diff --git a/substrate/demo/cli/src/lib.rs b/substrate/demo/cli/src/lib.rs
index 73c72ab305087e7628de4fb522aeb6aea9ed1348..8c0a3711abcb176139c94c9078b63d48dd298cfe 100644
--- a/substrate/demo/cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/demo/cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,20 @@ pub fn run<I, T>(args: I) -> error::Result<()> where
 		session_length: 720,	// that's 1 hour per session.
 		sessions_per_era: 24,	// 24 hours per era.
 		bonding_duration: 90,	// 90 days per bond.
-		approval_ratio: 667,	// 66.7% approvals required for legislation.
+		launch_period: 120 * 24 * 14,	// 2 weeks per public referendum
+		voting_period: 120 * 24 * 28,	// 4 weeks to discuss & vote on an active referendum
+		minimum_deposit: 1000,	// 1000 as the minimum deposit for a referendum
+		candidacy_bond: 1000,	// 1000 to become a council candidate
+		voter_bond: 100,		// 100 down to vote for a candidate
+		present_slash_per_voter: 1,	// slash by 1 per voter for an invalid presentation.
+		carry_count: 24,		// carry over the 24 runners-up to the next council election
+		presentation_duration: 120 * 24,	// one day for presenting winners.
+		council_election_voting_period: 7 * 120 * 24,	// one week period between possible council elections.
+		council_term_duration: 180 * 120 * 24,	// 180 day term duration for the council.
+		desired_seats: 0, // start with no council: we'll raise this once the stake has been dispersed a bit.
+		inactive_grace_period: 1,	// one addition vote should go by before an inactive voter can be reaped.
+		cooloff_period: 90 * 120 * 24, // 90 day cooling off period if council member vetoes a proposal.
+		council_proposal_voting_period: 7 * 120 * 24, // 7 day voting period for council members.
 	};
 	let prepare_genesis = || {
 		storage = genesis_config.genesis_map();
diff --git a/substrate/demo/executor/src/lib.rs b/substrate/demo/executor/src/lib.rs
index cd080871a1a83f0fda4d613e3283b8a7bf3a9040..3f55a5c247cdd2eafb6372e12833fd7e89513c32 100644
--- a/substrate/demo/executor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/demo/executor/src/lib.rs
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ mod tests {
 	use super::Executor;
 	use substrate_executor::WasmExecutor;
 	use codec::{KeyedVec, Slicable, Joiner};
-	use keyring::Keyring;
+	use keyring::Keyring::{self, One, Two};
 	use runtime_support::Hashable;
-	use demo_runtime::runtime::staking::balance;
+	use demo_runtime::runtime::staking::{self, balance, BALANCE_OF};
 	use state_machine::{CodeExecutor, TestExternalities};
 	use primitives::twox_128;
 	use demo_primitives::{Hash, Header, BlockNumber, Block, Digest, Transaction,
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ mod tests {
 
 	fn tx() -> UncheckedTransaction {
 		let transaction = Transaction {
-			signed: Keyring::One.to_raw_public(),
+			signed: One.into(),
 			nonce: 0,
-			function: Function::StakingTransfer(Keyring::Two.to_raw_public(), 69),
+			function: Function::StakingTransfer(Two.into(), 69),
 		};
 		let signature = Keyring::from_raw_public(transaction.signed).unwrap()
 			.sign(&transaction.encode());
@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@ mod tests {
 
 	#[test]
 	fn panic_execution_with_foreign_code_gives_error() {
-		let one = Keyring::One.to_raw_public();
 		let mut t: TestExternalities = map![
-			twox_128(&one.to_keyed_vec(b"sta:bal:")).to_vec() => vec![68u8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
+			twox_128(&One.to_raw_public().to_keyed_vec(BALANCE_OF)).to_vec() => vec![68u8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
 		];
 
 		let r = Executor::new().call(&mut t, BLOATY_CODE, "execute_transaction", &vec![].and(&Header::from_block_number(1u64)).and(&tx()));
@@ -83,9 +82,8 @@ mod tests {
 
