Information on how to run for office in the United States, Other Nations, and TPON positions posted here.

How to run for office (US)

Requirements

Constitution

President

• Must be a member of TPON for at least six weeks by election day.
• Must not have been a two-term President or served 10 or more years as President.
• Must have signed up through a party or through the Secretary of Election (for independents) by the posted deadline.
• Parties often require 30 signatures to run for their primary. Please check with your political party if you are affiliated with one.

Congress

• Must be a member of TPON for at least two weeks by election day.
• Must have signed up through a party or through the Secretary of Election (for independents) by the posted deadline.

Governor

• Must be a member of TPON.
• Must have signed up through a party or through the Secretary of Election (for independents) by the posted deadline.

Dates

General elections and midterm elections... TBA

Special elections are held at a date determined by the Secretary of Election after an elected official resigns or is removed from office.

Primaries

Primaries are held only for members registered to a political party. They are overseen and managed by the political parties according to the rules and deadlines set by them. If you are affiliated with a party, you must win the primary or be the sole candidate for that party in a particular race to be on the official ballot.

Independent Candidates

Seekers of office who are not registered or affiliated to a political party do not need to go through any primary process. To run for office, you must sign up according to rules and deadlines set by the Department of Elections and its Secretary.

Rules

Those on the ballot for the Presidency may not be on the ballot for any Congressional or Gubernatorial race.

A member of TPON may only be on the ballot for one Congressional race (House or Senate), including a max of one Gubernatorial race.

Dropping out

Candidates may drop out at anytime. If you intend to drop out prior to the ballot list due date and you are affiliated with a political party, speak with your party. If you intend to drop out and you are not affiliated with a political party, speak with the Secretary of Elections. After the ballot list due date, you must speak with the Secretary of Elections to have your name removed from the ballot.

How to run for office in other nations

Each foreign nation holds signups on their own Instagram pages. See the Instagram page of a foreign nation or speak with the admin of a foreign nation for information on planned elections. Elections are held by the TPON Elections Department.

How to run for office (TPON Administrative)

Admin Council

• Must be a member of TPON.
• Must have been a member of TPON for at least 5 months.
• Admin Council members are elected every 3 months through rank-based voting. The top 5 candidates with most votes receive a place on the Admin Council.

TPON Secretaries

• Must be a member of TPON.
• Specific requirements vary among the various positions.

The signups and election of the SoE are held by the Admin Council. The Admin Council, however, may hold signups and elections (or choose) for any TPON Secretarial position.