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Elections

1. Election of Councillors and Alderman
   Every Midwinter the electors of a ward may cast a vote to elect one person to the Wardmoot of that ward. The guildmember receiving the highest number of votes is elected as Alderman of that ward for a period of one year. The remaining people for whom votes have been cast are ranked in order of the number of votes cast for them, with the person receiving the highest total being placed at the top of the list. The top twelve guildmembers on this list are elected as councillors for a period of one year. In the event that less than twelve guildmembers are present on the list, all the guildmembers on the list are elected as councillors and the Alderman must co-opt sufficient guildmembers owning property in that ward to act as councillors to make up a total of twelve councillors.
2. Election of Envoys
   In the month of Skelern, the Clerk of the Court of Common Council shall accept nominations for envoys to the following cities: Salvoyn, Eresan, Nyskilde, and Cascorach. The nominations must be for members of the Court of Common Council, and if the nomination is for a member of the Aldermanic Court, the nominated member may insist that the clerk reject the nomination. During the first meeting of the Aldermanic Court held in the month of Galemir, the Aldermanic Court shall elect the envoy for each of the above mentioned cities from amongst the nominated members for that city. In the event of a tie the Lord of the City has a casting vote.In the event of one person being elected to two or more envoyships, that person must choose one of the envoyships. The other envoyship(s) are then awarded to the candidate with the next highest total of votes.
3. Election of Committee Chairs
   In the month of Skelern, the Clerk of the Court of Aldermanic Court shall accept nominations for chairmen of the following committees of the Witanmoot: Treasury, Trade, Law & Order, Shipping, Welfare & Education, and Lands & Agriculture from members of the Aldermanic Court. The nominations must be for members of the Court of Aldermanic Court.During the first meeting of the Aldermanic Court held in the month of Galemir, the Aldermanic Court shall elect the chairman for each of the above mentioned committees from amongst the nominated members for that committee. In the event of a tie the Lord of the City has a casting vote.In the event of one person being elected to two or more chairmanships, that person must choose one of the chairmanships. The other chairmanship(s) are then awarded to the candidate with the next highest total of votes.
4. Election of the Sherrifs
   In the month of Menderal, the Clerk of the Aldermanic Court shall accept accept nominations for the post of Sherrif from members of the Aldermanic Court. The nominations must be for members of the Court of Aldermanic Court. During the Midsummer festival, each member of the Aldermanic Court shall have two votes in the Election of the Sherrifs. The two votes must be for different candidates (but one or both votes may be absentions). The Lord of the City shall not normally vote, but has a casting vote with which to resolve any ties.
5. Election of the Lord of the City
   During the Greengrass Festival, each member of the Aldermanic Court has one vote in the Election of the Lord of the City. Each vote must be cast for either the existing Lord of the City, for one of the two sherrifs or not cast at all. The person with the highest number of votes shall be the Lord of the City. In the event of a tie, the existing Lord of the City has the casting vote.

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Definitions

For the purposes of the motions carried by the court of common council the following definitions shall apply:

Guildmembers

Guildmembers are those inhabitants recognised by a guild charter as being members of a guild.

Guild Charter

A Guild Charter is a document recognised by the monarch as such.

Citizen

A citizen is a householder, or a person recognised by a householder as being members of that household who has either sworn as follows: "I declare my loyalty to the City of Linrodeth and place my fealty to it above all other Cities, States and Kingdoms." or was a citizen prior to Ternost 150. Direct employees of the witanmoot (or have been a member of the Guard for 15 years or more), who must also make the same oath, are also classed as citizens. Citizens (or the householder of their household) must pay the poll tax of that household's ward.¹²

Ward

A ward is an area of the city of Linrodeth recognised as such by the court of common council.

Householder

Any inhabitant owning property in a ward of the city of Linrodeth. If a citizen owns property in more than one ward, that citizen is considered to run a separate household in each ward in which that citizen owns property, and as such is liable to pay the poll tax for each such household.

Elector

An elector for a ward is a citizen who owns property in that ward. Provided that the value of the citizens' share of the property is worth at least £10 and the Citizen is aged 21 years or older.³

Alderman

An alderman for a ward is a guildmember who resides in that ward and is elected to that post as per the witanmoot procedures for Aldermen and Councillors. Aldermen are members of the Aldermanic Court and of the Court of Common Council.

Councillor

A councillor for a ward is a guildmember who resides in that ward and is elected to that post as per the witanmoot procedures for Aldermen and Councillors. Councillors are members of the Court of Common Council.

Inhabitant

An inhabitant of the city of Linrodeth is anybody capable of saying (or writing), in Athionic, the phrase "I am an inhabitant of the City of Linrodeth", and whose residence is within one mile radius of the Mootstoneboundaries of the City of Linrodeth as measured by the Lord of the City on the Springtide Festival 152.⁴

Lord of the City

The Lord of the City is elected by the Aldermanic Court by the standard procedure for the election of the lord of the city. The Lord of the City is also the Lord Chief Magistrate and the Duke of the Ishta Valley. The Lord of the City is a member of the Aldermanic Court and of the Court of Common Council.

Sherrif

The two sherrifs are elected by the Aldermanic Court by the standard procedure for the election of the sherrifs. The two sherrifs are members of the Aldermanic Court and the Court of Common Council.

The Royal Court

Any court designated as such by the Monarch.

The Court of the Lord Chief Magistrate

Any court designated as such by the Lord Chief Magistrate.

The Sherrif's Court

Any court designated as such by either Sherrif.

The Magistrate's Court

Any court designated as such by any Alderman.

The Aldermanic Court

Any meeting designated as such by any 13 (all of whom must be present) members of the Aldermanic Court.

The Court of Common Council

Any meeting designated as such by any 140 (all of whom must be present) members of the Court of Common Council.

Wardmoot

Any meeting designated as such by both the alderman and a majority of councillors for that ward.

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