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The '''Caseic Federation Flag Referendum''' was a multi-year process in which the [[Caseic Federation]] decided on a flag.

== History ==

=== Background ===
[[File:CaseicEmblem.png|thumb|The Caseic Emblem, a popular unofficial symbol of the Federation]]

The Caseic Federation fully united the [[Caseic Archipelago]] in 49 TT. At this time, the states within the Federation often had their own flags or standards, but no flag was established for the Federation as a whole. Around the 20s TT, the Caseic Emblem became a popular unofficial symbol of the Federation, consisting of an abstract representation of the islands' geography. Even the [[FFM Hat]] included the Caseic Emblem.

=== Initiation ===

On 4-6 9 PC, Federal Foreign Minister [[Casi Fromatica]], after observing the presence of flags on other ships to indicate their nation of origin or allegiance, saw the benefits thereof and sent a motion to the [[Caseic Federal Council|Federal Council]] to establish an official flag for the Caseic Federation. This motion led to the creation of the [[Caseic Federal Flag Subcommittee]]. The Subcommittee then solicited flag designs from the general public. From these suggestions, the Subcommittee selected the following six designs:

* [[Plain Emblem]]
* [[Emblem & Heptadecimal]]
* [[Hautean-Inspired Design]]
* [[Akarian-Geographical]]
* [[C.N.N.-Geographical]]
* [[Abstract Design]] 

=== Voting ===

Ballots for voting on the new flag of the [[Caseic Federation]] were printed and distributed on 9-12 9 PC. The Subcommittee declared that voting would end six months later. The referendum was generally unpopular: in fact the number of spoiled ballots exceeded the number of legitimate votes. In 10 PC, a coordinated attack on radio towers by [[Jirichaya Broom]]'s rebel group disconnected the Federation from the [[Inter-governmental Radio System]]. During this blackout, voting ended, and votes were tallied using an instant-runoff system:

==== Results ====
The following are the results before instant-runoff:
:54% Spoilt Ballots not showing clear preference
:15% Plain Emblem
:13% Emblem & Heptadecimal
:8% Akarian-Geographical
:5% Abstract Design
:3% Hautean-Inspired
:2% C.N.N.-Geographical
Following instant-runoff and discarding of spoilt ballots, the Plain Emblem became the official flag with 63% preferential approval among non-spoilt ballots.

=== Aftermath ===
Following the referendum, the Federal Council approved of the Plain Emblem as the official flag of the Caseic Federation. 

[[Category:Caseic Federation]]
[[Category:Caseic Archipelago pages]]