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Succession voting is a feature of six succession methods: Elective gavelkind, Tanistry, Eldership, Feudal elective, Princely elective, and Imperial elective.

The succession law determines the voters, the possible candidates, and even how AI voters evaluate candidates.

Comparison of voting methods

Succession law	Candidates	Voters	Voting behavior (compared to feudal elective)
Elective gavelkind	Ruler dynasty	For count titles: No voters other than the ruler For duke+ titles: Direct(?) vassals one or two ranks lower	Strongly prefer young adults [Warrior-value voters] Martial skill and personal combat skill
Tanistry		Vassals one or two ranks lower	Prefer older candidates Non close relatives preferred Claims less important
Eldership		Six elders in the realm	Prefer older candidates (but avoid voting for other Elders) Stewardship Opinion of candidate more important Opinion of ruler more important Displeased Elders may prefer bad candidates to spite the ruler
Feudal elective	Ruler's close relatives (dynastic or landed count+) Claimants High-tier vassals High-tier independent de jure vassals	High-tier direct(?) vassal High-tier independent de jure vassals	(Basis of comparison)
Princely elective (HRE)	Ruler's close relatives (dynastic or landed count+) Claimants High-tier de jure vassals	Seven de jure vassals Priority 1: seven specific titles Priority 2: duke+ theocracies Priority 3: duke+ feudal lords	Same religion more important Piety much more important Ruler must be crowned by church to sway voters
Imperial elective (ERE)	Ruler's close relatives Claimants Marshal Commanders	Councilors Commanders	Prefer adults Prefer high-martial commanders and marshal [Roman voters] Prefer high-diplomacy councilors and minor title holders [Greek voters] Prefer high-intrigue councilors and minor title holders [Byzantine voters] Prefer or Despot

Voting behavior

A voter who is nominated by the ruler will usually vote for themselves (accepting the nomination). Other voters will usually vote for the candidate to whom they assign the highest score.

This section lists score modifiers for Feudal elective. The table above summarizes the ways in which other succession laws cause different voting behavior.

Voting for self

Score	Reasoning	Candidate = Voter
+40	This is my destiny	Self. .
-25	I do not like power	Self. Not ambitious. Any of: , , , , ,
+40	I am the rightful heir	Self. None of the traits listed above. Is child of the ruler.
+15	I like power	Self. None of the traits listed above. Is not child of the ruler.

Nepotism

Voters prefer to elect their relatives. The ruler is especially interested in electing their children. The ruler also tends to nominate their dynastic heir (except under Eldership): when their dynasty is winning, they will avoid switching nominees or splitting on different titles.

Score	Reasoning	Relationship of candidate to voter	Voter
+10	... is of my dynasty	Same dynasty (but not close relative)
+20	... is my relative	Close relative (but not child)
+30	... is my own child	Child	Is not the ruler
+60	... is my own child	Child	Is the ruler
+50	... is the rightful heir	Is the ruler's current dynastic heir and NOT a rival	Is the ruler

Sexism

Electors may vote against women (or against men) based on the title's laws and the voter's religion. Setting the Gender Equality game rule to "All" disables sexism-based voting.

Score	Reasoning	Law	Candidate	Voter
-30	Concerns about realm stability	Agnatic-cognatic succession	Female	Religion does NOT have the feature Enatic Clans, Equality, or Harmonious (Bön)
-30	Concerns about realm stability	Enatic-cognatic succession	Male	Religion does NOT have the feature Agnatic Clans, Equality, or Harmonious (Bön)
-50	Against tradition	Status of Women 0 (Traditional)	Female	Religion does NOT have the feature Enatic Clans, Equality, or Harmonious (Bön)
-40	Against tradition	Status of Women 1 (Marginal)	Female	Religion does NOT have the feature Enatic Clans, Equality, or Harmonious (Bön)
-20	Against tradition	Status of Women 2 (Significant)	Female	Religion does NOT have the feature Enatic Clans, Equality, or Harmonious (Bön)
-10	Against tradition	Status of Women 3 (Notable)	Female	Religion does NOT have the feature Enatic Clans, Equality, or Harmonious (Bön)
-75	She is just a Woman		Female	Religion has the feature Agnatic Clans
-75	He is just a Man		Male	Religion has the feature Enatic Clans

Ageism

Each succession law has its own age preferences. Voters will not judge themselves on age.

