Election MMDCCLXV
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Comitia Centuriata and Comitia Populi Tributa
Cn. Iulius Caesar consul has convened the comitia centuriata and comitia plebis tributa for elections in his consular edict on the conduct of elections in the comitia centuriata and comitia populi tributa.
Call for candidates both in the Comitia Centuriata and Comitia Populi Tributa
Cn. Iulius Caesar consul has called for candidates for the offices of:
- consul, praetor and censor to be elected in the comitia centuriata, and
- aedilis curulis, quaestor, rogator, custos and diribitor to be elected by the comitia populi tributa.
The elected candidates will have their terms of office begin AUC MMDCCLXV Kal. Ian. ‡ (1 January 2013).
Any and all assidui citizens who wish to serve the Res Publica and the People for the next year shall declare their candidacy to Cn. Caesar consul at the email address:
- gn_iulius_caesar@yahoo.com
Your email must include your full Roman name, your age and the office you run for)
DEADLINE FOR CANDIDACY: 11.59 pm (Mountain Time) 9th December.
- IMPORTANT: Simply declaring your candidacy by posting on a Nova Roman forum, whether public or not, or sending an email to other than the address above, shall NOT be considered a declaration of candidacy and such declarations shall be ignored and the persons name not placed on the ballot.
Contio both in the Comitia Centuriata and Comitia Populi Tributa
The contio of the Comitia Centuriata will last:
- from midnight Mountain Time on the 11th December,
- to 11.59 pm Mountain Time on 13th December.
Voting period in the Comitia Centuriata
The cista shall only be open for voting on candidates for election in the Comitia Centuriata
- exclusively between 00:00 and 11.59 pm Mountain Time (08:00 am - next day 08:00 CET/Roman Time) on the 19th, 20th and 22nd of December.
Voting period in the Comitia Populi Tributa
The cista shall only be open for voting on candidates for election in the Comitia Centuriata
- 'exclusively between 00:00 and 11.59 pm Mountain Time (08:00 am - next day 08:00 CET/Roman Time) on the 27th, 28th and 29th of December.
OFFICES OPEN FOR CANDIACIES
Candidates in the Comitia Centuriata
Consul (2)
The eligibility requirements for the consulship are set by the lex Tullia annalis: only those assidui can be candidates who are at least 40 years old, and have previously held either the office of praetor, or both aedilis and quaestor, or both tribunus plebis and quaestor. The consuls enter office on Kal. Ian. ‡ (1 January) each year.
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- Candidate : Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
Result:
Praetor (2)
The eligibility requirements for praetor are set by the lex Tullia annalis: only those assidui can be candidates who are at least 30 years old, and have previously held the quaestorship combined with aediliship, or with the tribuneship of the plebs, or with the vigintiviratus. The praetors enter office on Kal. Ian. ‡ (1 January) each year.
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- Candidate : Gaius Aemilius Crassus (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
Result:
Censor (1)
The eligibility requirements for censor are set by the lex Tullia annalis: only those assidui can be candidates who are at least 40 years old, and have previously served as consul. The censores enter office on Kal. Ian. ‡ (1 January) of the year for which they are elected to hold the census, or if they are elected out of order, they enter office as soon as elected.
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- Candidate : Gnaeus Iulius Caesar (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
Result:
Candidates in the Comitia Populi Tributa
Curule Aedile (2)
The eligibility requirements for aedilis curulis are set by the lex Tullia annalis: only those assidui can be candidates who are at least 25 years old, and have previously served as quaestor or vigintivir. The aediles curules enter office on Kal. Ian. ‡ (1 January) each year.
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- Candidate : Publius Annaeus Constantinus Placidus (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
Result:
Quaestor (8)
The eligibility requirements for quaestor are set by the lex Tullia annalis: to stand for election as quaestor, a potential candidate is required to be at least 21 years old, and must be assiduus. The quaestores enter office on Non. Dec. ‡ (5 December) each year. The quaestorship is the traditional first step of the cursus honorum.
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- Candidate : Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus (Statement ...)
- Candidate : Aulus Iulius Paterculus (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
Result:
Rogator (2)
The rogatores are a type of election officials as defined in article II.C.1. of the lex Tullia de comitiis habendis.
They are appointed by a presiding officer shortly before the comitia, or by the edict of summons, for the duration of the comitia. Their term of office ends automatically when the comitia are dissolved. They shall uniformly receive service points according to the article III.A.7.c.ii of the lex Arria de censu civium aestimando, “4th rank Officials: Apparitor (accensus, scriba, praeco, lictor etc)”. Only assidui can be appointed, and the presiding magistrate is not allowed to occupy this office.
The duties of the rogatores are:
- To encourage the citizens to vote by advertising the voting in any and all venues of communication;
- To assist citizens in the voting procedure;
- To answer citizen questions in connection to the technical and procedural aspects of voting;
- To identify and to register the voters by centuries or tribes, and to pass the anonymous list of votes by centuries and tribes to the diribitores for counting; and
- For the sake of tiebreaking, the rogatores shall provide the citizenship date and the birthdate of all candidates to the diribitores.
