Boulderov's Democratic History

Boulderov history is long and storied and the main Boulderov wiki is already long as is, so going into too much detail is just not possible. Boulderov has a very long democratic history and tradition that has existed almost non-stop for 3 IRL years. The democratic elements of Boulderov are extremely important to the overall history, however not enough light can be shed on it in the main wiki so I have elected to give the history of our democracy its own Wiki page!! (see what I did there lol). I highly recommend that you check out the main Boulderov wiki for more info!
-Pandas
=== Foundations of Democracy - The Lower Council ===
Boulderovs democratic history cannot be explained or understood without a general understanding of Boulderov government structure, so here is blurb on how the original government structure of Boulderov worked. 
==== Government of Boulderov ====
Boulderov was founded by Pope Bolton Yale, who established a council of a total of 3 members. The 3 members were Bolton Edward and Schnoz, and they formed the first high council. At first Boulderov was run exclusively by the high council, however, as the population of primitive Boulderov grew, the high council opted to grant their subjects a say in governmental affairs, forming the lower council. Elections would typically work where all candidates would run on 1 ticket and citizens would get to vote 3 times for the 3 candidates that they wanted. You could only vote for each candidate once and candidates could vote for themselves. Oddly enough elections back then only lasted 1 hour.
==== History of the Lower Council ====
The Lower Council, or more commonly referred to as just the Low Council was a group of 3 elected members, who all served 2 week terms. The first elections were held on April 7 2021, roughly 3.5 months after the founding of Boulderov. The winners where Tati, Senor Ravioli, and Gl1ngo; picked out of a group of 6 candidates. This group of low councilors helped to edit and develop the original constitution of Boulderov, and helped the high council carry out day to day operations. Not much happened in terms of law making for about 6 terms until Pandas (an influential figure in Boulderov) and Ted hastings (a famous military figure in Uldarash) would make their debut in government affairs when they first ran for seats in the low council, both winning against a total of 5 candidates.
In the low council, pandas posted the first bill other than the constitution which would start the construction of a railroad that would connect his home city Ziemia to the capital Pedregal. He also crafted the first iteration of the federal reserve, while Ted Hastings would pass the first immigration act which aimed to strengthen immigration checks without making it difficult to immigrate to Boulderov. Pandas also implemented an official voting style in the council chambers (using reactions to indicate how a LC member wanted to vote). This voting method was used also implemented in the high council, and has been used ever since, on top of that, pandas exported the method to Uldarash as well. If a vote did not pass, it would undergo revisions and be posted again until it either passed or was killed. This process required a lot of deliberation; however, bills typically satisfied the needs of all members involved. The introduction of Ted and Pandas shifted the role of the Lower Council from a body that discusses and carries out policies, to a more traditional policy making role.
A critical issue at the time was state income since taxation was considered theft according to the constitution, which prompted the use of taxation on towns instead of citizens (Pandas' fix to taxation named the "Gold Bar Tax"). The bill aimed to encourage town leaders to make money off of their citizens by selling land, however that didn't end up happening and town leaders argued that all the tax burden ultimately fell on their own shoulders, and in some cases, citizens donated to mayors to help cover expenses (basically taxation). 
Next term saw the political debut of Bagelton Yale (founder of the Republic of Istanboulder), where Ted Hastings, Pandas, and Bagel ended up winning. Halfway through this term Pandas ended up joining the high Council. 1 term later Bagel and Ted would face off against each other in Boulderov's first runoff election where Bagel won due to some shady dealings conducted by then High Councilor Pandas. The high council at that time commonly rigged elections by cajoling their population to vote 1 way or another in order to secure favorable seats in the Low Council.
Pandas had secured a deal with Andros to purchase half of their land for an absorbent price of $210,000 (expensive for the time), which put the already poor nation in debt, and caused the Low Council to raise taxes on local government. At around the same time, Savernia (then called Sorenia) joined Boulderov as a province.