 	#[test]
 	fn panic_execution_with_native_equivalent_code_gives_error() {
-		let one = Keyring::One.to_raw_public();
 		let mut t: TestExternalities = map![
-			twox_128(&one.to_keyed_vec(b"sta:bal:")).to_vec() => vec![68u8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
+			twox_128(&One.to_raw_public().to_keyed_vec(BALANCE_OF)).to_vec() => vec![68u8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
 		];
 
 		let r = Executor::new().call(&mut t, COMPACT_CODE, "execute_transaction", &vec![].and(&Header::from_block_number(1u64)).and(&tx()));
@@ -94,62 +92,36 @@ mod tests {
 
 	#[test]
 	fn successful_execution_with_native_equivalent_code_gives_ok() {
-		let one = Keyring::One.to_raw_public();
-		let two = Keyring::Two.to_raw_public();
-
 		let mut t: TestExternalities = map![
-			twox_128(&one.to_keyed_vec(b"sta:bal:")).to_vec() => vec![111u8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
+			twox_128(&One.to_raw_public().to_keyed_vec(BALANCE_OF)).to_vec() => vec![111u8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
 		];
 
 		let r = Executor::new().call(&mut t, COMPACT_CODE, "execute_transaction", &vec![].and(&Header::from_block_number(1u64)).and(&tx()));
 		assert!(r.is_ok());
 
 		runtime_io::with_externalities(&mut t, || {
-			assert_eq!(balance(&one), 42);
-			assert_eq!(balance(&two), 69);
+			assert_eq!(balance(&One), 42);
+			assert_eq!(balance(&Two), 69);
 		});
 	}
 
 	#[test]
 	fn successful_execution_with_foreign_code_gives_ok() {
-		let one = Keyring::One.to_raw_public();
-		let two = Keyring::Two.to_raw_public();
-
 		let mut t: TestExternalities = map![
-			twox_128(&one.to_keyed_vec(b"sta:bal:")).to_vec() => vec![111u8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
+			twox_128(&One.to_raw_public().to_keyed_vec(BALANCE_OF)).to_vec() => vec![111u8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
 		];
 
 		let r = Executor::new().call(&mut t, BLOATY_CODE, "execute_transaction", &vec![].and(&Header::from_block_number(1u64)).and(&tx()));
 		assert!(r.is_ok());
 
 		runtime_io::with_externalities(&mut t, || {
-			assert_eq!(balance(&one), 42);
-			assert_eq!(balance(&two), 69);
+			assert_eq!(balance(&One), 42);
+			assert_eq!(balance(&Two), 69);
 		});
 	}
 
 	fn new_test_ext() -> TestExternalities {
-		let one = Keyring::One.to_raw_public();
-		let two = Keyring::Two.to_raw_public();
-		let three = [3u8; 32];
-
-		map![
-			twox_128(&0u64.to_keyed_vec(b"sys:old:")).to_vec() => [69u8; 32].encode(),
-			twox_128(b"gov:apr").to_vec() => vec![].and(&667u32),
-			twox_128(b"ses:len").to_vec() => vec![].and(&2u64),
-			twox_128(b"ses:val:len").to_vec() => vec![].and(&3u32),
-			twox_128(&0u32.to_keyed_vec(b"ses:val:")).to_vec() => one.to_vec(),
-			twox_128(&1u32.to_keyed_vec(b"ses:val:")).to_vec() => two.to_vec(),
-			twox_128(&2u32.to_keyed_vec(b"ses:val:")).to_vec() => three.to_vec(),
-			twox_128(b"sta:wil:len").to_vec() => vec![].and(&3u32),
-			twox_128(&0u32.to_keyed_vec(b"sta:wil:")).to_vec() => one.to_vec(),
-			twox_128(&1u32.to_keyed_vec(b"sta:wil:")).to_vec() => two.to_vec(),
-			twox_128(&2u32.to_keyed_vec(b"sta:wil:")).to_vec() => three.to_vec(),
-			twox_128(b"sta:spe").to_vec() => vec![].and(&2u64),
-			twox_128(b"sta:vac").to_vec() => vec![].and(&3u64),
-			twox_128(b"sta:era").to_vec() => vec![].and(&0u64),
-			twox_128(&one.to_keyed_vec(b"sta:bal:")).to_vec() => vec![111u8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
-		]
+		staking::testing::externalities(2, 2, 0)
 	}
 
