SMARTS

POCITS Governance

Governance that protects everyone.
Without exception.

SMARTS is the constitutional layer of the POCITS platform. Five statutes. Mathematically enforced. Not a promise — architecture.

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2%Control Cap

75.2%Multi-Sig Threshold

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The Foundation

The rules. Permanent. Unchangeable.

These five statutes cannot be modified by any resolution, vote, or executive decision. They are the floor below which no governance action can reach. They apply to everyone — with no exceptions.

The POCITS Constitutional Framework was established in 2015. These statutes are binding on all participants — including POCITS Inc., the POCITS Foundation, all county delegates, all member businesses, and the platform itself.

No Capture

No single entity may own or control more than 2% of any county reserve or platform governance authority. The platform is constitutionally protected against corporate capture — by any entity, including POCITS Inc. itself.

Community Retention

80% of all advertising revenue generated within a county stays within that county's reserve. This floor cannot be reduced by any resolution, Terms modification, or operational decision.

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Democratic Sovereignty

Every community that joins POCITS governs itself through elected delegates. No resolution affecting a community's Terms may pass without meeting the required multi-signature threshold. Communities cannot be governed from outside without their consent.

Data Sovereignty

Every member's personal data belongs to them. The platform holds data only with explicit consent. Revoke consent — your data is gone. No third party may access member data without the member's explicit permission, regardless of legal jurisdiction.

Due Process

No member, delegate, business, or county may be penalized, suspended, or restricted without a documented process, an opportunity to respond, and a right of appeal. The platform cannot act punitively without accountability.

The Architecture

Three layers. Every layer protects you.

Governance on POCITS isn't a single policy document. It's a constitutional stack — each layer more specific, each layer sovereign within the one above it.

Layer 3 — Your Layer

Personal Agreements

You don't just accept our terms. You bring your own. When you join, you state your data assumptions: what you share, what you allow, what gets deleted when you leave. The platform is constitutionally bound to honour them. Change your mind — update your agreements. Leave the platform — your data disappears.

Layer 2 — Your Community's Layer

County Terms

Your county's elected delegates propose and vote on local Terms — the rules specific to your community. A 75.2% multi-signature threshold is required to change any Term. No individual, no company, no delegate can change your county's rules alone.

Layer 1 — The Constitutional Layer

Platform Statutes

The five statutes above. No one changes them. They are the floor below which no resolution, Terms modification, or executive decision can reach. Permanent. Mathematically enforced. Binding on everyone — including the organisations that built this platform.

"Every other platform has a Terms of Service. POCITS lets you have a terms of your service."

Constitutional Rights

What the platform is constitutionally required to do.

Not a privacy policy. Not a promise. Architecture.

Your Data Pocket

Your profile is your home. The feed is the neighbourhood. We advertise in the neighbourhood — never in your living room. Your personal data lives in your pocket, accessible only with your key.

The 2% Cap

No entity — including the organisations that built this platform — can control more than 2% of any community's reserve or governance authority. Mathematical ceiling. No exceptions.

Your Advertising Rights

Advertising appears in community spaces — hubs, feeds, public areas. It does not appear on your personal profile. Not policy. Constitutional rule.

Your County's Money

80% of advertising revenue generated in your county stays in your county. This percentage is written into the statutes. It cannot be reduced by any resolution or operational decision.

Your Vote

Every Terms modification affecting your community requires a 75.2% multi-signature threshold. Your elected delegates vote on your behalf. You can recall them through the resolution process.

Your Appeal

Due process is constitutional. If any action is taken against your account, your community participation, or your business, you have the right to a documented process and a right of appeal.

Clarification

What SMARTS is. What it isn't.

You may have heard of "smart contracts" — self-executing code on a blockchain like Ethereum. SMARTS is different.

SMARTS is a governance system — a constitutional layer that governs how people, communities, and organisations relate to each other on the platform. It enforces the rules through software, not through blockchain contracts.

The platform's settlement layer — where POCIT transactions are confirmed — uses a separate blockchain technology. SMARTS governs people. The settlement layer settles transactions. Two different systems. Both under constitutional oversight.

SMARTS = governance application layer. If you arrived here looking for information about smart contracts or decentralised exchange mechanics, those are separate systems — SMARTS is the constitutional framework that governs them.

Democratic Governance

Who governs? You do. Through people you elect.

POCITS governance is not managed by the platform. It is managed by the communities that join it.

Each county that joins POCITS elects its own delegates. Delegates propose, vote on, and ratify the Terms that govern their community's participation — within the bounds of the five constitutional statutes.

Delegate authority is capped at 2% maximum control. No delegate can dominate county governance, no matter how long they serve or how much they contribute.

Delegates are publicly listed. Their voting records are publicly readable. They can be recalled through a resolution voted by the community.

See County Delegates →

Beta phase: During the beta phase, delegates are appointed by the founding team. Democratic elections begin upon full county deployment. Founding delegates operate under the same 2% cap and constitutional constraints as all future delegates.

Deployment Status

Is SMARTS active in your county?

POCITS is deploying county by county across North America. Enter your location to see governance status.

Not live in your area yet? Contact us to bring POCITS governance to your community.

Civic Infrastructure

SMARTS as civic infrastructure.

Municipal governments, regional authorities, and civic institutions can participate in POCITS governance as recognised entities — with the same constitutional protections as any other participant, and the same 2% control cap.

Government participation does not give government authority over community governance. The statutes are not subject to municipal, provincial, or federal override. POCITS operates as a community-sovereign infrastructure layer.

If your organisation wants to understand how POCITS governance relates to your jurisdiction — or how to formally participate — contact the POCITS Foundation.

Contact the Foundation →

Get Started

Ready to govern your community's platform?

Two ways in. Both matter.

Path A — Join as a Member

State your agreements. Exercise your rights.

State your personal agreements. Participate in your community's governance. Exercise your constitutional rights as a POCITS member.

Join POCITS →

Path B — County or Organisation

Deploy governance in your community.

Interested in bringing POCITS governance to your county or institution? We'd like to hear from you.