Elections in Superior
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Superior holds elections once every two to four years on average for government officials for federal, devolved, state, and local offices nationwide. All elections are held using a direct popular vote with said elections being organized by different authorities depending on the jurisdiction that they are being held in. Elections are also held in the self-governing First Nations within their respective reservations. Most members to the Parliament of Superior are elected directly with all members of the lower House of Delegates being elected directly and two-thirds of the upper house High Council are elected directly.
Elections in Superior are highly decentralized as various political authorities and governments are tasked with organizing elections based on what type of office said election is being held for, however the Constitution of Superior sets parameters for the election of officials to federal and devolved offices while the states organize all other aspects of elections in an increasingly controversial system. In general, voter eligibility is handeled by federal tuhorities with all Superian citizens being eligibile to vote once they turn 18 and will be permitted to register to vote once they reach that age. Elections to the House of Delegates (federal elections), devolved legislatures, governorships, state legislatures, various statewide officers and several local offices are held once every four years while elections to the High Council take place once every two years half way through the current session of parliament. Local and municipal offices are up for elections at various points and often occur during what are known as "off-year" seasons where no major elections are being held at the same time.
As a member of the Conference of American States, Superior holds elections to the American Parliament where all 42 seats in its delegation to the transnational legislature held once every five years around November. All members to the American Parliament in Superior are elected directly to represent the country in one of the country's parliamentary constituencies. In regards to American Parliament elections, the federal government organizes them in cooperation with CAS authorities. The regional parliaments within Superior's constituent countries are organized by their regional governments and take place once every four years, usually concurrent to federal elections to parliament.
Voting
Voting systems
Eligibility
Voter registration
Absentee and mail voting
Federal elections
House of Delegates
Federal elections are nationwide elections held in order to elect all 263 members too the House of Delegates, the lower house of the Superian Parliament. Elections to the House of Delegates occur once every four years with 132 seats being needed in order to attain a legislative majority. In order to run for the House of Delegates, candidates must meet certain requirements such as being 18 years or older and having a permeant residence in Superior and within the constituency you seek to represent among others. Foreign-born citizens must have official Superian citizenship and must have been a resident of Superior for at least ten years before running for office. Those who serve in the House of Delegates, known officially as Members of Parliament (MPs), they are elected to serve single-member parliamentary districts from one of the nation's sixteen states with their boundaries being drawn in accordance to data collected by the Superian Census based on population and other demographic information. The number of districts each state has is based on its population.
The majority of MPs are elected using a system of plurality voting in which the candidate who wins the largest plurality of the votes wins even if they don't achieve a majority of the votes (50% at minimum), however the states of Lansing, Minnesota, and New Hanover use instant run-off voting instead where a candidate must win at least 50% of the vote in order to be elected to the office and use a two-round system that allow any number of candidates to run for office. As a result, these states are known for having a higher number of electoral support and number of elected MPs from minor parties. The Superian Constitution permits states to use whatever electoral system they desire as it grants the states wide latitude in regards to election law. MPs are elected to serve four year terms with no limits on their time in office, however snap elections can be held if approved by the legislature.
High Council
The High Council is the upper house of the Superian Parliament in which members, known officially as "High Councilors", "Councilors" or "Senators" in reference to similar legislative houses that the High Council is modeled after, where elections are held once every two years. Unlike Members of Parliament, councilors are elected to represent states as opposed to districts within certain portions of the state. Councilors are elected to serve six year terms with each state having three councilors, thus bi-annual elections to the chamber. Elections to the chamber, due to their frequency, are often referred to as midterm elections like those in Astoria and the Antilles due to holding a similar position as a referendum on the performance and view of the current government.
Like MPs, councilors are directly elected typically using plurality voting. Candidates must secure their party's and/or coalition's nomination and win the largest plurality of the popular vote at minus in order to be elected. Just like with the House of Delegates, ranked-choice voting is used in Lansing, Minnesota, and New Hanover instead in regards to electing councilors as is the case with all other public offices in said states. Unlike the House of Delegates, the High Council doesn't have snap elections and will occur on the bi-annual basis regardless if a snap federal election is held or occurs beforehand. Like with MPs, councilors lack term limits and can serve for however long the individual members desire.
American Parliament
As a member of the Conference of American States, Superior is entitled to representation in the American Parliament and currently has 42 seats within its delegation to the transnational legislature. Elections occur once every five years with candidates running for the American Parliament (Member of the American Parliament, MAP), being directly elected using a party-list system to multi-member constituencies. Unlike elections to the Superian Parliament, candidates to the American Parliament run on the ticket of an Anglo-American political party that the Superian party is affiliated with (example being the Liberal Democratic Party of Superior being affiliated with the Liberal Democrats of America).
Election date
Regional elections
Constituent countries
State legislatures
Local elections
Referendums
Criticism
See also
- List of elections in Superior
- List of Superian federal elections
- List of Superian High Council elections
- Devolution in Superior
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