I thought I'd make a thread with an updated list of the current Governor candidates and add a poll so that we can get some early poll numbers in! Please let me know if you are running and I will add you to the poll. Campaign Pages Lucious Times: Thomas Hetch: Bobby Cruz: FrancePourLaVie: Roger the Shrubber: Connor Abbott: Maurice Clinton: Brian Hamilton:

Done!

@xBrianHx Would you like me to add you to the poll and link your campaign page?

Welcome to the political arena! Best of luck.

This is a great idea! Thank you for putting in the work to research the candidates and provide summaries, links and where they stand on the political spectrum! Well done.

This is great! Love how you included the visuals. Great job!

Very interesting approach to your campaign! I am intrigued to see how this will work out. Best of luck, Mr. Times!

This a great visual to see where are our parties land on in the political spectrum. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for visiting the home of our campaign and welcome! I will be posting updates here as they come. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My name is Bobby Cruz. Just like you, I am a citizen of Identity. I think we can all agree that we are incredibly excited for this game to become a reality. Personally, I am eager to see what my fellow citizens choose to do with their lives. Will you pursue a career in law enforcement and bravely commit yourself to protecting others? Will you become a successful, innovative businessperson and provide great products and services to the people of Identity? Perhaps you are a creative mind and will opt to become an artist, interior decorator or furniture designer. No matter what path you choose in Identity, it is critical for you to be able to live your life, fulfill your roles and enjoy yourself in a community that is happy, safe, and equal. After much thought, I have decided to announce my campaign for Governor. My goal that I commit to you, the citizens, is to provide a community that is constantly harboring a place for your opinions on important matters. Governing is not a one-person job. Having as much input as possible from our citizens is key to a successful, transparent and well-functioning government and society. Our Goals If elected, the government will run on three essential platforms: Involvement, Ideas and Impact. Let me explain: INVOLVEMENT This is the foundation of my campaign and will be the foundation of our government if I am elected. In order to successfully carry out my role as governor, I am asking for input from all citizens no matter your background. Each and every one of your opinions matters to me and are vital to shaping a society for our citizens. Involvement is open to anyone and everyone who is willing to sacrifice their valuable time for the betterment of our society. Opportunities for involvement will include being able to serve on the Governor’s Cabinet, multiple committees across a variety of disciplines such as labor, environment, public policy, and ethics, as well as citizen polls and votes to directly provide the government with your opinion. IDEAS Once you become involved, whether it be through the cabinet, committees or taking part in frequent polls and votes, your ideas have the potential to become reality. Have an idea about public policy that you would love to see implemented in our community? Are you unhappy with a recent governing decision and want to voice your opinion for change? Maybe you are living in an area experiencing an unusually high amount of crime and want to establish a neighborhood watch program. All of these are possible and we want to hear about it. As your governor, I promise you that my team and I will evaluate every single one of your ideas with seriousness, professionalism and promptness. Not one idea gets overlooked in my office. I want to implement your ideas into our community to make it a better place. IMPACT Lastly, your ideas become impactful in the community. This is where your ideas about how our community is governed are put in place. When your idea successfully makes it through and is approved by voters, our citizens, we take immediate action to implement it. My commitment to you is that I will enforce these new ideas to the fullest extent of my authority. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now that we have covered the platforms, I will move on to my stances on important issues facing our world today. I will do my best to keep it short and sweet, and I will welcome your questions at any time! Issues TAXES Tax percentages of income and how they will be distributed are yet to be determined. This is one of the biggest and most controversial parts of a government thus it is a work in progress. I would like to bring on a committed campaign team that I can collaborate with to pursue this venture. Please see “Involvement Opportunities” below for more information on how you can become a part of the campaign. EQUALITY Every citizen has the right to pursue any opportunity they desire, so long as it follows the law, no matter their background. I am committed to ensuring that this is enforced, maintained and improved upon throughout my term. HEALTHCARE Healthcare is a right for all people. I believe that it should be provided, free of cost, to all of our citizens. Funding will be provided primarily through taxes. GUN CONTROL A controversial matter that is of utmost importance. Guns will be very difficult to obtain in our community. Prospects will have to complete an intensive background check, training programs and psychiatric analyses before being considered for a gun permit. DRUG LAWS Illicit drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine will be illegal. Marijuana, alcohol, and tobacco will be fully legalized. JOBS AND MINIMUM WAGE My goal is for every citizen to have a job or career that they enjoy and that they can make a decent living off of. Minimum wage will be set at $15 to ensure that citizens can provide themselves with the basic necessities to live. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES Our campaign is currently looking for a number of individuals to assist us across all categories. Please direct message me for an application. Current Openings: Campaign Advisors ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Bobby Cruz for Governor Campaign is a committed supporter and volunteer for the Human Rights Preservation Organization. http://tinyurl.com/j2236nw ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you all very much for taking the time to read my post. Please feel free to ask questions, either on this post or through direct message. I look forward to the future of this campaign and the future of our community!

Interesting topic you've brought up @FrancePourLaVie. This also made me think if anybody will be running in pairs, such as the President and Vice-President do. Perhaps Governor and Vice-Governor or something like that.

Thanks for sharing your stories from previous RP experiences. I can't imagine berating first responders in any circumstance. It is clear you will be a great addition to the first responder team on whichever Identity server you play on so thank you for your dedication! Best of luck and stay safe!

I share your excitement! Going to be awesome. See ya there!

I think this may be more of a personal preference but also may be customizable on private servers. In my opinion, I agree with @LuciousTimes that they should hand them over or just plan on not being involved in any businesses until after they exit the political arena.

This thread is being continuously updated as more candidates enter/exit the political arena. Thanks for the participation so far!

A very interesting party indeed, @JoelKeys. I assumed that someone would come out with a party like this at some point. Welcome to the political arena @ConnorAbbott659 and I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors. I have added you to the "Updated List of Candidates and Poll" post found here:

I agree! I will add links to everyone's campaign page when I get some time!

Welcome to Identity! Here is the official Identity discord made by the developers: https://discord.gg/ffZ4bX8 Enjoy!

Well said @LuciousTimes in response to @Vanilla_Jonesy. I agree with what you have to say but also respect his opinion. However, I believe that his argument could be said for nearly any career in the game as well. I don't believe any of us in the political arena have belittled anybody or talked down to them. We are all here to have a great role-playing experience and as you have said Mr. Times, we are all trying our best to shape our policies and plans around what we know about the game.

I would like to nominate Lucious Times for the ICA Politics Award. Awesome idea by the way @JoelKeys! It is a great way to recognize the distinguished members of our community.

This is a truly great business design. It is obvious you have put in an immense amount of work into all these designs and they look incredible. I wish you the best of luck! I think you will be very successful!

Welcome to Identity!

Thank you for your input! I appreciate you including the candidates that mean the most to you. No matter the result of the election, politics is where you'll always see me, even if I am in the lowest position. I look forward to hearing more opinions like yours, Rumpelstiltskin!

Welcome to Identity! I think you made the right choice choosing the speed demon package. It's best to spend the money now and get a set of wheels and a nice place to live so you can focus on making money when the game starts I recently built a gaming PC after being a console peasant for my whole life! I'm stoked to get into more PC gaming. Happy gaming!

I'm sure that you'll be able to have a jewelry store just like people are going to have clothes, furniture, painting stores etc. I agree that you may have to hire at least one security guard and make sure you have an alarm system and theft deterrent for when you are closed.

What's up with the "complete and utter" ban on Burqas? You preach freedom of religion but won't allow them? And you give no reason as to why. Care to explain?