Set up in a quiet area of the library,
as if there was any other kind of area in a library, is a Ministry of Magic voting booth for the current election between Brennan Cooper, current Minister for Magic, and Reagan Taylor, the Senior Undersecretary. The booth is lined with curtains for privacy and inside is a small shelf, upon which rests the
voting ballot and a self-inking quill.
A table beside the booth has the following sign resting upon it:
Quote:
Only students who are both seventeen years of age AND in their seventh year of study at Hogwarts are eligible to vote in the current election, as per the Ministry of Magic. Hogwarts Staff are also encouraged to vote at this polling station. To prevent underage students from voting, an age line has been established surrounding the booth. Any students who attempt to evade the age line and cast a vote will have their name recorded by the Department of Magical Education.
Next to the first sign is a second sign, which reads:
Quote:
Students ineligible to vote in the official election are encouraged to vote in a mock election held by your School. Please write the name of your choice of candidate on a piece of provided parchment and place it within the box behind this sign.
Don't forget to pick up a
sticker on your way out!
OOC: Students must be 17 years old AND in their 7th year in order for their vote to be counted in the election. We will be verifying the eligibility of all votes, so please follow the rules. To vote, please click the link for the ballot and fill out the entire questionnaire, then submit. For those who have younger characters, please cast your vote for Minister for Magic by choosing your favorite candidate in the poll attached to this thread.
All students, of age or not, can RP themselves finding the polls and the signs and either voting in the booth or in the mock election.
Please note that students/staff who have of-age School characters AND Ministry/DA/DP characters are allowed to vote twice (once for each character). The School character vote must come from the School ballot, while the Ministry characters can come from either of two threads (one in Diagon Alley and another in the Ministry). See question 6 on the ballot.