Elector
Electors exist at two levels: there are the electors that towns send to the Elector Council of each canton, and the electors that each Canton sends to the Confederation's Elector Council . Functionally, they are both the same, albeit on a different scale.
Appointment
Electors are democratically elected from their represented communities. In some places, this is every adult eligible to serve in the Balatar, and other places are more restrictive in nature.
Duties
Electors represent their constituent communities' interests on the Elector Council.
Responsibilities
Each represented population sends three electors to the Council. Between the three electors, they get one vote. These votes are used to pass laws, edicts, and proclamations. These are almost always for minor concerns, authorizing the fundraising for a new road or aqueduct, hiring mercenaries to go deal with a particularly thorny bandit problems. They also ratify treaties and trade routes.
Their primary and most important funciton, however, is the appointment of Edlers to deal with problems. Elector Councils are judged most often on the quality of Edlers that they appoint.
Benefits
Electors' pay is an agreement between themselves and their home constituency.
Accoutrements & Equipment
Electors wear eight signet rings stamped with the seal of the Elder Council which they stand on. After an Edler is agreed on, their sponsor will take off one of these rings and place it on their finger as a symbol of the council's backing. Additionally, Electors also wear purple capes or cloaks.
Grounds for Removal/Dismissal
Electors that have begun to make unpopular decisions or have fallen into scandal are replaced, with their elected replacement being responsible for informing them of the change.
Type
Civic, Political
Alternative Naming
Councilman
Source of Authority
Tradition, Democratic authority
Length of Term
Electors serve until they are replaced.
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