Replace
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Elections shall be held over a seven day period including the 15th of the month prior to the new RA's taking office, with exact dates to be determined by the outgoing RA.
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with
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Elections shall be held over a 168 hour period beginning at noon SLT on the Saturday before the 16th of the month prior to the new RA's taking office. In the event of a server outage which prevents citizens from casting ballots and which lasts more than 12 hours, the Dean of the SC has the authority to adjust or extend the election schedule.
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Explanation:
This makes election scheduling automatic. They would always begin at noon SLT on a Saturday and end at noon the next Saturday. If the 15th is a Saturday they start that day. If it isn't they start the Saturday before. This also puts in a safety net if the grid or election server goes down for a substantial length of time.