Feudal Elective voters prefer adults who aren't too old, and especially adults close in age to the voter:

Score	Reasoning	Candidate	Voter
-30	... is just a baby	Age 0 to 4
-15	... is only a child	Age 5 to 9
-10	... is only a child	Age 10 to 15
-10	... is too young	Age 16 to 24	Voter age 30+
-10	... is too young	Age 25 to 34	Voter age 40+
-10	... is past their prime	Age 40 to 49	Voter age below 40
-15	... is too old	Age 50+

Culturism

Voters prefer candidates of the same culture, especially if they share the ruler's culture. Culturism is more important for tribal/dynastic succession laws (Elective Gavelkind, Tanistry, Eldership).

Score	Reasoning	Voter vs candidate	Voter vs ruler
+10	... is [my culture]	Same culture
-15	... is a stranger to my customs	Different culture (in group)	Same culture as ruler
-30	... is a foreigner	Different culture group	Same culture as ruler
-10	... is a foreigner's pet	Same culture (???)	Different culture from ruler (???)
-15	... is a foreigner's puppet	Same culture (???)	Different culture group from ruler (???)

Faithism

Voters prefer candidates of the same religion. Faithism is less important for tribal/dynastic succession laws.

Score	Reasoning	Voter vs candidate	Voter religion
-25	... is an infidel	Different religion in the same group, but not their heresy	Not Eastern. Neither Cosmopolitan nor Dogmatic.
-50	... is a heathen	Different religious group. Voter does not have the appropriate sympathy trait.	Not Eastern. Neither Cosmopolitan nor Dogmatic.
-50	... is a heretic	Heresy of voter's religion	Not Eastern. Neither Cosmopolitan nor Dogmatic.
-100	... is a filthy unbeliever	Different religion (any)	Dogmatic

Barbarism

With the feudal succession laws (shown here), feudal voters shun tribal candidates. With the tribal laws, the opposite occurs.

Score	Reasoning	Candidate	Voter
-15	... is an uncivilized barbarian	Neither feudal nor merchant republic	Feudal or merchant republic
-15	... is a lazy settler	Not nomadic	Nomadic

Prestige

Score	Reasoning	Candidate
-20	Infamous	Prestige below -1000
-15	Infamous	Prestige below -500 (but not below -1000)
-10	Infamous	Prestige below -250 (but not below -500)
-5	Infamous	Prestige below 0 (but not below -250)
+5	Prestigious	Prestige at least 250 (but not at least 500)
+10	Prestigious	Prestige at least 500 (but not at least 1000)
+15	Prestigious	Prestige at least 1000

Piety

Score	Reasoning	Candidate
-20	Wicked	Piety below -500
-15	Wicked	Piety below -250 (but not below -500)
-10	Wicked	Piety below -100 (but not below -250)
-5	Wicked	Piety below 0 (but not below -100)
+5	Pious	Piety at least 100 (but not at least 250)
+10	Pious	Piety at least 250 (but not at least 500)
+15	Pious	Piety at least 500

Educational preferences

Score	Reasoning	Candidate	Voter
+15	... is a soldier	10+ martial with (martial education or martial lifestyle)	Warrior values
+15	... is a diplomat	10+ diplomacy with (diplomacy education or diplomacy lifestyle), or 10+ stewardship with (stewardship education or stewardship lifestyle)	Diplomatic values
+15	... is a scholar	10+ learning with (learning education or learning lifestyle)	Spiritual values

Judgment of childhood traits

Score	Reasoning	Candidate	Voter
+5	... has a promising Playful attitude		Warrior values
+5	... has a promising Rowdy attitude		Warrior values
+5	... has a promising Haughty demeanor		Diplomatic values
+5	... has a promising Conscientious character		Diplomatic values
+5	... has a promising Curious mind		Spiritual values
+5	... is an Idolizer		Spiritual values

