Once you are Licensed to become an Organizational Leader, you are allowed to be the head of a party. Regardless of if you are a Citizen, if you are the head of a political party, you are granted the right to vote in any election.

Running a political party is no easy task. In addition to the responsibilities of running the party, the Organizational Leaders run in an election every 6 Assemblies to be the head of the Occupant Government. All Citizens vote to elect a single Leader who will speak with their voice to the government (OOG: Speak from players to staff) and the platform that leader stands on. The Organizational Leaders work with their party and the ship staff to come up with a platform policy that will take effect once they are in power. These policies are negotiable and are intended to give the Occupants and Citizens an opportunity to bend the rules of the Empire for the duration of their leadership.

For example: an Organizational Leader might run on a platform of reducing the cost of all ship’s vending machines by 2 Chips. If voted in, this would allow all Occupants of the ship to take advantage of the policy, even if they are not a part of the political party.

Creating a Political Party: Let’s say that you decide the existing parties are not for you and you wish to start your own platform. This is to be encouraged! Every voice should be heard and if your representatives won’t cut it, become your own voice.

To create a political party, there are some OOG restrictions as well as IG requirements. OOG, your party can not be exclusionary. Any character of any species with the Party Affiliations License equipped to their Grid who is not a criminal (either currently in the Brig or actively under investigation by the Ship Security for crimes committed) is required to be inducted if they seek entry. You are not forbidden from willingly inducting criminals into your party. This is simply written, but is subject to change based on both OOG and IG needs for inclusivity and avoiding themes of discrimination.

The steps to create a party are:

1. You must be a Citizen
2. You are required to register your political party ahead of time with Ship Security. Go to the CAO and request a Political Party Creation Form and fill it out.
3. Ship Security will review your application form and work with you to ensure that the party meets OOG and IG requirements.
4. After you are approved, we want to encourage themes of ceremony and pageantry. Find a way to announce your party in a grand way! This will help communicate your party’s existence and get new members to join.