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The 2024 Zamastan presidential election will be held on Sunday, 22 September 2024, and will be the upper ring of the 2024 Zamastan general election. It will be the 111th general election and the 114th totaled Presidential election to decide the President of Zamastan. The nominating process takes place in a series of indirect elections, where voters casted ballots selecting a slate of delegates to a political party's nominating convention who then in turn elected their party's presidential nominee, while independent candidates with sufficient following and campaign contribution also made it onto the ballot. The incumbant President, Sabine Armitage of the BCP, is seeking reelection to a second term.
Background
Eligibility
The Constitution of Zamastan gives the qualifications for holding the presidency. To serve as President, one must:
- be a natural-born citizen of Zamastan
- be at least 18 years old
- have not been convicted of a felony
- have not served any political office in any other nation/sovereign land aside Zamastan
- have not been impeached from any political office
- have not sworn a pledge to the state of Zamastan and subsequently rebelled against the state
Campaigns and nominations
The modern presidential campaign begins before the primary elections, which the five major political parties use to clear the field of candidates before their national nominating conventions, where the most successful candidate is made the party's nominee for president. Several nominees, however, have chosen to run aside from political parties. This choice generally makes running for office more difficult for getting exposure, as the political parties' prominence allows for wider name-recognition. This is why most independent nominees tend to be celebrities or household names. For example, president Zacharias Castovia chose not to run along party lines, because his name recognition was enough for people to know who they voted for. The most common previous profession of Zamastanian presidents is that of a lawyer or businessman, as seen with Cain Blackwater's noteriety as an energy tycoon.
Nominees participate in nationally televised debates. Nominees campaign across the country to explain their views, convince voters and solicit contributions. Much of the modern electoral process is concerned with winning swing states through frequent visits and mass media advertising drives.
Election
The president is elected indirectly by the voters of each district through popular election on Election Day (September 22nd on every even-ended year). When each of the 359 districts counts the ballots, whichever candidate has the most votes receives that district's vote. The winner of the election is which ever has the majority of the 359. For example, Marvin Gaviria won his third term in 1950 with 348 votes to 11. In the closest ever election in Zamastanian presidential history, Aiden Avery won the 1980 election against Larry Pattis with 179 votes to Pattis' 175. The remaining 5 district votes went 3 to Wren Ebbets and 2 to Karen Gillebrand.
Voting polls open at 11:59 PM on September 21st and last 17 hours until 5:00 PM on September 22nd. The counting of votes closes around 7:00 PM, which is also when the victor is announced.
Nominations and Candidates
| Name | Born | Experience | Campaign Announcement Date Drop Out Date | ||
 Sabine Armitage |
Providence, Northern Isle November 21, 1989 |
President of Zamastan (2022-incumbant) Congresswoman for Northern Isle-19 (2016-2022) |
 July 18th, 2023 | ||
| Name | Born | Experience | Campaign Announcement Date Drop Out Date | ||
 Euan Gunn |
Tregueux, Tregueux September 18, 1972 |
Senator for Tregueux-2 (2012-incumbant) |  July 18th, 2023 | ||
 Arthur Davidson |
Lamnoque, Holish Islands April 27, 1969 |
Senator for Holish Islands-2 (2014-incumbant)' | File:ArthurDavidson2024logo.png September 5th, 2023 | ||
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city, province January 1, 1990 |
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city, province January 1, 1990 |
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city, province January 1, 1990 |
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| Name | Born | Experience | Campaign Announcement Date | ||
| name |
city, province January 1, 1990 |
title, year-year | Month, Day, Year | ||
Party nomination campaigns
GLP
BCP
General election campaign
Debates
First Debate
Second Debate
Third Debate
Election
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