Electoral systems in Anteria

Head of State

Country	Position	System	Description
Agarntrop	Prime Minister of Agarntrop	Elected by the Senate	After the Senate is elected (either every five years or called by the previous prime minister) the party with a majority (at least 201 seats) automatically becomes the government. Its proposed prime minister and other cabinet ministers will be appointed and voted on in the Senate (if the party has a majority it will almost certainly pass). If no party reaches the threshold of a majority, then a coalition cabinet must be formed by a group of parties willing to work with each other for the cabinet to pass. If a group of parties working together is not possible, then the largest parties must put forward candidates for cabinet positions hoping they will pass with sympathetic parties. If this does not work, another Senate election will be called.
File:Astariax.png Astariax	Council of Seven	Direct Vote/Two-Round System	Every 8 years, (the next election would be in 2024) Astariaxi citizens are called to vote either in advance online or in person at ballot stations. Only one round is held typically, but the system defaults to the two-round system is no clear majority (majority being defined as 51%) vote. The two highest-ranking candidates are then the only candidates on the ballot. Seven ballots are given out on election days, as a vote is held for each member of the Directorate. No citizen is allowed to run for more than one Council office at a time.
Gabrielland	Monarch of Gabrielland	None	The monarch is based on a set of hereditary rules to determine the next monarch.
Ganji Islands	President of Ganji Islands	Two-Round System	The president of Ganji is elected every 5 years by the eligible voters. Ganji uses the "Two Round System" in voting. Usually there is a total of 5 candidates + the incumbent president.
Hatstheput	President of Hatstheput	Direct vote Instant runoff	The president, plus the senate and parliament compositions, are elected in a single general elections. The candidate with the most votes following the instant runoff system wins the presidency.
Kilowatt	Directory	Two-Round System	Only citizens registered as voters are eligible to vote. If there is no candidate that reaches 50.01% or more on the first round, a second round is organized, with the two best candidates from the first round
Prybourne	Chief Executive of Prybourne	Two-Round System	Only citizens registered as voters are eligible to vote.In order to ensure that the winning candidate receives a majority of the vote, this system uses two rounds of voting with polling taking place on two separate days. Ballots are identical to those used in plurality voting, and voters mark them in the same way. In the first round, all candidates are listed on the ballot and voters indicate their preference of one of them. All these votes are then added up and if a candidate receives a majority of the vote (50% + 1 vote), that candidate is declared elected. If no one receives a majority, the field is cut down to the top two candidates who received the highest number of votes, and a runoff election is held. The second election is typically held several weeks after the first. The winner is the candidate who gets the most votes, which is inevitably a majority, since there are only two candidates running.
Template:Country data Sibantis	Director of Sibantis	Electoral Vote	The Office for Directory starts off with primary elections. Each national party will decide whether to run or not in the national elections. Candidates must receive two-hundred signatures before they appear on their national parties primary election ballots. In primary elections, popular support wins. The elected candidate will face the opposing parties candidates in the national elections. An electoral voting system is used in the national elections. The elected candidate will be sworn in three days later, then officially becoming the Director of Sibantis.
Velnotia	President of Velnotia	Two-Round System	Citizens aged 18 or older gain the right to vote in all elections. In the case that one candidate does not receive over 50% of votes, a secondary round of voting is held. Those top-ranking candidates from Round 1 will move to Round 2. If a candidate receives less than 50.01% of the popular vote, a second Round of voting will also be held. If, in the second round of voting, there is no clear majority or no candidate receives 50.01% ore more of popular votes, the election will default to the Velnotian Senatorial Council for final decidsion. This decision can, before inauguration, be overridden if a committee raises 50 million or more signatures to a petition calling for reelection.
Viha	President of Viha	Two-Round System	TBA
Wolfgalia	Prime Minister of Wolfgalia	Legislative Suggestion Vote	Wolfgalia's Executive Branch is run by A Prime Minister, with a cabinet appointed to hold departmental positions. When a Prime Minister's term is complete, the Senate nominates a new Prime Ministerial Candidate. If at least two thirds of the Senate approves of the candidate, a vote goes out to the Wolfgalian people. At least half of the people must vote yes for the Prime Ministerial Candidate to be elected into the position. If the vote fails, the Senate must nominate a second candidate. If the second vote fails, the House of Commons must nominate a candidate. If the third vote fails, each party of Wolfgalia may nominate a candidate to participate in an election, where the people of Wolfgalia must vote between the nominees. The appointed nominee then becomes the Prime Minister of Wolfgalia. The Prime Minister serves for four years and may hold up to two terms in office.