 	fn construct_block(number: BlockNumber, parent_hash: Hash, state_root: Hash, txs: Vec<Transaction>) -> (Vec<u8>, Hash) {
@@ -180,11 +152,11 @@ mod tests {
 		construct_block(
 			1,
 			[69u8; 32].into(),
-			hex!("2481853da20b9f4322f34650fea5f240dcbfb266d02db94bfa0153c31f4a29db").into(),
+			hex!("6f0202ee141932f5cf9efad76d9200ec0ae98e2782335c5c7940be6a66bb9418").into(),
 			vec![Transaction {
-				signed: Keyring::One.to_raw_public(),
+				signed: One.into(),
 				nonce: 0,
-				function: Function::StakingTransfer(Keyring::Two.to_raw_public(), 69),
+				function: Function::StakingTransfer(Two.into(), 69),
 			}]
 		)
 	}
@@ -193,17 +165,17 @@ mod tests {
 		construct_block(
 			2,
 			block1().1,
-			hex!("1feb4d3a2e587079e6ce1685fa79994efd995e33cb289d39cded67aac1bb46a9").into(),
+			hex!("04a2ca0ff5cdbe6a0ceb75009b4e707c8d052f28c95e9a7751ea814b13b95c92").into(),
 			vec![
 				Transaction {
-					signed: Keyring::Two.to_raw_public(),
+					signed: Two.into(),
 					nonce: 0,
-					function: Function::StakingTransfer(Keyring::One.to_raw_public(), 5),
+					function: Function::StakingTransfer(One.into(), 5),
 				},
 				Transaction {
-					signed: Keyring::One.to_raw_public(),
+					signed: One.into(),
 					nonce: 1,
-					function: Function::StakingTransfer(Keyring::Two.to_raw_public(), 15),
+					function: Function::StakingTransfer(Two.into(), 15),
 				}
 			]
 		)
@@ -216,15 +188,15 @@ mod tests {
 		Executor::new().call(&mut t, COMPACT_CODE, "execute_block", &block1().0).unwrap();
 
 		runtime_io::with_externalities(&mut t, || {
-			assert_eq!(balance(&Keyring::One.to_raw_public()), 42);
-			assert_eq!(balance(&Keyring::Two.to_raw_public()), 69);
+			assert_eq!(balance(&One), 42);
+			assert_eq!(balance(&Two), 69);
 		});
 
 		Executor::new().call(&mut t, COMPACT_CODE, "execute_block", &block2().0).unwrap();
 
 		runtime_io::with_externalities(&mut t, || {
-			assert_eq!(balance(&Keyring::One.to_raw_public()), 32);
-			assert_eq!(balance(&Keyring::Two.to_raw_public()), 79);
+			assert_eq!(balance(&One), 32);
+			assert_eq!(balance(&Two), 79);
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -235,23 +207,22 @@ mod tests {
 		WasmExecutor.call(&mut t, COMPACT_CODE, "execute_block", &block1().0).unwrap();
 
 		runtime_io::with_externalities(&mut t, || {
-			assert_eq!(balance(&Keyring::One.to_raw_public()), 42);
-			assert_eq!(balance(&Keyring::Two.to_raw_public()), 69);
+			assert_eq!(balance(&One), 42);
+			assert_eq!(balance(&Two), 69);
 		});
 
