Voter Registry and Guilds Act, 1654

[Publius 4098]

Spoiler

 

Voter Registry and Guilds Act

 

A prayer of peace and fortune upon you good citizen,

 

Gazing forth upon our bright future, all wait with impatience and anxiety towards our first election. Let all heed this; we know what foundations the election will rest upon. We, in our deliberations to decide who ought to have the right to vote, came to a simple conclusion; any with work, or affiliation with the industry in which through a Republic comes to thrive.

 

• Henceforth, Guilds shall be formed and membership therein will determine one’s right to vote. Guildmasters will be chosen carefully and allowed to give these voting rights to those working aneath them, and furthermore be able to select candidates for elevation to Consul.
• Each Guild will be heralded first by their mandate, which must be affirmed by either a majority of Consuls or the acting Magnate.
• Should the workers of a specific profession of a Guild grow to a great enough number, they may petition to form their own Guild. This too will be affirmed or denied by a majority of the Consuls or the acting Magnate. The elder Guild will be compensated and their mandate updated; such division and diversity is a sign of success and will not go unrewarded.
• Voting rights must be given at least 2 Saint’s Days prior to an election to be valid for said election, otherwise they will not have permission to vote until the following election.
• Following our first election, the Magnate will no longer hold the ability to form Guilds and approve of mandates without the blessing of at least half of the acting Consuls.

 

Though we have not made this declaration without necessary preparation, all those who wish to propose themselves as Guildmasters or approach with companies of a profession are encouraged to do so. Long live the Republic, God bless our nation.

 

Rodric Estermont, Magnate of Belvitz [The_Contemptuous] 

[JuliusAakerlund 2402]

Eadmund Estermont nods his head. "Aye, may the republic prosper with this new registry and at the voters behest gain the freedoms they deserve."