It requires voting to be done on slips of paper for all offices of the magistracy, and requires candidates to have served in at least one office in their home parish before they are eligible to be governor.
This document was necessary because of a land dispute mediated by the March Commission that stemmed from a patent the Earl of Warwick gave to Lords Say, Sele, and Brook. This document, which uses the word "combination" instead of "government," was transcribed into the record by Thomas Welles, who later served as governor under it. This government notably omits any reference to the king or crown. It requires voting to be done on slips of paper for all offices of the magistracy, and requires candidates to have served in at least one office in their home parish before they are eligible to be governor. John Haynes led to its creation and became the first governor under this document, most of which was written by Roger Ludlow. Joseph Wadsworth is credited with protecting this document from Edmund Andros. For 10 points, name this document co-authored by Thomas Hooker that was the 1639 charter of government of Connecticut.
This document was necessary because of a land dispute mediated by the March Commission that stemmed from a patent the Earl of Warwick gave to Lords Say, Sele, and Brook.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut