User blog comment:Zippertrain85/The difference between Mideval & Fantasy/@comment-17114085-20140309125534/@comment-13446185-20140309202512

@Harold:

''“The law is very clear that if two claimants with equal titles to the property are set in deadlock, a duel must be held. Now, the rules are fairly archaic, but I've had opportunity to look them over, and I think they're still valid. The Imperial council agrees.”''

-How Orsinium Passed to the Orcs

This quote basically says that the Council has judicial powers, meaning that the Emperor is not an absolute monarch.

@Zipper


 * 1) Skyrim only holds moot elections if their is no capable or legitament heirs to their Dynasty (as to avoid other Wars of Succession). This happens very rarely.
 * 2) Just because moots are held certainly doesn't make it a Democratic government. Democracies have citizens voting for another citizen, the Jarl-Moot is held by only the highest ranking vassals to elect the strongest Jarl as king.