REGULATION ON REPUTATION-BASED DEMOCRACY
(Adopted in accordance with the Main Temporary Regulation of the Virtublic Party)
I. General Provisions
1.1. This Regulation establishes the procedure for access to governance rights in the Virtublic Party based on the reputation score (VIC).
1.2. The purpose of the Regulation is to ensure system resilience against capture, encourage meaningful participation, and secure the principle of earned access to democracy through contribution and reputation.
1.3. The Regulation implements the principles of evolutionary participation and defines the procedure for the growth of political agency of Virtublic citizens.
1.4. The Regulation becomes effective upon publication in the Action Log and remains in force until the adoption of the Virtublic Constitution.
II. Definitions
2.1. Threshold VIC — the minimum reputation score required to obtain a specific governance right.
2.2. Evolutionary Tenure — the number of full days since the assignment of Virtublican status without interruptions of more than 30 days.
2.3. Net Reputation — current VIC balance minus points annulled due to sanctions or canceled missions.
III. Rights and Access Thresholds
| Governance Right | Threshold VIC | Additional Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Vote in cell | 100 | Evolutionary Tenure ≥ 14 days |
| Submit proposals at parallel level | 300 | No active sanctions |
| Participate in global votes | 500 | Evolutionary Tenure ≥ 60 days |
| Initiate regulation changes | 1,000 | Support from ≥ 3 participants with ≥ 1,000 VIC each |
| Be elected to the Council of Guardians | 2,000 | Evolutionary Tenure ≥ 180 days |
| Veto decisions of Central Administration | 5,000 | Only within 72 hours after decision publication |
| Participate in Constitutional Assembly | 10,000 | Evolutionary Tenure ≥ 365 days, no sanctions in the past year |
IV. Voting Mechanics
4.1. Every vote affecting the entire network is published in the Action Log at least 7 days before commencement.
4.2. Votes count only if the participant’s VIC at the start of the vote meets or exceeds the established threshold.
4.3. Quorum requires at least 40% of the total VIC of all participants eligible to vote on the issue.
4.4. A decision passes if at least two-thirds (≥ ⅔) of participants vote in favor, provided quorum is met.
V. Protection Against Manipulation and Attacks
5.1. VIC earned from recruiting new participants are activated only after the recruit independently accumulates at least 100 VIC.
5.2. Groups of participants connected through referral chains may not combine VIC to reach governance thresholds above 1,000 VIC.
5.3. The system automatically audits registrations and activity: if anomalies are detected (identical metadata, synchronous actions, registration spikes), suspicious points are frozen pending review by the Council of Guardians.
VI. Council of Guardians
6.1. Composition: 7 participants, publicly selected by lottery among those with ≥ 2,000 VIC and Evolutionary Tenure ≥ 180 days.
6.2. Powers of the Council of Guardians:
- Veto decisions of the Central Administration;
- Audit suspicious VIC flows;
- Resolve disputes over net reputation;
- Confirm results of key votes.
6.3. Term of office: 6 months, with no immediate re-election.
6.4. Lottery procedure: publicly conducted using the hash of the latest Bitcoin block for verifiable randomness. The hash and timestamp are published in the Action Log.
VII. Threshold Review
7.1. Changes to the threshold table are allowed under the following conditions:
a) Initiative supported by at least five participants with ≥ 10,000 VIC each;
b) Public debates lasting at least 14 days;
c) Approval of at least 75% of participants with VIC ≥ 1,000.
7.2. New thresholds may not exceed previous ones by more than 50% per review.
VIII. Appeals and Rights Restoration
8.1. Participants deprived of voting rights due to sanctions may restore them after serving the sanction and re-accumulating net VIC to the prior level.
8.2. Appeals regarding reputation and access rights are reviewed by the Council of Guardians within 21 days. The Council’s decision is final and published in the Action Log.
IX. Final Provisions
9.1. This Regulation enters into force upon approval by the Party Leader and publication in the Action Log.
9.2. Revision of the Regulation is allowed no more than once per 12 months, according to the procedure established in Section VII.
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