STV Mock Election for Ruler of the Universe
Auckland STV advocates will be staging a mock election for the “Ruler of the Universe” to demonstrate just how simple
the Single Transferable Voting system is:
When: Monday, 2nd December 11:00 am – 12:00 am
Where: Upper Queen Street, Auckland Near gate to Aotea Centre
Candidates for the position include: Darth Vader Bad Guy Party
Hans Solo Good Guy Party Luke Skywalker Good Boy Party
Princess Leia Good Girl Party
The role of Returning Officer will be played by Nandor Tanczos, MP.
Under first-past-the-post (FPP), votes for ‘good’ might be split among the several candidates allowing the
forces of evil to be elected with less than a majority (50% + 1) of votes.
Under STV, the winning candidate must receive a majority of preferences in order to be elected. In our mock election,
voters will use STV to elect the Ruler of the Univerise. They will be provided with ballots to complete by ranking the
candidates in order of preference. Voters can rank as few or as many candidates as they like.
Auckland City voters have until 12 December to sign the STV Poll Demand calling for a binding referendum on the local
voting system. Electoral reform advocates have been signing up thousands of supporters who want a say in their own
democracy and want a chance to learn more about STV. Petitions are available in public libraries and can be downloaded
from http://www.stvnz.org.
Join us on Monday, 2 December to see who will be elected the Ruler of the Universe. See for yourself that STV is easy
as 1, 2, 3.