... lock it down to one shard per account.
Folks should be able to vote on all their characters, especially since different characters have different city origins.
The problem is more about the buying of votes from players of other shards in return for votes on theirs. Most folks with one account have one server they consider their home. That's where they should focus.
The inability of my various characters to vote on different cities is completely stifling my role play in this political system. And I think the majority of folks would agree that the character lock-out is really limiting.
Thoughts?