Election Rules for candidates of Mr Bear Czechia

§1 Conditions

  1. Minimum age 18 years
  2. Moral and criminal integrity.
  3. The candidate lives permanently in the Czech Republic or participates in the activities of the bear society in Czechia for a significant part of the year.
  4. Candidate actively expresses an interest in the gay bear society through his activities.

§2 Obligations of the Winner

  1. Represent at least twice a year at a major bear event abroad.
  2. Represent at least four times a year at an event in the Czech Republic.
  3. Organise your own event (trip, barbecue, swimming, museum visit…).
  4. The candidate agrees that his/her photos and video can be added for advertising purposes (website, social networks, flyers, posters, magazine).
  5. The winning candidate agrees to confirm the contract with the organiser for the loan of the winner's sash.
  6. The candidate undertakes to personally present the sash to the winner of the next year's election.
  7. The highest title of Mr Bear Czechia is lifetime and can therefore be won only once.

§3 Withdrawal of the title

  1. In case of immoral, unethical, racist or otherwise inappropriate behaviour, the title will be revoked.
  2. The title will also be revoked in case of serious misconduct, damage to the Mr Bear Czechia organization, or the commission of a crime.
  3. If the current Mr Bear Czechia loses his title all duties will automatically pass to the candidate with the following ranking.

Voting Rules

The voting consists of four parts: online voting (25%), jury voting (40%), audience voting in election night (25%) and director voting (10%).

§4 Rules of online voting

  1. Voting is done via a form that stores an email address for voting purposes only.
  2. Voting from each address is possible only once.

§5 Rules of audience voting

  1. Voting is conducted through an independent third-party system. Each person can vote only once using either a QR code or a special card.

§6 Rules of jury voting

  1. The jurors are given 100 points to distribute among the participants across five categories.

§7 Rules of director voting

  1. The election director has 10 points, which he distribute among the candidates.

§8 Rules of participation in other competitions at the international level

  1. The winner of the title commits to representing the Czech Republic in the next edition of the superior international competition, in coordination with the organizers. This includes participation in Mr. Bear Europe and International Bear held in Bangkok.The titleholder agrees to cover all necessary expenses associated with said competitions or to secure independent sponsorship to do so. Should the organizers be in a position to provide sponsorship or financial support, the terms will be agreed upon with the titleholder in advance.