DEUTSCH | ENGLISH | LEX CORNELIA OCTAVIA DE RATIONE COMITIORUM CENTURIATORUMI. All previous laws relating to the Comitia Centuriata are hereby rescinded as they apply to the election of magistrates and the voting of leges by the Comitia Centuriata. This Lex Cornelia Octavia de Ratione Comitiorum Centuriatorum is hereby enacted to define the procedures by which the Comitia Centuriata shall conduct the business of electing magistrates and voting on leges. II. Calling the Comitia to Order.
A. This shall be done by making a public announcement announcing the call in those public fora which shall have been designated for such purpose, in which must be included: 1. The names of candidates for office and the office for which they
are running (when the Comitia is being called for an election);
B. The presiding magistrate shall have the responsibility for taking all reasonable precautions to ensure that candidates for a vote hold whatever qualifications are required by law. The Censors shall assist in such efforts as to the best of their ability. III. Timing of the vote.
B. During the Contio, the following conditions shall apply: 1. Those constitutionally empowered to do so may exercise their powers
of intercessio or obnuntiatio.
2. A member of the Collegium Augurum shall be invited by the presiding magistrate to seek favorable auspices for the conduct of the vote, subject to those rules and regulations the Collegium Augurum shall set forth by decreta. Should the presiding magistrate himself be a member of the Collegium Augurum, he may take the auspices for the vote himself. C. The period between the start and end of the voting must last no less than 120 hours (5 days). D. The ability to vote during the voting period may be impacted and/or suspended due to calendrical issues as enacted by decreta of the Collegium Pontificum. E. The rogatores shall tally the vote and shall deliver the results to the presiding magistrate within 48 hours of the close of the voting period. F. The presiding magistrate shall announce the results of the vote within 24 hours of receiving the results from the rogatores, in at least the same venues as the original announcement calling the vote was published. IV. Voting procedures.
B. In consultation with the rogatores, the curator araneum shall make available a cista; a secure web-based form to allow citizens to vote directly through the official Nova Roma web site. This form shall record the voter identification number and desired vote(s) of the individual. The information thus collected will either be forwarded to the rogatores as it is gathered, or at the end of the process, at their discretion. Alternative methods of voting may be enacted by other legislation as required. C. Each Citizen shall have the opportunity to vote for a single candidate for each office for which a vacancy exists, regardless of the number of vacancies within a given magistracy. Citizens may cast a vote for a candidate not listed on the ballot, or may waive their right to cast a vote for a given magistracy. Once cast, no vote may be altered, even with the correct voter identification code. Should multiple votes be registered with the same voter identification code, only the first one recorded shall be used when tallying the vote. V. Procedures for counting votes.
1. In the case of a magisterial election, each century shall cast a
number of votes equal to the number of vacancies for the magistracy in
question or the number of candidates who received individual votes from
members of that century, whichever is less. Votes shall be assigned to
those candidates who received votes by members of the century, with those
candidates receiving the most valid individual votes receiving the century's
vote first, then working down in descending order until either all the
century's votes have been assigned, or there are no remaining candidates
who received votes from citizens in that century.
B. A vote or election shall be decided by a majority of the centuries. 1. In the case of a magisterial election, candidates must receive votes
from a simple majority of the centuries casting votes in order to win.
2. In the case of a vote on a lex, a simple majority of the centuries
casting votes must vote in favor for the lex to be adopted.
C. Votes may be tallied by automated means should the rogatores determine such is preferable to, and at least as accurate as, a manual count. D. Only the aggregate votes of the centuries shall be delivered to the
presiding magistrate; the votes of individual citizens shall be secret.
Passed by Comitia Centuriata in 05 July 2755, Yes: 58;
No: 19
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