LUSA will serve a one-year term. Following election night, the Loser will have approximately two weeks to put his or her affairs in order and say good-bye to the life he or she used to know (not that the preceding eight weeks had been "normal"). After that point, the election winner will report to the LUSA office for orientation. During this time, he or she will be given a high school guidance counselor-style vocational test and submit to a series of extensive interviews to determine areas of ineptitude and personal annoyance. Corroborative interviews with family and friends will be conducted as well, in order to root out any intended subterfuge on the part of the Loser.

Based on the information gathered, LUSA will be relocated to the city or geographic region he or she despises most, given a spacious apartment (we do have to accommodate a film crew) and set up with the job that constitutes the perfect mix of the one he or she indicated was least preferable and the one identified by the vocational test as least suitable. The Loser will change jobs every four weeks, with each subsequent job being chosen by viewers via online voting from a list drawn from the initial research and viewer suggestions. Once in place, the camera crew will begin 24-hour surveillance, just as in the election stage. The footage will be compiled and edited into a one-hour highlight show each week.

Duties

In addition to working his assigned job, LUSA will also have a number of official duties. He must be an active advocate for causes deemed by broader society as odious and reprehensible, and must participate in marches, demonstrations and public speaking opportunities to support these causes. This will ensure a high public profile. And like any star of a television show, LUSA must make promotional rounds on all of the late-night talk shows and drive-time morning radio programs, where the torment initiated in the election stage will continue.

When in public, LUSA must also cater to the needs of his constituency by stopping on the street every so often to absorb random verbal abuse from passersby, as well as by submitting to a limited number of open-handed pimp slaps to the back of his head (security will be on hand to prevent such occasions from getting too out of control). On weekends, LUSA must participate in physical stunts that exploit any fears, phobias or areas of particular distaste uncovered in the orientation phase.

Outside of these duties and obligations, the Loser will be free to pursue whatever interests and activities he or she desires.

Compensation

Just as the President of the United States generally makes much less money (by way of his official salary) than he could otherwise earn as a member of the private sector, LUSA's compensation will also be low in pay, but high in perks. The Loser will be paid a weekly wage equivalent to the 40-hour workweek at whichever job he/she holds. He/she will not pay rent on the apartment but will be responsible for all meals and other expenses incurred outside of the scope of his/her official duties. LUSA WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO EAT FROM THE CREW'S CATERING CART. LUSA will also receive one guaranteed guest appearance in the upcoming motion picture version of MTV's Jackass. At the conclusion of his term, the Loser will receive a lump sum of cash between $80 and $500,000, to be determined by the viewers through an online vote.

Reelection

Midway through the season, the new campaign process will begin, and the LUSA program will begin to devote an increasing amount of time to following the next candidates. Ultimately, this may require a second hour of LUSA each week. The incumbent Loser can seek a second term, if he so chooses, but he will not be required to campaign anew. During the new election episode, just before the online vote, the incumbent will be given the opportunity to replace the candidate with the weakest average poll showing over the course of the eight-week campaign. By doing so, however, he/she forfeits all compensation for the term just served, regardless of whether he/she wins or loses.

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