Decimus Aurelius Ingeniarius: Established draft

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Established draft

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''The Aurelian law concerning the identification of candidates''

I. Historically defined under consular edicta, the requirement for election candidates to have a current profile photo on their Album Civium record seeks to build integrity and trust. In our predominately online society, it can be difficult to discern who is behind the identity of those running for office and place trust in those who you cannot see.

II. This law is intended to only be an amendment law and is not designed to be a standalone law. This law only applies amendments to the ''lex Salvia de prorogatione et cumulatione'' and the ''lex Tullia annalis''. The enactment of this law will supersede the ''edictum consulare de imaginibus candidatorum et magistratuum'' and the ''edictum consulare de poenis magistratuum edictum violantibus'', making them obsolete.

III. The following amendments are made to the ''lex Tullia annalis'':

:A. A new article (II) is to be inserted after article I. All other articles are to be renumbered accordingly. The new article II shall be:

::Each candidate for any administrative office or priesthood shall have submitted a present citizen ID photo to their Album Civium record. The ID photo must:

::A. Be less than 10 years old.
::B. Be unmodified and not created by artificial intelligence (AI).
::C. Not modified by image filters or photo-editing software that distorts colour, background, or the clear appearance of the face.
::D. Show the citizen wearing Roman dress or garb, appropriate to their rank, or otherwise wearing modern clothing that is at least "smart-casual" in appearance.

IV. The following amendments are made to the ''lex Salvia de prorogatione et cumulatione'':

:A. A new article (III.D.) is to be inserted after article III.C:

::No individual shall present a candidacy for a magistracy unless his or her Album Civium record contains a current citizen ID photo.

:B. A new article (IV.D.) is to be inserted after article IV.D:

::Any citizen without a current citizen ID photo on his or her Album Civium record, provided they have submitted one before one nundinum has elapsed after the announcement of the election results.

IV. There is no amnesty period associated with the enactment of this law as the previous extant legislation has already set the standard. Punitive measures are not specified in this law as they are already defined under the ''lex Lucilia iudiciaria''.

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Decimus Aurelius Ingeniarius: Established draft