Post by Bruce on Nov 9, 2014 21:39:15 GMT -5
Governor | Government | Next Election | Legislature | Votes Required | |
Connecticut | *Jonathan Trumbull Sr | Charter | 50R/20M/30C | Plurality | |
Delaware | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Georgia | *James Wright | Royal | N/A | 10R/40M/50C | N/A |
Maryland | *Sir Robert Eden | Royal | N/A | 35R/30M/35C | N/A |
Massachusetts | *Thomas Hutchinson | Charter | 60R/30M/10C | Majority | |
New Hampshire | *John Wentworth | Royal | N/A | 45R/25M/30C | N/A |
New Jersey | *William Franklin | Royal | N/A | 35R/30M/35C | N/A |
New York | *William Tryon | Royal | N/A | 20R/30M/50C | N/A |
North Carolina | *Josiah Martin | Royal | N/A | 35R/30M/35C | N/A |
Pennsylvania | *John Penn | Royal | N/A | 35R/30M/35C | N/A |
Rhode Island | *Joseph Wanton | Charter | 50R/20M/30C | Plurality | |
South Carolina | *William Bull II | Royal | N/A | 30R/30M/40C | N/A |
Virginia | *Samuel Matthews | Royal | N/A | 30R/30M/40C | N/A |
Government: Royal colonies are directly managed by the crown and their representatives in the colony. Charter colonies are essentially self-governing. The most obvious difference between the two is that only in charter colonies is the governor elected. This may not be directly changed by the state legislature.
Next Election: The next election with the term length in parenthesis. The term length may be changed by a simple majority vote in the state legislature.
Legislature: The party breakdown of the state legislature. This is unofficially chosen by the admins based on players in the state, electoral outcomes, and historic tendencies. For the purposes of roleplay, each state is seen as having 100 members in a unicameral legislature.
Votes Required: If a majority is required, there will be a special runoff election should no candidate receive 50% + 1. The candidates in the bottom half are excluded from the next ballot. This is repeated as necessary until a candidate receives a majority. Elections for all offices within the state (except President) are subject to this rule. If a plurality is required, the winner will be the candidate who received the most votes regardless of the percentage won. May be changed by a simple majority vote in the state legislature. This does not apply to at-large elections (such as for the Continental Congress).