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Provisional Commonwealths

Hispaniola

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
  • Senate Seats: 2

Puerto Rico

  • House Seats: 11 seats
    • By Parish:
      • Prince:
        • 0 Federalists
        • 11 Civic Democrats
  • Senate Seats: 2

Virgin Islands

  • House Seats
    • By Parish
      • Charlotte:
        • 0 Federalist
        • 1 Civic Democrat
  • Senate Seats: 2

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

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

Floor leaders

Conference leaders

2020 presidential primary candidates

Federalist

Civic Democratic

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

University of the Antilles

University of the Antilles
Seal of the University of the Antilles.svg
Motto Scientia in Exilio (Latin)
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
Davis
,
Hispaniola
,
Antilles
Campus Suburban area
Colors      Crimson
     White
     Navy
Mascot Antillean Bulldogs
Website uniani.edu.as

CIA

Central Intelligence Agency
Seal of the Central Intelligence Agency.svg
Seal of the Central Intelligence Agency
Flag of the United States Central Intelligence Agency.svg
Flag of the Central Intelligence Agency
Agency overview
Formed September 18, 1947; 76 years ago (1947-09-18)
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
Agency executive
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