 		WasmExecutor.call(&mut t, COMPACT_CODE, "execute_block", &block2().0).unwrap();
 
 		runtime_io::with_externalities(&mut t, || {
-			assert_eq!(balance(&Keyring::One.to_raw_public()), 32);
-			assert_eq!(balance(&Keyring::Two.to_raw_public()), 79);
+			assert_eq!(balance(&One), 32);
+			assert_eq!(balance(&Two), 79);
 		});
 	}
 
 	#[test]
 	fn panic_execution_gives_error() {
-		let one = Keyring::One.to_raw_public();
 		let mut t: TestExternalities = map![
-			twox_128(&one.to_keyed_vec(b"sta:bal:")).to_vec() => vec![68u8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
+			twox_128(&One.to_raw_public().to_keyed_vec(BALANCE_OF)).to_vec() => vec![68u8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
 		];
 
 		let foreign_code = include_bytes!("../../runtime/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/demo_runtime.wasm");
@@ -261,11 +232,8 @@ mod tests {
 
 	#[test]
 	fn successful_execution_gives_ok() {
-		let one = Keyring::One.to_raw_public();
-		let two = Keyring::Two.to_raw_public();
-
 		let mut t: TestExternalities = map![
-			twox_128(&one.to_keyed_vec(b"sta:bal:")).to_vec() => vec![111u8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
+			twox_128(&One.to_raw_public().to_keyed_vec(BALANCE_OF)).to_vec() => vec![111u8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
 		];
 
 		let foreign_code = include_bytes!("../../runtime/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/demo_runtime.compact.wasm");
@@ -273,8 +241,8 @@ mod tests {
 		assert!(r.is_ok());
 
 		runtime_io::with_externalities(&mut t, || {
-			assert_eq!(balance(&one), 42);
-			assert_eq!(balance(&two), 69);
+			assert_eq!(balance(&One), 42);
+			assert_eq!(balance(&Two), 69);
 		});
 	}
 }
diff --git a/substrate/demo/runtime/Cargo.toml b/substrate/demo/runtime/Cargo.toml
index f98345cae6d1001d1f32fbe183b1d0292ac94d98..bcd3f5dcf00baf4e6b55082bf5914e651b31feb2 100644
--- a/substrate/demo/runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/demo/runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,12 +12,10 @@ substrate-runtime-std = { path = "../../substrate/runtime-std" }
 substrate-runtime-io = { path = "../../substrate/runtime-io" }
 substrate-runtime-support = { path = "../../substrate/runtime-support" }
 substrate-primitives = { path = "../../substrate/primitives" }
+substrate-keyring = { path = "../../substrate/keyring" }
 demo-primitives = { path = "../primitives" }
 integer-sqrt = "0.1.0"
 
-[dev-dependencies]
-substrate-keyring = { path = "../../substrate/keyring" }
-
 [features]
 default = ["std"]
 std = [
diff --git a/substrate/demo/runtime/src/genesismap.rs b/substrate/demo/runtime/src/genesismap.rs
index 5e7634cc646a9b737d3646ad81b69eab90a2a789..c3b7da1b7d8c2f4e2ffe84f6b63d6a727af1270a 100644
--- a/substrate/demo/runtime/src/genesismap.rs
+++ b/substrate/demo/runtime/src/genesismap.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use runtime_support::Hashable;
 use primitives::Block;
 use demo_primitives::{BlockNumber, AccountId};
 use runtime::staking::Balance;
+use runtime::{staking, session, consensus, system, democracy, council, council_vote};
 
