Identity
In path- Government ID verification
- One-way uniqueness token
- About this account location
Feature request · not a ranking change
The ballot box, not the feed
X already verifies government ID, infers account country, and can bind one human to one account. Civic is the franchise that would sit beside that identity. For You never touches it.
Three systems
Civic reads identity. It does not read the feed.
The product ask is the third column — not a ranking change.
Ranking
Out of path- For You
- Replies and virality
- Who you follow
Ballot
In path- Charter and eligibility
- Sealed until close
- Receipt + bulletin board
Pick a scope
Four live examples. Switch identity in the header. Tallies stay sealed while open.
Org · Acme CorpOpenBinding
Approve the 2026 share buyback of up to $4.2B?
Acme Corp holders vote in proportion to shares on the record date. If quorum is met, the result is binding on the board. This is a prototype, not a real corporate action.
- Window
- 18 Aug 2026 – 12 Sep 2026
- Weight
- Share-weighted
- Participation
- 34 shares recorded
- You
- Eligible · 10 shares
City · Tel AvivOpenAdvisory
Should the Red Line run a Sunday service?
Advisory poll of Tel Aviv residents. The city council will read the result; it is not an ordinance. Location is taken from X About this account, not from a raw ID document.
- Window
- 22 Aug 2026 – 8 Sep 2026
- Weight
- One person, one vote
- Participation
- 12,441 ballots recorded
- You
- Eligible
Nation · IsraelOpenAdvisory
Should every Knesset plenary vote be published as open data the same day?
Advisory national poll. Eligible accounts are ID-verified and list Israel on About this account. Results are a prototype and not a real election.
- Window
- 20 Aug 2026 – 15 Sep 2026
- Weight
- One person, one vote
- Participation
- 88,210 ballots recorded
- You
- Eligible
Planet · PlanetaryClosedBinding
Should X host binding planetary polls?
Closed. All ID-verified humans were eligible. Binding here would be a platform commitment, not law. This is a prototype, not a real election.
- Window
- 1 Jul 2026 – 22 Aug 2026
- Weight
- One person, one vote
- Participation
- 7,416,000 ballots recorded
- You
- Ballot recorded · XC-K7QM-2N4P · tally published
Why not a poll
Polls are speech in the timeline. Civic is a franchise with a charter. Putting Civic in ranking would make it a worse poll, not a better vote.
| X Polls today | X Civic |
|---|---|
| A tweet with buttons | A franchise with a charter |
| Lives in the feed; ranking can amplify it | Outside For You; ranking cannot touch it |
| One account, one click | One human, one uniqueness token |
| Running bars while open | Participation only; tally at close |
| Anyone can launch a viral poll | Nation and planet require petition + review |
| Replies are the record | Receipt + public commitment board |