Human attestation
A real person appeared and matched the credential photo.
What the credential proves—and what it does not
Uniqueness status
Any claim that the person holds only one active credential depends on the protocol’s duplicate-prevention rules and technical implementation.
Local-connection attestation
A participant may declare or support a connection to an area under separately defined local evidence rules. This is not automatically equivalent to legal proof of residence.
Constituency status
Eligibility to be counted as a constituent of a particular representative requires separate geographic and application rules.
The baseline attestation establishes that a real person appeared in person, matched the credential photo, and completed the applicable committee process. It does not automatically establish legal residence, citizenship, voting eligibility, constituency eligibility, or the truth of every statement made by the participant. Any additional claim must be separately defined, supported, and labelled.
The verification lifecycle
Initial approval
A local committee reviews the person and available evidence in person. Government ID can be one evidence pathway, but the protocol must support other accountable pathways where rules permit.
Universal expiry
Every attestation expires after 45 days. Expiry is a core safeguard, not an optional reminder, because proof of human should remain current.
Randomly assigned community renewal
Renewal is through a randomly assigned community peer group. Exact group size, signature thresholds, appeals, and recovery rules remain unfinished and should not be represented as operational.
Protocol status: committee approval starts the lifecycle; every attestation expires after 45 days; random peer renewal details are still being designed.
Connected application
How verified participation can support citizen-led government accountability.
Rate My Representatives
The verification lifecycle feeds into a connected public-accountability project being built to apply trusted participation to representative profiles, public records, evidence, citizen evaluations, and official responses.
Integration status
Rate My Representatives is a connected project. Credential APIs, relying-party rules, and technical integration remain planned rather than operational.
Connected project — verification integration planned