Date
Change Details
Approval Rate
09/10/2024
3 business days (Monday-Friday) concluding at 11:59 PM Pacific Time on final day
100%
About Hilander Democracy
In July 2024, a small community in Washington State did something that had never been done before: they ratified a mathematically-governed democracy.
Two seasons later: 187 voters. 1,137 votes. 22 inductees honored. Zero fraud. Zero disputes. Zero constitutional violations.
This is how Hilander Democracy works. Managed by elected trustees serving 8-year terms, Hilander Democracy enables community members to nominate and vote for inductees transparently.
Governed by BFT Democracy, an innovative, rules-based digital democracy for human flourishing in the age of AI, Hilander Democracy is the first instance of BFT Democracy in a local community around the world.
What Hilander Discovered
Most democracies face a tradeoff: honor experience OR maintain equality. Hilander found a third way.
We weight the NOMINEE's score based on their years of service - not the VOTER's power. Every voter is equal. Older nominees benefit from demonstrated contribution. The math still works.
This principle - Pine Tree Merit - is now part of Constitutional Mathematics, the governance framework used by STORE Protocol and AI governance systems worldwide. Hilander is the first community to prove it works.
Hilander Democracy operates under three mathematical constraints proven over 238 years of U.S. constitutional governance:
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1Hamilton's Ratio No single entity controls more than 33% of any governance dimension.
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2Madison's Distribution Democracy strengthens as participation grows (power distributes as N increases).
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3Reynolds Equality One entity, one vote (Reynolds v. Sims, 1964). Standard equality preserved.
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4Byzantine Fault Tolerance Constitutional decisions require ⅔ supermajority (67%).
HILANDER DEMOCRACY BY THE NUMBERS
2024
→
2025
Voters Count
60 voters → 187 voters 3× growth
Votes Cast
223 votes → 1,137 votes 5× growth
Engagement Rate
3.7 votes/voter → 6.1 votes/voter
New Inductees
10 inductees → 12 inductees + 2 teams
Legacy Honorees
19 legacy → 3 new legacy
Reporting Period
Season 1 (2024) → Season 2 (2025)
Total Community Investment: $5,000+ raised for Kelso students
WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED
- ✅ 97.22% approval to ratify Hilander Democracy (July 2024)
- ✅ First community implementation of BFT Democracy worldwide
- ✅ 22 inductees honored across 2 seasons
- ✅ 22 legacy inductees recognized
- ✅ 3 governance updates ratified democratically
- ✅ Zero disputes, zero fraud, zero constitutional violations
- ✅ Triple voter participation year-over-year
Foundation for AI Governance
Hilander Democracy is the first community implementation of the same mathematical principles now used to govern AI systems:
- 67% threshold - Constitutional decisions require supermajority (same as AI safety protocols)
- Pine Tree Merit - AI systems earn trust through demonstrated behavior over time, just like nominees earn recognition through service
- Zero fraud, zero disputes - The math works at community scale. It scales to machines.
Hilander didn't just honor local legends. It proved that math-based, human-controlled governance works.
"Same math. Different scale. Zero violations."
Understanding MIQ Protocols
The Hilander Hall of Fame operates using MIQ (Math-based Democratic Intelligence) protocols—a framework that categorizes how different rules and decisions function within our democracy.
| Layer | Threshold | What It Governs |
|---|---|---|
| HQ (Constitutional) | +67% supermajority | Trustee removal, constitutional amendments, dissolution |
| Operational | +51% simple majority | Category creation, inductee limits, schedule changes |
| Community | +33% soft consensus | Sub-group approval, advisory recommendations |
| Data | +10% nomination | Ballot qualification |
