Now for the fun part of the election - the debate!

All candidates should post a comment in this thread for people to reply to. Ask any questions you want to the candidates. Questions can be on any topic, but since these are the people who'll be making laws and ratifying treaties and judging court cases for the next two months it'd be wise to keep the meming to a minimum and the serious questions relevant. Candidates may indeed ask questions to each other, and voters may ask questions of them.

Below is a reminder on the responsibilities of a councilor of Yoahtl. This debate thread will be closed at midnight Sunday, and voting will commence on Monday. Let the debate commence!

Council Responsibilities and Info

• To be eligible for the post of Councillor, a player must be a Yoahtlan citizen and a resident of one of Yoahtl's various towns. They must have completed the census form from Kjartan_Aurland's recent post, and should be in good legal standing (ie not currently pearled or exiled).

• Councillors propose and vote on legislation of national scope, and must also vote on initiatives advanced by the citizenry that have met the threshold for council consideration.

• Councillors vote to ratify or reject treaties with foreign powers.

• Councillors act as judges, resolving disputes that are brought to them in accordance with Yoahtlan criminal and civil law. They have free reign in deciding the procedures in their own court, so long as they follow the codified standard of evidence and allow both parties in a trial to argue their case.

• Councillors vote on proposed amendments to the national charter.

• Council term length is 2 months. The next election cycle will begin on September 27th.