Level 2 · Administrator
Running a jurisdiction on this platform
Persona: admin@dd.freedom.kiwi — jurisdiction administrator (DEMO + steward-capable access in seed). Password: demo-password-change-me.
What an administrator does
Admins do not “replace” the people. They configure the rules of the game, keep processes moving once citizens have met thresholds, publish official recommendations, open and close verifiable elections, and export formal reports for real authorities or media.
How the site works (operator view)
- Jurisdiction + ruleset — each political unit (CH, DEMO, NZ, …) has languages, electorate estimates, and a JSON ruleset: voting age, signature thresholds (absolute or %), collection windows, majority type (simple / double), committee size, etc.
- Processes — popular initiatives, optional referendums, and (when triggered) mandatory referendums share one lifecycle: draft → collecting → submitted → voting → closed.
- Eligibility — citizens must be verified in that jurisdiction before signing or voting (self-attestation in MVP; voter-roll / eID hooks later).
- Live transparency — signature counters and activity stream over SSE/Redis; discussion is public per process.
- Elections — opening a vote creates an election keypair and bulletin board; tally publishes counts + cryptographic proof.
Admin checklist
- Confirm jurisdiction in the header, then open Admin.
- When signatures hit the threshold (status
submitted), post an official recommendation and optional counter-proposal. - Open vote for a voting window (hours). Citizens cast encrypted ballots.
- After the window (or when ready in DEMO), Tally — results and proofs become public.
- Use Export formal report on the process page for a machine-readable package suitable for presentation outside the platform.
- Create an optional referendum from Admin when a published act should be challengeable by signature collection.
- Adjust rulesets via API
PATCH /api/jurisdictions/:code/ruleset(steward / jurisdiction admin). Major rule changes should eventually go through the same democratic tools (dogfooding).
Swiss-faithful defaults (reference)
| Instrument | CH federal-style defaults | DEMO (for practice) |
|---|---|---|
| Popular initiative | 100,000 signatures / 18 months · double majority | 5 signatures / 30 days · simple majority |
| Optional referendum | 50,000 / 100 days · simple majority | 3 / 14 days · simple |
| Mandatory referendum | Constitutional / certain treaties · often double majority | Triggers in ruleset · simple |
| Committee | Typically 7 citizens | Minimum 2 |
Roles
- Jurisdiction admin — recommendations, open/tally elections, ruleset edits for their unit.
- Platform steward (
steward@freedom.kiwi) — global oversight across jurisdictions. - Moderator (evolving) — discussion hygiene with audited actions.
Where to go next
For stack, schema, crypto, and democracy-type internals see Technical help. For instrument philosophy see About.