Judgment of bad health traits

Score	Reasoning	Candidate	Voter
-25	... is Depressed
-5	... is too Stressed
-5	... is a Drunkard		Not Muslim
-15	... is a wicked Drunkard		Muslim
-35	... is unfit to rule		Not warrior values
-50	... is a drooling corpse waiting to die		Warrior values
-15	... is Infirm		Not diplomatic values
-30	Their mind has turned to mush		Diplomatic values
-5	... is Maimed		Not warrior values
-15	... is a Maimed wreck		Warrior values
-30	... is a stark-raving Lunatic		Neither tribal nor nomadic. Not Zealous.
-35	... is too unstable		Neither tribal nor nomadic. Not Zealous.
-60	... has been Possessed by demons		Neither tribal nor nomadic. Zealous.
-15	... is Wounded and might die soon		(Voters will judge themselves on wounded and the traits below)
-15	... is being consumed by the Aztec Disease	Aztec Disease
-15	... is being consumed by Camp Fever	Camp Fever
-25	... has Cancer
-25	... has been struck by Consumption
-35	... is being devastated by the Dancing Plague	Dancing Plague
-15	... is being consumed by Dysentery
-5	... is Sick and might die soon
-10	... is Sick and might die soon	Food Poisoning
-5	... is Sick and might die soon
-15	... has been struck by the Great Pox	Has Great Pox
-10	... is being consumed by the Slow Fever	Has Slow Fever
-5	... is Sick and might die soon
-50	... is a wretched Leper
-10	... is Sick and might die soon
-25	... is being consumed by Pneumonia
-25	... is a Rabid wreck
-10	... is being consumed by Scurvy
-45	... was born Sickly and might die soon
-15	... has been struck by Small Pox
-35	... is about to die from the Plague	The Plague
-15	... has been Disfigured beyond recognition		Not Byzantine culture group. Not warrior values
-5	... has been Disfigured beyond recognition		Not Byzantine culture group. Warrior values
-50	... has been Disfigured beyond recognition		Byzantine culture group
-10	... has been Mangled and might die soon		Not warrior values
-15	... has been Mangled and is no longer fit to fight		Warrior values
-5	... is One-Eyed	One-Eyed
-5	... is One-Handed	One-Handed
-5	... is One-Legged	One-Legged
-10	... has been Severly Injured and might die soon		Not warrior values
-10	... has been Blinded		Not Byzantine culture group. Not warrior values
-20	... has been Blinded		Not Byzantine culture group. Warrior values
-75	... has been Blinded		Byzantine culture group

Attraction

Score	Reasoning	Candidate	Voter
+10	... is a very Attractive man/woman	Adult At least one attractive trait: , , , , , , , , , No unattractive traits	Adult Interested in the candidate's gender Is not a close relative, or follows a divine marriage religion Is not Celibate Is not Chaste and married (except when married to the candidate)
-10	... is Ugly	Adult At least one unattractive trait: , , 36 others No attractive traits

Judgment of genetic traits

Voters with diplomatic values are more concerned with intelligence. Voters with warrior values are more concerned with strength and stature.

Score	Reasoning	Candidate	Voter
+20	... is a brilliant man/woman		Diplomatic values or spiritual values
+10	... is a brilliant man/woman		Neither diplomatic values nor spiritual values
+10	... is a very smart man/woman		Diplomatic values or spiritual values
+5	... is a very smart man/woman		Neither diplomatic values nor spiritual values
+5	... is a Strong man/woman		Not warrior values
+10	... is a Strong man/woman		Warrior values
-5	... is Clubfooted
-15	... is a Dwarf		Not warrior values
-35	... is just a Dwarf		Warrior values
-5	... has a Harelip
-15	... is a Hunchback		Not warrior values
-30	... is a deformed freak		Warrior values
-10	... is an Imbecile		Not diplomatic values
-20	... is an unqualified idiot		Diplomatic values
-15	... is an Inbred freak
-5	... has a Lisp
-5	... is Slow-minded		Not diplomatic values
-10	... has a feeble mind		Diplomatic values
-5	... has a Stutter
-5	... is Weak		Not warrior values
-10	... is a weakling		Warrior values
+5	... is Brawny		Not warrior values
+10	... is a healthy, stout man/woman		Warrior values
-10	... is Dull		Diplomatic values or spiritual values
-5	... is Dull		Neither diplomatic values nor spiritual values
-5	... is Frail		Not warrior values
-10	... is Frail		Warrior values
+10	... is a Giant		Warrior values
-10	... is a monster		Not warrior values
-10	... is Lefthanded		Christian or Muslim

Judgment of personality

• Christians generally like green traits (virtues). Other religions vary.
• Aribtrary characters may vote against negative traits even if they share the same negative trait.

