Elections in Urcea: Difference between revisions

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==Campaign finance==

==Cultural practices==

General elections in Urcea are usually accompanied by a five month long campaign cycle, beginning in June and ending in November. Electoral campaigns in Urcea include a broad array of public interactions, ranging from conventional get-out-the-vote efforts, commercials, door knocking, phone calls, speeches, and candidate debates. The use of campaign lawn signs is extremely common throughout Urcea owing to the prevalence of [[Housing in Urcea|single family homes]]. However, campaigns also have a broad array of social obligations and and traditions that the public expects to be met. It is customary for candidates to throw at least large parties with free food and alcohol throughout the campaign, once during their announcement and again in October. Additionally, Election Day is usually accompanied by a large street festival thrown by local political parties, where party supporters and campaign enthusiasts will receive free alcohol, food, and in some case board throughout Election Day and into the night of the election. Only the worst-funded candidates and parties, coinciding with the least competitive seats, can typically not afford to throw Election Day festivals. Many Urceans, especially independents, will often move between the rival street fairs on Election Day to take in the atmosphere and free amenities. Occasionally, Election Day festivals will descend into party-based {{wp|hooliganism}} and civil unrest, and beginning in the 20th century the festivals became more closely cordoned off by law enforcement.

General elections in Urcea are usually accompanied by a five month long campaign cycle, beginning in June and ending in November. Electoral campaigns in Urcea include a broad array of public interactions, ranging from conventional get-out-the-vote efforts, commercials, door knocking, phone calls, speeches, and candidate debates. The use of campaign lawn signs is extremely common throughout Urcea owing to the prevalence of [[Housing in Urcea|single family homes]]. However, campaigns also have a broad array of social obligations and and traditions that the public expects to be met. It is customary for candidates to throw at least two large parties with free food and alcohol throughout the campaign, once during their announcement and again in October. Additionally, Election Day is usually accompanied by a large street festival thrown by local political parties, where party supporters and campaign enthusiasts will receive free alcohol, food, and in some case board throughout Election Day and into the night of the election. Only the worst-funded candidates and parties, coinciding with the least competitive seats, can typically not afford to throw Election Day festivals. Many Urceans, especially independents, will often move between the rival street fairs on Election Day to take in the atmosphere and free amenities. Occasionally, Election Day festivals will descend into party-based {{wp|hooliganism}} and civil unrest, and beginning in the 20th century the festivals became more closely cordoned off by law enforcement.

Candidates are expected to be respectful to their opponents and typically do not even refer to their opponents by name. Negative campaigns, including attack ads, are extremely common within Urcean political life, but are almost always done by proxies and third parties rather than candidates themselves. On election night, the losing candidates are expected to call the winning candidate to concede, and additionally the major party candidate loser or losers are expected to make a public appearence with the winner the next day to show their solidarity and support for the winner.

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 ==Campaign finance==
 ==Cultural practices==
-General elections in Urcea are usually accompanied by a five month long campaign cycle, beginning in June and ending in November. Electoral campaigns in Urcea include a broad array of public interactions, ranging from conventional get-out-the-vote efforts, commercials, door knocking, phone calls, speeches, and candidate debates. The use of campaign lawn signs is extremely common throughout Urcea owing to the prevalence of [[Housing in Urcea|single family homes]]. However, campaigns also have a broad array of social obligations and and traditions that the public expects to be met. It is customary for candidates to throw at least large parties with free food and alcohol throughout the campaign, once during their announcement and again in October. Additionally, Election Day is usually accompanied by a large street festival thrown by local political parties, where party supporters and campaign enthusiasts will receive free alcohol, food, and in some case board throughout Election Day and into the night of the election. Only the worst-funded candidates and parties, coinciding with the least competitive seats, can typically not afford to throw Election Day festivals. Many Urceans, especially independents, will often move between the rival street fairs on Election Day to take in the atmosphere and free amenities. Occasionally, Election Day festivals will descend into party-based {{wp|hooliganism}} and civil unrest, and beginning in the 20th century the festivals became more closely cordoned off by law enforcement.
+General elections in Urcea are usually accompanied by a five month long campaign cycle, beginning in June and ending in November. Electoral campaigns in Urcea include a broad array of public interactions, ranging from conventional get-out-the-vote efforts, commercials, door knocking, phone calls, speeches, and candidate debates. The use of campaign lawn signs is extremely common throughout Urcea owing to the prevalence of [[Housing in Urcea|single family homes]]. However, campaigns also have a broad array of social obligations and and traditions that the public expects to be met. It is customary for candidates to throw at least two large parties with free food and alcohol throughout the campaign, once during their announcement and again in October. Additionally, Election Day is usually accompanied by a large street festival thrown by local political parties, where party supporters and campaign enthusiasts will receive free alcohol, food, and in some case board throughout Election Day and into the night of the election. Only the worst-funded candidates and parties, coinciding with the least competitive seats, can typically not afford to throw Election Day festivals. Many Urceans, especially independents, will often move between the rival street fairs on Election Day to take in the atmosphere and free amenities. Occasionally, Election Day festivals will descend into party-based {{wp|hooliganism}} and civil unrest, and beginning in the 20th century the festivals became more closely cordoned off by law enforcement.
 Candidates are expected to be respectful to their opponents and typically do not even refer to their opponents by name. Negative campaigns, including attack ads, are extremely common within Urcean political life, but are almost always done by proxies and third parties rather than candidates themselves. On election night, the losing candidates are expected to call the winning candidate to concede, and additionally the major party candidate loser or losers are expected to make a public appearence with the winner the next day to show their solidarity and support for the winner.

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