 /// Configuration of a general Substrate Demo genesis block.
 pub struct GenesisConfig {
@@ -33,7 +34,20 @@ pub struct GenesisConfig {
 	pub session_length: BlockNumber,
 	pub sessions_per_era: BlockNumber,
 	pub bonding_duration: BlockNumber,
-	pub approval_ratio: u32,
+	pub launch_period: BlockNumber,
+	pub voting_period: BlockNumber,
+	pub minimum_deposit: Balance,
+	pub candidacy_bond: Balance,
+	pub voter_bond: Balance,
+	pub present_slash_per_voter: Balance,
+	pub carry_count: u32,
+	pub presentation_duration: BlockNumber,
+	pub council_election_voting_period: BlockNumber,
+	pub council_term_duration: BlockNumber,
+	pub desired_seats: u32,
+	pub inactive_grace_period: BlockNumber,
+	pub cooloff_period: BlockNumber,
+	pub council_proposal_voting_period: BlockNumber,
 }
 
 impl GenesisConfig {
@@ -42,43 +56,69 @@ impl GenesisConfig {
 			validators: authorities_validators.clone(),
 			authorities: authorities_validators.clone(),
 			balances: authorities_validators.iter().map(|v| (v.clone(), balance)).collect(),
-			block_time: 5,			// 5 second block time.
-			session_length: 720,	// that's 1 hour per session.
+			block_time: 30,			// 30 second block time.
+			session_length: 120,	// that's 1 hour per session.
 			sessions_per_era: 24,	// 24 hours per era.
 			bonding_duration: 90,	// 90 days per bond.
-			approval_ratio: 667,	// 66.7% approvals required for legislation.
+			launch_period: 120 * 24 * 14,	// 2 weeks per public referendum
+			voting_period: 120 * 24 * 28,	// 4 weeks to discuss & vote on an active referendum
+			minimum_deposit: 1000,	// 1000 as the minimum deposit for a referendum
+			candidacy_bond: 1000,	// 1000 to become a council candidate
+			voter_bond: 100,		// 100 down to vote for a candidate
+			present_slash_per_voter: 1,	// slash by 1 per voter for an invalid presentation.
+			carry_count: 24,		// carry over the 24 runners-up to the next council election
+			presentation_duration: 120 * 24,	// one day for presenting winners.
+			council_election_voting_period: 7 * 120 * 24,	// one week period between possible council elections.
+			council_term_duration: 180 * 120 * 24,	// 180 day term duration for the council.
+			desired_seats: 0, // start with no council: we'll raise this once the stake has been dispersed a bit.
+			inactive_grace_period: 1,	// one addition vote should go by before an inactive voter can be reaped.
+			cooloff_period: 90 * 120 * 24, // 90 day cooling off period if council member vetoes a proposal.
+			council_proposal_voting_period: 7 * 120 * 24, // 7 day voting period for council members.
 		}
 	}
 
