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Provisional Commonwealths
Hispaniola
- House Seats: 150
- Senate Seats: 2
- Hispaniola I - Lawrence Boebart (F)
- Hispaniola II - Alex Grisham (F)
Cuba
- House Seats: 72
- By Parish
- Adams: 11
- 7 Federalists
- 4 Civic Democrats
- Espinoza: 5
- 4 Federalists
- 1 Civic Democrat
- Heyward: 7
- 5 Federalists
- 2 Civic Democrat
- Jackson: 6
- 3 Federalists
- 3 Civic Democrats
- New Charleston: 20
- 13 Federalists
- 7 Civic Democrats
- Van Buren: 7
- 2 Federalists
- 5 Civic Democrats
- Marshall: 10
- 4 Federalists
- 6 Civic Democrats
- Henderson: 6
- 2 Federalist
- 4 Civic Democrats
- Adams: 11
- By Parish
- Senate Seats: 2
- Cuba I - Wilma Castro (CD)
- Recent Election: [[2018 Antillean Senate election in Cuba|2018
- Next Election: 2024
- Cuba II - Sebastian Perez (F)
- Cuba I - Wilma Castro (CD)
Puerto Rico
- House Seats: 11 seats
- By Parish:
- Prince:
- 0 Federalists
- 11 Civic Democrats
- Prince:
- By Parish:
- Senate Seats: 2
- Puerto Rico I - David Castaway (CD)
- Puerto Rico II - Juan Enriquez (CD)
Virgin Islands
- House Seats
- By Parish
- Charlotte:
- 0 Federalist
- 1 Civic Democrat
- Charlotte:
- By Parish
- Senate Seats: 2
- Virgin Islands I - David Adams (CD)
- Virgin Islands II - Whitney Allison (F)
Voting Suffrage
According to the Constitution of the Antilles, citizens are granted suffrage in federal elections (presidential, senatorial, congressional) following a total of three years of service in the United Commonwealth Armed Forces in some capacity. This provision in the Constitution was updated a total of two times through the Federal Suffrage Improvement Act of 1999 and the Patriots Bounded Act of 2005.
- The Federal Suffrage Improvement Act, passed in 1999 and placed into effect in 2000, lowered the numbers of service years required for suffrage from seven years to three years and ended the active service requirement, allowing citizens who enter the reserve service of the armed forces to achieve federal suffrage.
- The Patriots Bounded Act, passed and placed into effect in 2005, allowed citizens who were barred from military service due to medical problems (disabilities, etc.) to achieve federal suffrage by petitioning their parish government with medical records and proof of rejection from the military based on medical history. The Act also requires a total of one-hundred hours of community service for those who are not effected by "crippling mental or physical illness".
There has been a considerable push by both the right and left to change the laws regarding federal suffrage. On the right, there has been a push to increase the requirements presented by the Patriots Bounded Act, with many believing the act is being used by "dissenters" to avoid military service and vote "against American interests". On the left, there has long been a push to eliminate the military service requirement for suffrage in federal elections all together.
Suffrage to provisional commonwealth elections (gubernatorial and legislative) and parish elections (executive/judicial and legislative) is guaranteed with citizenship and has no military service requirement. In federal, provisional commonwealth, and parish elections, a citizen must be twenty-one years or older to vote, in accordance with the Constitution. (OLD)
Since 2000 (or 1996?), universal voting suffrage has been guranteed by the constitution. From 1983 to 2000 (or 1996), service in the armed forces for a total of three years was required to vote in federal elections, and prior to democratization military service was the only way to achieve full citizenship. While all Antillean citizens are guranteed the right to vote in federal elections, there are a number of restrictions. These restrictions are as followed:
- Voters must provide a valid voter identification at the polls;
- Voters must provide a valid driver's licenses at the polls;
- Voters must provide proof of citizenship while at the polls and registering to vote;
- Voters must provide proof of residency while registering to vote;
- Voters must provide proof of employment, or proof of attempting to become employed, while registering to vote;
- Voters must not have been convicted of any misdemeanors or felonies.
Prior to 2007, voters were also required to take and pass the P.A.T.R.I.O.T (Patriotic Assessment and Test of Resilience for Island Voters) exam before registering to vote. The P.A.T.R.I.O.T test examined the level of patriotism (primarily opposition to Landonism) and determined whether a citizen was loyal enough to receive federal suffrage. The P.A.T.R.I.O.T exam was rendered unconstitutional in Prince v. Williamson by the U.C. Supreme Court in 2007; the court found that the test violated the right to freedom of expression and freedom of speech. However, versions of the test is still offered by request and research conducted by Alternative Report found that citizens who had completed a P.A.T.R.I.O.T exam were registered faster than citizens who did not.
