The Centuriate Assembly met twice a year in the capitol to discuss and vote on propositions, a process that could last anywhere from days to weeks. Each military rank, and each type of public servant, would have a set number of votes. Participants belonging to the same military rank, or type of public service, would therefore be divided into a number of groups equal to the votes their position had, where each group had to come to an agreement on how their vote would be cast. This system therefore strongly favored those with a strong persuasive character, not to mention favoring those with the resources to actually travel to and attend the Assembly. The allocation of votes given to each military rank and type of public service were also put up in such a way that the sum of votes given to those of officer rank up (and equivalent for public servant positions) was always greater than the sum of votes given to those with lower ranks. Magisters could not vote in the Centuriate Assembly.
The Magistrates were the elected government officials of Concalia. It was their job to run and govern some portion of the Concalian Empire. They held some authority in determining taxes and legislations, but could never make a decree that went against a law voted in by the Centuriate Assembly.
+The Magistrates were the elected government officials of Concalia. It was their job to run and govern some portion of the Concalian Empire. They held some authority in determining taxes, make laws, and enact policies for their domain, but could never make a decree that went against a law voted in by the Centuriate Assembly. Most magistrates served 2-year terms, with roughly a quarter of the positions being up for election each time the Centuriate Assembly convened. The highest position were held by the empire's two Consuls, who acted as the overall leaders of the Empire, and jointly governed the capital. The two consuls held equal power, with both importantly having the power to veto any decree made by the other. The Conculs were also responsible for appointing new members to the Senate.
+Below the Conculs were the Preators, who each governed one of the empire's provinces. Preators were simultaneously the only members of Concalian Society allowed to lead military campaigns, with the only exceptions being if the Preator died or was incapacitated in the middle of a campaign. Preators therefore acted as both governors and army generals. Newly annexed would either be incorporated into the Preator's existing domain, or make made into a new province who through political machinations would typically have someone handpicked by the conquering preator to govern it. This would typically be a family member. The higher political positions thus tended to be quite dominated by a few very powerful extended families.
+Magistrate positions below Preator were not typically voted on by the Centuriate Assembly, instead being appointed by the governing Preator or Consul directly. However, the Centuriate Assembly, as the highest legislative body, did have the authority to overturn any selection if such a decree passed their vote.
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only things preventing them from stacking magistrate candidates, or refusing to put forth certain legislation for voting at the Centuriate Assembly, would be their ability to keep public public opinion favorable enough, and public outcry low enough. More than once in the Empire's existence was the Senate lynched due to public outcry, who had deemed the Senate as having become corrupt, and no longer working in the empire's best interest.
The reason they had a senate was because the average person was because it was deemed as having someone who could work full-time on legislature, as the regular citizen was deemed as not have the time to do so properly.