diff --git a/common/succession_election/04_saxon_elective.txt b/common/succession_election/04_saxon_elective.txt
index 1938e6dc..fd51a1ab 100644
--- a/common/succession_election/04_saxon_elective.txt
+++ b/common/succession_election/04_saxon_elective.txt
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ saxon_elective = { #Farmer Elective
 			type = holder_close_or_extended_family
 			limit = {
 				feudal_elective_potential_landless_dynastic_candidate_trigger = yes
+				NOT = {
+					government_has_flag = government_is_theocracy
+				}
 				OR = {	
 					culture = {
 						has_cultural_tradition = tradition_farmer_republics
@@ -173,6 +176,9 @@ saxon_elective = { #Farmer Elective
 					is_courtier_of = scope:holder
 					target_is_liege_or_above = scope:holder #All de jure vassals, no matter the tier, sub-vassals included.
 				}
+				NOT = {
+					government_has_flag = government_is_theocracy
+				}
 				OR = {
 					culture = {
 						has_cultural_tradition = tradition_farmer_republics
@@ -309,6 +315,9 @@ urban_elective = { #Urban Elective
 				target_is_liege_or_above = scope:holder #All de jure vassals, no matter the tier, sub-vassals included.
 				feudal_elective_potential_landed_candidate_trigger = yes
 				government_has_flag = government_is_urepublic
+				NOT = {
+					government_has_flag = government_is_theocracy
+				}
 				OR = {
 					culture = {
 						has_cultural_tradition = tradition_republican_legacy
@@ -326,6 +335,9 @@ urban_elective = { #Urban Elective
 			type = holder_close_or_extended_family
 			limit = {
 				feudal_elective_potential_landless_dynastic_candidate_trigger = yes
+				NOT = {
+					government_has_flag = government_is_theocracy
+				}
 				OR = {	
 					culture = {
 						has_cultural_tradition = tradition_republican_legacy
@@ -364,6 +376,9 @@ urban_elective = { #Urban Elective
 					is_courtier_of = scope:holder
 					target_is_liege_or_above = scope:holder #All de jure vassals, no matter the tier, sub-vassals included.
 				}
+				NOT = {
+					government_has_flag = government_is_theocracy
+				}
 				OR = {
 					culture = {
 						has_cultural_tradition = tradition_republican_legacy