Election MMDCCLX alter (Nova Roma)

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Voting Schedule

Comitia Populi Tributa

  • The Contio will begin at 18:00 , Roman time (Central European Time), on 10 December and will last until 17:59 Roma time, on 16 December.
  • Voting in Comitia Populi Tributa will then commence at 18:00 (CET) on 16 December and will end at 17:59 PM (CET) on 21 December 2760.
    • The presidium (the first tribe to be counted) shall be Tribe X.

Comitia Populi Tributa

Candidates for voting in Comitia Populi Tributa

The offices, number of openings, and candidates are:

Quaestor (3)

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.


Result:

Custos (1)

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.



Result:

Lex for voting in Comitia Populi Tributa

Lex Galeria de cursu honorum

In accordance with Article IV of the Constitution of Nova Roma, this Lex Galeria de cursu honorum is enacted. It repeals but builds on the Lex Vedia de cursu honorum, which serves as the foundations of the Cursus Honorum within Nova Roma. The Lex Galeria de cursu honorum is intended to bring Nova Roma even closer in line with the ancient cursus honorum.

The Lex Vedia de cursu honorum and The Lex Arminia de cursu honorum are repealed.

I. No individual may assume the office of Censor who has not completed at least one of the following:

a. a full term as Consul.

b. at least six months as Consul suffectus.

II. No individual may assume the office of Consul who has not completed at least one of the following:

a. a full term as Praetor.

b. at least six months as Praetor suffectus.

III. No individual may assume the office of Praetor who has not completed a full term as either Aedilis Curulis , Tribunus Plebis or Aedilis Plebis.

IV. No individual may assume the office of Aedilis Curulis, Tribunus Plebis or Aedilis Plebis who has not completed a full term as Quaestor.

V. No individual may assume the office Quaestor who is not at least 21 years of age and been an assiduus (taxpaying) citizen of Nova Roma for at least one year.

VI. Citizens who resign their positions prior to the normal end of their term in office may not use that term to satisfy these requirements, regardless of how much time they spent in office.

VII. Qualified citizens may run for office prior to the completion of these requirements but must complete them prior to assuming office and must be an assiduus (taxpaying) citizen of Nova Roma when announcing their candidacy.

VIII. Any magistrate who resigns from office with three months or less left in their term will lose all century points for that office, an additional twenty-five century points and be bared from standing for office for two years.

IX. No person currently serving as an elected magistrate or who has served at least six months and one day as a suffectus shall present themselves as a candidate for office until a period of one year has elapsed between their service. A sitting Consul, Praetor or any other magistrate may not be a candidate for office for the year following their term of office. A one year period out of office must take place between magistracies.

X. This law shall regulate only those individuals who assume any of the aforementioned offices after the elections of 2760 a.u.c. It shall apply to all candidates and all elections held in 2761 a.u.c. and all subsequent years. It shall not effect the term of office of any person holding one of the aforementioned positions at the time of the passage of this law or currently running for one of the regulated magistracy.

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