# Federated Assemblies

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.19129 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2405.19129/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 29 May 2024.

## Built on by (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [Implementing Grassroots Logic Programs with Multiagent Transition Systems and AI (Full Version)](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2602.06934/) (2026)
- [Temporal Panel Selection in Ongoing Citizens' Assemblies](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2602.16194/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

A citizens' assembly is a group of people who are randomly selected to represent a larger population in a deliberation. While this approach has successfully strengthened democracy, it has certain limitations that suggest the need for assemblies to form and associate more organically. In response, we propose federated assemblies, where assemblies are interconnected, and each parent assembly is selected from members of its child assemblies. The main technical challenge is to develop random selection algorithms that meet new representation constraints inherent in this hierarchical structure. We design and analyze several algorithms that provide different representation guarantees under various assumptions on the structure of the underlying graph.