Marc Nelson Jr.
United States
Cumberland
Maryland
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A: Generally not, but with exceptions.
Planners may vote on either side of an article in the assembly room. From page 8 of the rules:
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Note that the Planner cards do not feature a faction icon (they feature the Planner icon in its place). Planners are therefore free to vote for or against any article regardless of its bias.
However, since their faction icon does not match the one on the article, Planners receive one point (not two) for voting yes on the winning side . From page 10 of the rules:
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Any player who controls (has an influence marker on) one or more state delegations on the winning side gains points for each delegate card in those delegations: 2 points for each delegate whose faction icon matches the currently-showing faction bias of the article, and 1 point for each delegate featuring any other icon.
Planner cards are wild when speaking in debate. From page 9 of the rules:
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Note that Planner cards are considered wild for this purpose and may be used to Speak in Debate for any faction.
However, Planner cards are not wild for the purposes of events such as James McClurg or John F. Mercer. From Christian Leonhard:
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Planners don't really have "wild" faction (as in belonging to every faction) -- they simply lack a faction altogether. Therefore, they would not qualify for McClurg's bonus.