Score	Reasoning	Candidate	Voter
+15	... is Chaste		Not Lustful. Christian.
-15	... is a prude		Not chaste. Either Lustful or (Pagan other than Bön/Hellenic)
+15	... is Temperate		Not Gluttonous. Either Christian, Muslim, Israelite, Eastern, Bön, or Hellenic
-15	... is too austere		Not Temperate. Either Gluttonous or (Pagan other than Bön/Hellenic)
+15	... is Charitable		Not Greedy. Christian or Muslim.
-15	... is a squanderer		Greedy
+15	... is Diligent		Not Slothful
-15	... is a drudge		Slothful
+15	... is Patient		Not (Wroth or warrior values)
-15	... is soft		Wroth or warrior values
+25	... is virtuous	Is benevolent	Is benevolent: Has at least one benevolent trait (, , , , or ) Has no evil traits
-25	... is docile	Is benevolent	Is evil: Has no benevolent traits Has at least one evil trait (, , or )
+15	... is Humble		Neither Proud nor Envious. Either Christian, Muslim, Israelite, Eastern, Bön, or Hellenic
-15	... is spineless		Either Proud, Envious, or (Pagan other than Bön/Hellenic)
+15	... is a charmer		Either Lustful, Hedonist, or (Pagan other than Bön/Hellenic)
-15	... is Lustful		Christian, Muslim, or Israelite. Arbitrary or (neither lustful nor hedonist)
+15	... is a munificent host		Either Gluttonous, Hedonist, or (Pagan other than Bön/Hellenic)
-15	... is Gluttonous		Christian, Muslim, or Israelite. Arbitrary or (neither gluttonous nor hedonist)
+15	... is parsimonious		Either Greedy or (Pagan other than Bön)
-15	... is Greedy		Christian, Muslim, or Israelite. Arbitrary or (not greedy)
+15	... is cautious		Slothful
-15	... is Slothful		Arbitrary or (not slothful)
+15	... is impetuous		Warrior values
-15	... is Wroth		Not warrior values
-25	... is evil	Is evil	Arbitrary or (not evil)
+15	... is Proud		Not Humble. Pagan other than Bön.
-15	... is Proud		Christian, Muslim, Israelite, Eastern. Arbitrary, humble, or (theocracy and not proud)
+5	... is Ambitious		Not Content. Pagan other than Bön.
-5	... is Ambitious		Christian, Muslim, Israelite, Eastern, or Bön. Either Arbitrary or not Ambitious.
-10	... is Arbitrary		Just or Arbitrary
+10	... is Brave		Warrior values. Not (Envious or arbitrary)
+5	... is Brave		Not warrior values. Not (Envious or arbitrary)
-5	... is reckless		Not warrior values. (Envious or arbitrary)
+10	... is Content		Buddhist, Jain, unreformed Bön, or pacifist
-5	... is Content		Pagan (other than Bön or reformed Bön). Not content.
-10	... is Craven		Not warrior values
-25	... is a vile coward		Warrior values
+10	... is considerate		Same religion. Not Zealous. Cosmopolitan, unreformed Hellenic, or Cynical
-20	... is Cynical		Same religion. Neither dogmatic, cosmopolitan, nor cynical. Not an unreformed pagan.
-50	... is a blasphemer		Same religion. Dogmatic. Either arbitrary or not cynical.
-10	... is Deceitful		Arbitrary or honest
+10	... is Erudite		Diplomatic values or spiritual values
+15	... is Just		Neither deceitful nor arbitrary
-5	... is Paranoid		Neither deceitful nor arbitrary. Not Paranoid
-15	... is untrustworthy		Neither deceitful nor arbitrary. Paranoid
-10	... is Shy		Diplomatic values or warrior values
+5	... is decisive		Warrior values
-10	... is Stubborn		Spiritual values
+25	... is Trusting		Deceitful, Ambitious, or Master Schemer
+10	... is Zealous		Same religion. Not (Cosmopolitan, pacifist, or cynical)
-20	... is a fanatic		Same religion. Is (Cosmopolitan, pacifist, or cynical)