Restrictions placed on voting in the Antilles has drawn domestic controversy and international criticism. Proponents of the restrictions have claimed that they prevent "hostile actors" from influencing Antillean elections and in recent years have cited instances of Continental influence in other countries' elections as evidence of the necessity of such an amount of restrictions. Opponents of the restrictions have claimed that they are designed to maintain the Federalist dominance in Antillean politics and are discriminatory towards minorities, particularly African Antilleans.
Antillean sports
- Columbia Baseball League
- Columbia City Cardinals (Central Division)
- Davis Red Sox (Central Division)
- Whiteport Swordfishes (Central Division)
- Saint Johns Cowboys (Central Division)
- New Charleston Cubs (Outer Division)
- South Miami Conquistadors (Outer Divison)
- Virgin Islands Riders (Outer Division)
- Port Posey Royals (Outer Division)
Senators-in-Absentia composition
Out of 38 Senators-in-Absentia
- 36 are Federalists
- 2 are Civic Democrats
- Clyde Harper (Senator-in-Absentia for Pennsylvania; appointed 2007)
- Franklin Perry (Senator-in-Absentia for Illinois; appointed 2010)
House of Representatives Leadership
Officers
- Speaker: Baron Avery (F-HI), since 2015
- Clerk: Timothy Schuyler (I), since 2021
Floor leaders
- Majority Leader: Thomas Thurgood (F-HI), since 2019
- Majority Whip: Brittney Ivey (F-HI), since 2021
- Minority Leader: William Abernathy (CD-HI), since 2017
- Minority Whip: Tony Méndez (CD-PR), since 2023
Conference leaders
- Chair of the House Federalist Conference: Bill Tooney, since 2013
- Char of the House Civic Democratic Caucus: Barbara Townsend, since 2017
2020 presidential primary candidates
Federalist
- Arian Lawrence, U.C. Secretary of the Army
- Robert Kozlowski, Mayor of Fort Hood
- Roger Hamm, U.C. Representative for HS-29
- Allison Davis, political activist and author
- Richard Teller, Senator-in-Absentia from Georgia
- Ben Crawford, Senator-in-Absentia from Michigan
- Louie Roberts, former U.C. Representative for HS-14
- Alex Grisham, U.C. Senator from Hispaniola
- Mary Anne Harrison, U.C. Representative for HS-99
- Henry Doyle, former Senator-in-Absentia from the Northeast Union
Civic Democratic
- William Abernathy, House Minority Leader
- Allen Paul, Mayor of Montgomery
- Karen Bott, U.C. Representative for PR-4
- Juan Hernandez, former Governor of Puerto Rico
- Martha Bennett, U.C. Representative for HS-57
- Clyde Harper, Senator-in-Absentia from Pennsylvania
- Raúl Garcia, former U.C. Representative for CA-70
- Walter Jones, U.C. Representative for HS-103
- Eric Reyes, political and civil rights activist
- Miriam Wilson, president of the NACPA
- Yvette Collins, political and civil rights activist
- Mark Fontes, former U.C. Representative for HS-115 and candidate for the 2012 Reform Party presidential primaries
Other
Senate elections
- Class I (2022)
- Hispaniola I
- Virgin Islands I
- Puerto Rico I
- Class II (2024)
- Hispaniola II
- Cuba I
- Virgin Islands II
- Class III (2026)
- Puerto Rico II
- Cuba II
List of parish executives
- Cuba
- Hispaniola
- Abarough: Beau Briggs (F)
- Braxton: Jay Putnam (F)
- Butler: Devonte Hall (CD)
- Clemenceau:
- Columbia:
- Davis: Wyatt Tindall (CD)
- Franklin:
- Hamilton:
- Harrison:
- Hood:
- Jefferson:
- Lee:
- Madison:
- Pickett:
- Stonewall:
- Tyler:
- Wallace:
- Washington:
- Puerto Rico
- Virgin Islands
University of the Antilles
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Motto | Scientia in Exilio (Latin) |
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Motto in English | Knowledge in Exile |
Type | Public research university |
Established | 1951 |
Endowment | $TBD billion |
Academic staff | 3,232 |
Students | TBD (2023) |
Undergraduates | TBD |
Postgraduates | TBD |
Location | , , |
Campus | Suburban area |
Colors |
Crimson White Navy |
Mascot | Antillean Bulldogs |
Website | uniani.edu.as |
CIA
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Formed | September 18, 1947 |
Preceding agency | |
Type | Independent |
Headquarters | New Charleston, Cuba |
Motto | "The Work of a Nation. The Center of Intelligence." |
Employees | 21,575 (estimate) |
Annual budget | $15 billion |
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