 	pub fn genesis_map(&self) -> HashMap<Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>> {
 		let wasm_runtime = include_bytes!("../wasm/genesis.wasm").to_vec();
 		vec![
-			(&b"gov:apr"[..], vec![].and(&self.approval_ratio)),
-			(&b"ses:len"[..], vec![].and(&self.session_length)),
-			(&b"ses:val:len"[..], vec![].and(&(self.validators.len() as u32))),
-			(&b"sta:wil:len"[..], vec![].and(&0u32)),
-			(&b"sta:spe"[..], vec![].and(&self.sessions_per_era)),
-			(&b"sta:vac"[..], vec![].and(&(self.validators.len() as u32))),
-			(&b"sta:era"[..], vec![].and(&0u64)),
+			(&session::SESSION_LENGTH[..], vec![].and(&self.session_length)),
+			(&session::VALIDATOR_COUNT[..], vec![].and(&(self.validators.len() as u32))),
+
+			(&staking::INTENTION_COUNT[..], vec![].and(&0u32)),
+			(&staking::SESSIONS_PER_ERA[..], vec![].and(&self.sessions_per_era)),
+			(&staking::CURRENT_ERA[..], vec![].and(&0u64)),
+
+			(&democracy::LAUNCH_PERIOD[..], vec![].and(&self.launch_period)),
+			(&democracy::VOTING_PERIOD[..], vec![].and(&self.voting_period)),
+			(&democracy::MINIMUM_DEPOSIT[..], vec![].and(&self.minimum_deposit)),
+
+			(&council::CANDIDACY_BOND[..], vec![].and(&self.candidacy_bond)),
+			(&council::VOTING_BOND[..], vec![].and(&self.voter_bond)),
+			(&council::PRESENT_SLASH_PER_VOTER[..], vec![].and(&self.present_slash_per_voter)),
+			(&council::CARRY_COUNT[..], vec![].and(&self.carry_count)),
+			(&council::PRESENTATION_DURATION[..], vec![].and(&self.presentation_duration)),
+			(&council::VOTING_PERIOD[..], vec![].and(&self.council_election_voting_period)),
+			(&council::TERM_DURATION[..], vec![].and(&self.council_term_duration)),
+			(&council::DESIRED_SEATS[..], vec![].and(&self.desired_seats)),
+			(&council::INACTIVE_GRACE_PERIOD[..], vec![].and(&self.inactive_grace_period)),
+
+			(&council_vote::COOLOFF_PERIOD[..], vec![].and(&self.cooloff_period)),
+			(&council_vote::VOTING_PERIOD[..], vec![].and(&self.council_proposal_voting_period))
 		].into_iter()
 			.map(|(k, v)| (k.into(), v))
 			.chain(self.validators.iter()
 				.enumerate()
-				.map(|(i, account)| ((i as u32).to_keyed_vec(b"ses:val:"), vec![].and(account)))
-			).chain(self.authorities.iter()
-				.enumerate()
-				.map(|(i, account)| ((i as u32).to_keyed_vec(b":auth:"), vec![].and(account)))
+				.map(|(i, account)| ((i as u32).to_keyed_vec(session::VALIDATOR_AT), vec![].and(account)))
 			).chain(self.balances.iter()
-				.map(|&(account, balance)| (account.to_keyed_vec(b"sta:bal:"), vec![].and(&balance)))
+				.map(|&(account, balance)| (account.to_keyed_vec(staking::BALANCE_OF), vec![].and(&balance)))
 			)
 			.map(|(k, v)| (twox_128(&k[..])[..].to_vec(), v.to_vec()))
 			.chain(vec![
-				(b":code"[..].into(), wasm_runtime),
-				(b":auth:len"[..].into(), vec![].and(&(self.authorities.len() as u32))),
+				(system::CODE[..].into(), wasm_runtime),
+				(consensus::AUTHORITY_COUNT[..].into(), vec![].and(&(self.authorities.len() as u32))),
 			].into_iter())
 			.chain(self.authorities.iter()
 				.enumerate()
-				.map(|(i, account)| ((i as u32).to_keyed_vec(b":auth:"), vec![].and(account)))
+				.map(|(i, account)| ((i as u32).to_keyed_vec(consensus::AUTHORITY_AT), vec![].and(account)))
 			)
 			.collect()
 	}
@@ -87,6 +127,6 @@ impl GenesisConfig {
 pub fn additional_storage_with_genesis(genesis_block: &Block) -> HashMap<Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>> {
 	use codec::Slicable;
 	map![
-		twox_128(&0u64.to_keyed_vec(b"sys:old:")).to_vec() => genesis_block.header.blake2_256().encode()
+		twox_128(&0u64.to_keyed_vec(system::BLOCK_HASH_AT)).to_vec() => genesis_block.header.blake2_256().encode()
 	]
 }
diff --git a/substrate/demo/runtime/src/lib.rs b/substrate/demo/runtime/src/lib.rs
index 110061ee7c4c5080be992ce93cbbd528ef112c30..a351da4230daaef0e3cc458072d61ca4c15b9aad 100644
--- a/substrate/demo/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/demo/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 
 #![cfg_attr(not(feature = "std"), no_std)]
 