Under the duration of the voting period, the rogatores shall identify the centuries and tribes of the individual voters, group the votes by centuries and tribes, and shall, no later than within 3 hours after the end of the voting period, report the votes by centuries or tribes, without the name of the voters, to the diribitores. If the diribitores need help in the counting, the rogatores and the custodes are allowed to assist.
The rogatores shall have access both to the cista and Censorial Database of the Album Civium in order to fulfil their duties. Because the rogatores work with sensitive private data of the citizens, only officers of the Censorial Office may be appointed to this position. One of the rogatores can also be appointed as custos. There shall be at least one rogator for any given session of the comitia. Candidates for censorship, consulship, praetorship and plebeian tribuneship may not serve as rogatores.
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- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
Result:
Diribitor (4)
The diribitores are a type of election officials as defined in article II.C.1. of the lex Tullia de comitiis habendis. In antiquity the diribitors were typically young men who had just completed their military service. The office of diribitor is a traditional first step toward the cursus honorum.
They are appointed by a presiding officer shortly before the comitia, or by the edict of summons, for the duration of the comitia. Their term of office ends automatically when the comitia are dissolved. They shall uniformly receive service points according to the article III.A.7.c.ii of the lex Arria de censu civium aestimando, “4th rank Officials: Apparitor (accensus, scriba, praeco, lictor etc)”. Only assidui can be appointed, and the presiding magistrate is not allowed to occupy this office.
The duties of the diribitores are:
Under the duration of the voting period, the diribitores have to count the votes and determine the result no later than 6 hours after the end of the voting period. If the diribitores need help in the counting, the rogatores and the custodes are allowed to assist. The rogatores may invite one or more diribitores to access the cista, and to be privy to the names of the voters; but those diribitores who are not involved shall still not receive the names for the counting.
One of the diribitores can also be appointed as custos. There shall be at least two diribitores for any given session of the comitia.
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
Result:
Custos (2)
The custodes are a type of election officials as defined in article II.C.1. of the lex Tullia de comitiis habendis. The Latin word "custos" means "guard" or "watcher" and in antiquity it was typical for very senior people such as senators and consulars to serve as custodes.
They are appointed by a presiding officer shortly before the comitia, or by the edict of summons, for the duration of the comitia. Their term of office ends automatically when the comitia are dissolved. They shall uniformly receive service points according to the article III.A.7.c.ii of the lex Arria de censu civium aestimando, “4th rank Officials: Apparitor (accensus, scriba, praeco, lictor etc)”. Only assidui can be appointed, and the presiding magistrate is not allowed to occupy this office.
The duties of the custodes are:
- To guard, supervise and certify the entire voting process, and to resolve ties which require a drawing of lots; and
- To send the certified results of the comitia to the presiding magistrate.
The custodes have the responsibility to supervise and control the regularity and lawfulness of the voting and vote counting process, and to investigate any verifiable concern regarding the vote, during the voting period of the comitia. The custodes shall have the ability to review all actions taken by the rogatores and diribitores to ensure accuracy and impartiality. The custodes shall send the certified results of the comitia to the presiding magistrate within a day (24 hours) after the conclusion of the vote. If the custodes need additional time, they may seek an extension of time from the presiding magistrate who has the discretion to approve an extension or not. If there are more than one custos in office, all of them shall sign the certification of the voting. If they are in disagreement, this counts as a refusal of certification, and those disputing the validity of the voting shall send their report on the irregularities to the presiding magistrate.
If the diribitores need help in the counting, the rogatores and the custodes are allowed to assist. The custodes shall have access to the cista in order to fulfil their duties. A diribitor or a rogator can be appointed as custos, but no election official shall fill all three offices, and there shall be at least one custos who is not a rogator. Candidates in the election are not allowed to serve as custodes.
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- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
Result:
Comitia Plebis Tributa
Call for plebeian candidates
A. Liburnius Hadrianus tribunus plebis has called for candidates for the offices of tribuni plebis and aediles plebis. The elected candidates will have their terms of office begin AUC MMDCCLXV a.d. IV Idus Dec. (10 December 2012). Any and all assidui plebeian citizens who wish to serve the Res Publica and the People for the next year shall:
- ( I ) declare their candidacy to the current Tribuni Plebis at the email address:
- aulusliburnushadrianus@gmail.com
- and
- ( II ) announce their intention to run for office before the Comitia Plebis Tributa:
- ComitiaPlebisTributa@yahoogroups.com
Announcements of candidacy for these offices that are made to any other official Nova Roma lists are allowed but will not meet the requirements needed to be recognized as a candidate. All who seek candidacy MUST post their announcement to the Comitia Plebis Tributa.
Eligibility requirements
Tribunus plebis - (5 positions available)
Candidates must be cives in good standing for at least six full months before taking office; members of the Plebeian Order, Assidui today (16 Nov. 2012), and at least 25 years of age by AUC MMDCCLXIV a.d. IV Idus Dec (10 Dec 2012).
