Suffect Election Quintilis MMDCCLXIII (Nova Roma)

The Fourteenth Consular edict CFBQ on the call for the elections in Comitia Populi Tributa

I. I have received the Auguria for the elections in Comitia Populi Tributa from Magister Collegium Augurii M. Moravius Piscinus with an approving result.

II: Therefore the Contio will begin next 15th June at 06.00 hour (CET, time of Rome) until 23rd June at 05.59 hour (time of Roma).

III. Voting will begin 24th June at 06.00 hour (time of Roma) until 06.01 CET Rome on 29 June (CET, time of Rome) for five full days.

IV. This Edictum becomes effective immediately.

Given this 2nd of June, in the year of the Consulship of P. Memmius Albucius and the Second Consulship of K.Fabius Buteo Quintilianus, 2763 AUC.

Ex Officio Consulis Caesonis Fabii Buteonis Quintiliani

Edictum Consulare CFBQ XVII de candidati Comitia Populi Tributa

(The Seventeenth Consular edict CFBQ on (additional) candidates in Comitia Populi Tributa.)

I hereby call for additional candidates to stand for election to some ordinary magistracies of the Comitia Populi Tributa.

Anyone wishing to serve in any of these positions must have been a citizen for at least six months by Kal. Jul.. MMDCCLXIII (July 1st, 2010) and be an assiduus (tax-paying) citizen.

Please observe that _all_ potential candidates must contact me with their intention to stand for office directly by sending a message to: christer dot edling at telia dot com in order to be placed on the ballot. Please include the word "candidate" in the subject of the message, and be sure to tell me your full Nova Roman name and the office for which you will campaign.

Simply announcing your candidacy to one of the lists shall not be accepted. You must write to me directly.

Candidacies will be accepted until 15 June 2010 (18.00 hrs CET Rome; 12.00 hrs EST Philadelphia).

On behalf of the Res Publica Libera Senatus Populique Novae Romae I, Caeso Fabius Buteo Quintilianus, Consul, hereby issue this call for candidates for the following offices:

II (two) QUAESTORES: Must be at least 21 years old as of Kal. Quintilis 2763 (July 1st, 2010). Must be assiduus.

I (one) ROGATORES: Must be at least 21 years old as of Kal. Quintilis. 2763 (July 1st, 2010). Must be assiduus

Ex Officio Consulis Caesonis Fabii Buteonis Quintiliani

Edictum Consulare CFBQ XIII de candidati Comitia Populi Tributa

(The Thirteenth Consular edict CFBQ on candidates in Comitia Populi Tributa .)

I hereby call for candidates to stand for election to some ordinary magistracies of the Comitia Populi Tributa.

Anyone wishing to serve in any of these positions must have been a citizen for at least six months by Kal. Jul.. MMDCCLXIII (July 1st, 2010) and be an assiduus (tax-paying) citizen.

I will convene the comitia for the elections at a later time in June, but candidates are welcome to announce themselves and begin campaigning if they wish.

Please observe that _all_ potential candidates must contact me with their intention to stand for office directly by sending a message to: christer dot edling at telia dot com in order to be placed on the ballot. Please include the word "candidate" in the subject of the message, and be sure to tell me your full Nova Roman name and the office for which you will campaign.

Simply announcing your candidacy to one of the lists shall not be accepted. You must write to me directly.

Candidacies will be accepted until 12 June 2010 (18.00 hrs CET Rome; 12.00 hrs EST Philadelphia).

As I need some advise about proper dates I will have to come back with the exact dates for contio and election.

On behalf of the Res Publica Libera Senatus Populique Novae Romae I, Caeso Fabius Buteo Quintilianus, Consul, hereby issue this call for candidates for the following offices:

II QUAESTORES: Must be at least 21 years old as of Kal. Quintilis 2763 (July 1st, 2010). Must be assiduus.

II ROGATORES: Must be at least 21 years old as of Kal. Quintilis. 2763 (July 1st, 2010). Must be assiduus.

I CURULE AEDILE,: Must be at least 21 years old as of Kal. Quintilis 2763 (July 1st, 2010). Must be assiduus.

Given this 30th of May, in the year of the Consulship of P. Memmius Albucius and the Second Consulship of K. Fabius Buteo Quintilianus, 2763 AUC.

