Tally of the Votes

Overview

At each summit the Bourse selects citizens to fill all Imperial positions that are vacant through an open auction called the Tally of the Votes. Major Bourse titles are often referred to as Bourse "seats". The tally only applies to the Bourse titles that are national positions; the Imperial seats that are vacant are elected by Auction of the Seats.

Participation in the Tally of the Votes is open to all Imperial citizens who have an eligible resource.

Schedule

Under normal circumstances, voting opens place on Saturday morning and closes Saturday afternoon around 4pm, shortly after the Auction of the Seats is completed. If circumstances force a change in timing or location, then the civil service update the event schedule published before the summit begins.

To register their vote, citizens need to find an Agent of the Bourse in the civil service Hub near the centre of the Anvil. If there is no Agent available, another civil servant may be able to assist. The Agents have records of every eligible citizen who is attending Anvil for the summit that states how many votes the citizen receives.

The major Bourse seats operate to a schedule dictated by the materials produced. For example, all titles associated with the production of white granite are elected at the same summit each year

• Weirwood seats are re-elected at the Winter Solstice.
• Ilium seats and the Master of the Imperial Mint are re-elected at the Spring Equinox.
• White granite seats are re-elected at the Summer Solstice.
• Mithril seats are re-elected at the Autumn Equinox.

A list of seats to be appointed at the upcoming event can be found on the recent history page and on notices around Anvil. Once appointed, the new seat holders are announced via the Bourse noticeboard in the Hub.

Selection

An Imperial citizen must be a member of the appropriate nation to hold a national Bourse seat and it must be the only Imperial title they control.

All national titles elected through the bourse are re-elected annually. If the title is elected at the normal summit each year then the chosen citizen serves for one year until the start of the equivalent summit one year later.

If an national Bourse seat becomes vacant outside the normal election cycle (due to death, resignation, or excommunication of the title holder) then the seat is elected at the following summit. In this case, the winning citizen will only serve for the remaining term. The title becomes vacant again at the normal point in the election cycle.