Aedilis plebis - (2 positions available)
Candidates must be cives in good standing for at least six full months before taking office; members of the Plebeian Order, Assidui today (16 Nov. 2012), and at least 21 years of age by AUC MMDCCLXIV a.d. IV Idus Dec (10 Dec. 2012).
Contio
A. Liburnius Hadrianus tribunus plebis called the Comitia Plebis Tributa to order to elect the Plebeian Magistrates for 2766 aUc. He reminds the candidates that any statement or speech related to the elections posted on the ML may be also forwarded to the official electoral board the Comitia Plebis Tributa at ComitiaPlebisTributa@yahoogroups.com
The contio will be held on the Comitia Plebis Tributa list and will last:
- from 09:00 Roman Time (CET) of Pr. Kal. Dec.. Nov. (November 30th)
- to 09:00 Roman Time (CET) of a.d. III Non. Dec. (December 3rd).
Voting period
The voting will be held:
- from 09:01 Roman Time (CET) of a.d. III Non. Dec. (December 3rd)
- to 09:01 Roman Time a.d. VI Id. Dec. (December 8th).
The elected Magistrates will take office on December 10.
Candidates in the Comitia Plebis Tributa
Aedilis Plebis (2)
The eligibility requirements for plebeian aedilis are set by the lex Tullia annalis: only those plebeian assidui can be candidates who are at least 25 years old, and have previously served as quaestor or vigintivir. The aediles curules enter office on a.d. IV Id. Dec. ‡ (10 December) each year.
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- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
Result:
- Publius Annaeus Constantinus Placidus (by write-in)
- Gaia Maria Caeca (by write-in)
Tribunus Plebis (5)
The eligibility requirements for tribunus plebis are set by the lex Tullia annalis: only those plebeian assidui can be candidates who are at least 25 years old, and have previously held either the office of vigintivir or quaestor. The tribunes of the plebs enter office on a.d. IV Id. Dec. ‡ (10 December) each year.
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- Candidate : Gaius Tullius Valerianus Germanicus (Statement ...)
- Candidate : Gaius Quinctius Flamininus (Statement ...)
- Candidate : Marcus Pompeius Caninus (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
- Candidate : None (Statement ...)
Result:
- Marcus Pompeius Caninus
- Gaius Quinctius Flamininus
- Gaius Tullius Valerianus Germanicus
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Postumianus (by write-in)
- Gaius Aemilius Crassus (by write-in)
Report of the voting results in the Comitia Plebis Tributa
Reported by Q. Caecilius Metellus Postumianus, custos:
For the aedilitas plebis, the results are as follows:
Void tribes: 23 [01, 02, 03, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31]
The following persons were written-in by the tribes listed:
[After a name, a single asterisk denotes that the person is plebeian, but capite census. Within tribe listings, an asterisk denotes a tied tribe.]
After resolving ties and removing ineligible persons:
- C. Aemilius Crassus: [05]
- P. Annaeus Constantinus Placidus: [07, 22, 33]
- Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Postumianus: [25]
- L. Cornelius Maximilianus(*): [32]
- Ti. Cornelius Scipio: [23]
- T. Flavius Severus: [35]
- Cn. Hortensius Floccus: [04]
- C. Iulius Verus: [22]
- C. Maria Caeca: [12, 15]
- C. Ovidia Lepida(*): [32]
- M. Pompeius Caninus: [34]
- T. Pompeius Corvinus(*): [33]
- C. Quinctius Flamininus: [34]
- V. Valerius Volusus: [23]
Final result:
- P. Annaeus Constantinus Placidus and C. Maria Caeca are elected aediles plebis.
For the tribunatus plebis, the results are as follows:
Void tribes: 14 [01, 03, 06, 09, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31]
After resolving ties and removing ineligible persons:
M. Pompeius Caninus: 21 [02, 04, 05, 07, 08, 10, 12, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35]
C. Quinctius Flamininus: 18 [02, 04, 05, 08, 12, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35]
C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus: 16 [02, 04, 05, 07, 08, 12, 14, 19, 20, 23, 27, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35]
The following persons were written in by the voters, sorted by number of tribes received:
Four tribes:
- Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Postumianus: [07, 19, 25, 33]
Two tribes:
- C. Aemilius Crassus: [22, 23]
- Sp. Porcius Gemma: [22, 23]
One tribe:
- C. Cocceius Spinula: [33]
- Ti. Cornelius Scipio: [32]
- P. Ovidius Rufus (*): [32]
- C. Petronius Dexter: [34]
- P. Porcius Licinus: [27]
- C. Vipsanius Agrippa: [22]
Final result:
Tie broken in favour of C. Aemilius Crassus.
M. Pompeius Caninus, C. Quinctilius Flamininus, C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus, Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Postumianus, and C. Aemilius Crassus are elected tribuni plebis.
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