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As developed bygeolibertarianpolitical economistFred E. Foldvary,cellular democracy is a model ofdemocracy based on multi-level bottom-up structures in either small neighborhood governmental districts or contractual communities.
In cellular democracy, ajurisdiction such as a county or city is divided into neighborhood districts with a population of about 500 people, with about 100 to 200 households. Thevoters in the district would elect a council. The small size of districts would allow for more informed voters at a smaller cost. Representatives, plus one alternate, would be elected to the council. This would be a "level-1 council." Neighborhood districts would then vote for a "level-2 council." Each level-1 council elects a regular representative and an alternate to the level-2 council from its own regular membership.
A further region containing several level-2 councils would comprise a level-3 council, each level-2 council again electing a regular and an alternate representative to level 3. The level-2 representative sent up to the level-3 council would be replaced by their alternative.
Thehierarchy would continue indefinitely, depending on the size of the state, or even expanding worldwide.
Councils could 'secede', creating a new branch of councils that would be incorporated back into the system.
Each level 1 council would be able to select its source ofrevenue.Property taxes would be likely, and Foldvary favors theland value tax as the least intrusive option. Every council above council-1 gets its money from the council below it.
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