-#[macro_use] extern crate substrate_runtime_std as rstd;
+#[allow(unused_imports)] #[macro_use] extern crate substrate_runtime_std as rstd;
 #[macro_use] extern crate substrate_runtime_io as runtime_io;
 extern crate substrate_runtime_support as runtime_support;
-#[cfg(all(feature = "std", test))] extern crate substrate_keyring as keyring;
+#[cfg(any(feature = "std", test))] extern crate substrate_keyring as keyring;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "std")] extern crate rustc_hex;
 
diff --git a/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/consensus.rs b/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/consensus.rs
index eca7bd46bb7b0aa9fa4a34e601f25d7ab35a7159..8d631d0bb8e9c2a31a8e5eb11e5a93ca548db8ed 100644
--- a/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/consensus.rs
+++ b/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/consensus.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use runtime_support::storage::unhashed::StorageVec;
 use demo_primitives::SessionKey;
 
 pub const AUTHORITY_AT: &'static[u8] = b":auth:";
+pub const AUTHORITY_COUNT: &'static[u8] = b":auth:len";
 
 struct AuthorityStorageVec {}
 impl StorageVec for AuthorityStorageVec {
diff --git a/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/council.rs b/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/council.rs
index 620405bdfdecb76add1b51a32b87bceb7c88a741..a9e217ac97c6f05c5c02023e923b5785822f629f 100644
--- a/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/council.rs
+++ b/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/council.rs
@@ -560,11 +560,11 @@ pub mod testing {
 			twox_128(CANDIDACY_BOND).to_vec() => vec![].and(&9u64),
 			twox_128(VOTING_BOND).to_vec() => vec![].and(&3u64),
 			twox_128(PRESENT_SLASH_PER_VOTER).to_vec() => vec![].and(&1u64),
-			twox_128(CARRY_COUNT).to_vec() => vec![].and(&2u64),
+			twox_128(CARRY_COUNT).to_vec() => vec![].and(&2u32),
 			twox_128(PRESENTATION_DURATION).to_vec() => vec![].and(&2u64),
 			twox_128(VOTING_PERIOD).to_vec() => vec![].and(&4u64),
 			twox_128(TERM_DURATION).to_vec() => vec![].and(&5u64),
-			twox_128(DESIRED_SEATS).to_vec() => vec![].and(&2u64),
+			twox_128(DESIRED_SEATS).to_vec() => vec![].and(&2u32),
 			twox_128(INACTIVE_GRACE_PERIOD).to_vec() => vec![].and(&1u32)
 		];
 		democracy::testing::externalities()
diff --git a/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/session.rs b/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/session.rs
index 193274b5682657be2fd7646741b3a7e94fbafead..c5c5387dd9b57e35d078c27e4c4a34098f889e98 100644
--- a/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/session.rs
+++ b/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/session.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ fn rotate_session() {
 	});
 }
 
-#[cfg(test)]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "std", test))]
 pub mod testing {
 	use super::*;
 	use runtime_io::{twox_128, TestExternalities};
diff --git a/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/staking.rs b/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/staking.rs
index fea37d938359a6525135fac95b362044771eba8d..ad782c22d1799bd29cf795b5242ae5076c69566b 100644
--- a/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/staking.rs
+++ b/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/staking.rs
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ fn new_era() {
 	);
 }
 
-#[cfg(test)]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "std", test))] 
 pub mod testing {
 	use super::*;
 	use runtime_io::{twox_128, TestExternalities};
diff --git a/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/system.rs b/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/system.rs
index 765e29e01ec5bb2facb5f3adf3f86abc7edef75c..1344e365c174dd40ddec67ba3d2ec361dedb1b32 100644
--- a/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/system.rs
+++ b/substrate/demo/runtime/src/runtime/system.rs
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ fn info_expect_equal_hash(given: &Hash, expected: &Hash) {
 	}
 }
 
-#[cfg(test)]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "std", test))]
 pub mod testing {
 	use super::*;
 	use runtime_io::{twox_128, TestExternalities};