party, didn't endorse any of the candidates and didn't release a statement because of the peculiar situation that his son is also amongst the candidates.

Secondary voting
The second round commenced on April 10 and concluded on April 24. The final five candidates receiving the most support were announced on May 1. During this round of voting, there were 'accusations of voter intimidation against Tevarin Citizens' occurring at certain polling stations.

The following candidates were elected for the Final vote

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