1 Voting rights

1. Citizens of Norlund have the right to participate in elections by putting forward their candidacy and through casting votes.
2. Residents of Norlund may be given the right to vote on an individual basis by the decision of the Federal Court.
3. Voting rights can only be rescinded from citizens for attempting electoral fraud and other misdemeanours described in this Act.

2 Pre-electoral period

1. The Prime Minister must announce the date of the Federal Council elections at least two weeks before the termination of his term.
2. The election must take place within two days of the end of a term.
3. The date of the elections for Monarch must be announced by the Prime Minister and must take place at most two weeks after his abdication.

3 Electoral Commission

1. The Electoral Commission is the body responsible for the hosting of elections, assigning and sending out Universal Voting ID's, creating ballots, counting the votes and posting results.
2. Omitted.
3. The members of the Electoral Commission cannot be holding any federal positions, nor be running for them.
4. The Electoral Commission is called into existence with the announcement of an election and dissolved instantly after the posting of election results.
5. The distribution of tasks within the Commission is decided internally, based on the abilities of its members.
6. All members must have insight into election results to verify their legitimacy and to prevent electoral fraud.
7. The King is responsible for selecting Electoral Commission members and ensuring timely handling of elections.
   1. Only citizens of Norlund are eligible for a role on the Electoral Commission.
8. The Federal Council shall share a registry of all citizens with the Electoral Commission, including discord name, in-game name, and, if possible, date citizenship was granted.
9. The King shall not run for any Federal Council positions.

4 Elections

1. The elections for Monarch and to the Federal Council are based on and counted using an approval voting electoral system.
2. Elections for Monarch must be hosted for a period of 72 hours, and later confirmed by a public referendum on the ascension of the most voted candidate to the throne with a simple majority.
3. Elections to the Federal Council must be hosted for a period of 48 hours, with there being a separate list for each of the available positions.
4. Each citizen must be assigned a Universal Voting ID (UVID), which consists of a string of 4 randomized numbers as well as lower and upper-case letters, which is required for him to submit on the ballot.
5. The UVID's must be reset for every hosted election.
6. The ballots must be closed at the exact time the election period expires, with all the votes submitted after the expiry of the period rendered null and void.

5 Penalties for breaches of conduct

1. Citizens or residents who attempt to coerce the access to another citizen's UVID shall have their voting rights taken away for a period of one and a half months.
2. Electoral Commission members who leak the UVID lists of citizens shall have their voting rights rescinded indefinitely and are barred from participating in the Electoral Commission, and may have their citizenship suspended depending on the extent of the crime.
3. Electoral Commission members who leak the names of voters and their selected candidates shall have their voting rights rescinded indefinitely and are barred from participating in the Electoral Commission, and may have their citizenship suspended depending on the extent of the crime.
4. Candidates who continue campaigning into the voting period shall be punished based on the extent of their campaigning, but cannot have their voting rights rescinded.
5. Voting data must not be shared outside of the Electoral Commission before the end of the election.
6. No-one who is not a member of the Electoral Commission shall have access to any voting data before the end of the election.