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Caeso Fabius Buteo Quintilianus

Consul Iterum
Princeps Senatus et Flamen Palatualis

Ex Officio Tribunae Plebis Maximae Valeriae Messallinae Quiritibus S.P.D.

On behalf of the Res Publica Libera Senatus Populique Novae Romae, I, Maxima Valeria Messallina, Tribuna Plebis, hereby issue this call for candidates for the following office:

I AEDILE PLEBIS - Candidates for aedilis plebis must be citizens in good standing for at least six full months before taking office. They must be of the plebeian order, assidui and at least 21 years of age as of Kal. Quintilis 2763 auc., (July 1, 2010).

I will convene the Comitia Plebis Tributa for the purpose of this election at a later time in June, but candidates are welcome to announce themselves forthwith and begin campaigning if they wish.

In order to be placed on the ballot, all potential candidates must contact me directly with their intention to stand for the above office by sending a message to: maximavaleriamessallina@...

Simply announcing your candidacy to one of the lists shall not be accepted. You must write to me directly.

Please include the word "Candidate" in the subject line and please also state your full Nova Roman name in your email.

Candidacies will be accepted until June 12, 2010 (18.00 hrs CET Rome; 12.00 hrs EST).

The exact dates for the contio and election are being arranged and will be announced as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Valete bene in pace Deorum,

Maxima Valeria Messallina
Tribuna Plebis

The praetor is the second highest executive magistrate and vice-president of the Nova Roman Republic (Nova Roma, Inc.). The praetores are considered as lower colleagues and deputies for the consules. There are two praetores in Nova Roma and their principal duty is to fill a secondary leadership role in the government, to oversee and to administer the judicial system of Nova Roma (the conflict resolution system within the organization), to carry our special tasks, be in charge of assigned projects and to represent the citizens who are not part of any province of Nova Roma.

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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The most important magistracies regarding the public works and activities of Nova Roma, its cultural mission and function, are the four aediles. Among the four aediles, there are two aediles curules, and two aediles plebis. In corporate terminology, the aediles are the deputy secretaries and culture and community directors of the corporation. All four aediles are collectively responsible for the maintenance of the properties and infrastructure of Nova Roma, the physical and digital assets, the websites, forums and social media platforms, for commerce and for the educational, cultural and religious activities of the res publica, and for the organization of the ludi (public festivals and cultural and educational games), public religious events. The two aediles curules (curule aediles) are considered the more senior position within the aedilician collegium, specifically responsible for the organization of the ludi Novi Romani, ludi Megalenses and the ludi Romani.

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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The quaestura (quaestorship) is one of the magistracies of Nova Roma, responsible to serve as primary assistants of the higher magistrates and guardians of the Treasury of Nova Roma. The quaestors are the treasurers and assistant directors of the corporation. There are eight quaestores elected annually by the comitia populi tributa to serve as aides and financial administrators to the consules, praetores, aediles and governors of the provinces of Nova Roma. After eight quaestores have been elected, the newly elected senior magistrates are consulted and asked which of the new quaestores they wish to have assigned to them. The new consules make the final determination of this, publishing an edict assigning four quaestores to the two consules and two praetores magistrates. The rest of the quaestores are serving as a pool of assistants to all other magistrates and governors. The consular and praetorian quaestores can also be assigned by other magistrates and governors to serve in their staffs, as well. The office of the quaestor can be prorogued by the comitia, the senate or by a governor: in this case, the title of the quaestor will change to proquaestor. A proquaestor has the same duties and powers as a quaestor but only within the limits of his provincia.

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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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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The most important magistracies regarding the public works and activities of Nova Roma, its cultural mission and function, are the four aediles. Among the four aediles, there are two aediles plebis, and two aediles curules. In corporate terminology, the aediles are the deputy secretaries and culture and community directors of the corporation. All four aediles are collectively responsible for the maintenance of the properties and infrastructure of Nova Roma, the physical and digital assets, the websites, forums and social media platforms, for commerce and for the educational, cultural and religious activities of the res publica, and for the organization of the ludi (public festivals and cultural and educational games), public religious events. The two aediles plebis ("aediles of the plebs") are considered slightly lower position within the aedilician collegium, and they are specifically responsible for the organization of the ludi Cereales and the ludi Plebei.

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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