Judgment of other traits

Score	Reasoning	Candidate	Voter
-35	If they are elected, there will be no more elections
+5	... is a learned Physician		Spiritual values
+5	... is Scarred		Warrior values
+10	... is Grievously Scarred		Warrior values
+15	... has been Horrifically Scarred by countless fights		Warrior values
-10	... is a Bastard		Feudal. (Note: a must be a ruler in order to be eligible in feudal variants, and is never eligible in tribal variants)
-5	... was born out of wedlock	Legitimized Bastard , Child of Concubine , or Child of Consort	Feudal
+10	... has been Born in the Purple		Byzantine culture group. (Note: the Byzantine Empire usually uses Imperial Elective succession, which evaluates BitP differently.)
+10	... is a devout Pilgrim	, , or	Same religion and Zealous
+15	... is a famous Raider	or	Warrior values or Sea-Bound doctrine
-15	... is a notorious Raider	or	Not (Warrior values or Sea-Bound doctrine)
+10	... is a Shieldmaiden		Warrior values. Not agnatic clans doctrine.
-10	... is an uncouth woman		Not warrior values. Not agnatic clans doctrine.
-40	... is a savage she-warrior		Not warrior values. Agnatic clans doctrine.
+10	... is a descendant of the holy Saoshyant		Zoroastrian religious group
+10	... is a daring Adventurer		Warrior values
-10	... is an opportunistic Adventurer		Not warrior values
+5	... is a Berserker		Warrior values
-20	... is a savage madman/madwoman		Not warrior values
-25	... has been Excommunicated	(for voter)	Arbitrary or not excommunicated. Not Zealous. Not cynical.
-75	... has been Excommunicated	(for voter)	Arbitrary or not excommunicated. Zealous
-25	... Sympathises with the heathens	At least one religlious sympathy trait	(Rare due to requiring pacifism??)
-10	... is out of shape	or	Warrior values
+5	... was Baptized by a notable clergyman	Baptized by [a Prince-Bishop]	Christian
+10	... was Baptized by the Pope	Baptized by [Pope]	Same religion (Catholic or Fraticelli)
+10	... was Baptized by the Patriarch	Baptized by [Ecumenical Patriarch]	Same religion (Orthodox)
-25	... misinterprets [the scriptures]	Pagan branch	Same religion, opposite pagan branch

Judgment of kinslayer

The penalty depends on perspective (other dynasty / same dynasty / dynastic close relative) and degree of Kinslayer. Only the non-tribal variants matter.

Score	Reasoning	Candidate	Voter
-10 to -30		Kinslayer	Either not kinslayer, or arbitrary.

Judgment of ruler's nominee

Score	Reasoning	Candidate	Ruler	Voter
-10	... is an unproven, spoiled man/woman	Is the ruler's nominee Is not a ruler Is not a councilor At least one of:
-10	I do not trust the judgment of a Lunatic ruler	Is the ruler's nominee	Ruler is	Not (Lunatic, Possessed, Arbitrary, or Zealous)
-10	I do not trust the judgment of a Possessed ruler	Is the ruler's nominee	Ruler is	Not (Lunatic, Possessed, or Arbitrary)
+25	I trust the judgment of a Just ruler	Is the ruler's nominee	Ruler is	Not (Lunatic, Possessed, or Arbitrary)
-25	I will not support the Candidate of a Tyrant	Is the ruler's nominee	Ruler has opinion modifier "Tyrant" from voter	Not (Lunatic, Possessed, or Arbitrary)
-30 to +60	(Based on opinion of ruler)	Is the ruler's nominee

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