National Legislatures

Country	Body	System	Total Number of Seats	Number of Districts	Seats per District	Description
Agarntrop	Senate	Party List System	400	1	400	The Senate is the only national legislative body in Agarntrop. Senators are elected either every five years or an election is called by the prime minister. Senators are elected via the party list system as voters will choose a party, and the percentage of votes will be multiplied by four and rounded to the nearest whole number resulting in the number of representatives for that party. Parties themselves will nominate their representatives they will choose to have in the Senate in the time between the election and re-opening of the Senate (usually around two months). Senators must be at least 21 years old and have a term limit of 30 years. If a senator dies, resigns or their term limit runs out between elections the party holding the seat must appoint someone else as senator for that seat.
Albithica	Senate	Two Round System	30	10	3	Senators are elected for a six year term (with no re-election) from their respective County Congresses every odd year on December 1st, to be sworn in office January 1st of every even year. Congresses follow a two round system of voting where a candidate requires a majority to win. If no candidate has a majority of the votes in the first round, a second round with the two candidates that have the most votes is held. Any ties that could complicate this system are broken by the County Chairman. Senator terms are staggered in such a way that every two years, 1/3rd of the seats in the Senate are up for election and all ten County Congresses will be electing a new Senator. Candidates for Senator must be at least 30 years old, must hold a Doctoral degree, and must have lived in their respective County for at least ten years, along with the normal office requirements.
	House of Representatives	Instant Runoff	500	500	1	Representatives are elected by registered voters from their respective Townships every odd year on December 1st to be sworn in office January 1st of every even year. A Representatives term is two years with no term limits. Representative elections follow a five-choice list Instant Runoff system where a candidate requires a majority of votes to win. It is rare for a candidate to win a majority without runoffs. Candidates for Representative must be of voting age (20 years old), and must have held residence in their respective township for at least five years, along with the normal office requirements.
Astariax	General Assembly of Astariax	Single Transferable Vote	600	N/A	N/A	Registered voters from their respective towns and cities are permitted to vote for one person to represent them in the General Assembly for a period of three years with no term limit.
Gabrielland	House of Gabrielland	Single Transferable Vote Two-round system First past the post	720	6	N/A	All members of one of the six chambers of the Gabrielt Legislature is instantly part of the House of Gabrielland. Each member is chosen in a different way reflecting the house they are in. The House of Gabrielland meet once every four months to discuss latest development and cross-chamber issues such as immigrants and foreign policy.
	House of the State	First past the post	98	N/A	N/A	Members of the House of the State are chosen by political parties proportional to their vote attainment on the national elections. The House of the State are chosen 6 months after the legislative and prime-minister elections. The House of the State meet together to discuss governmental affairs regularly, and they specialize in making bills regarding the safety and intelligence of the kingdom of Gabrielland. This includes the police, military and the National Commission of Intelligence. Once a bill is approved, it goes to the House of the Law to be approved and debated, and finally, signed by the king. If the House of the Law does not like it, it could always send a bill back. They take in bills from House of the Exterior before approving and giving it to the House of the Law.
	House of the People	Two-round system	130	3	N/A	Regional communities of Gabrielland (Plejka, Nushtur and Txujna) form regional ethnic governments, which chooses the members of the House of the People. Each ethnic group is allowed to hold local elections in each constituency, and the political party with more than 50% wins, and the names of the members are chosen to be selected by the regional ethnic governments of each ethnic group. The House of the People meet regularly to discuss matters regarding to the well being and prosperity of the general populace. They can pass bills directly without needing the House of the Law's approval.
	House of the Law	Single Transferable Vote	106	58	2	Gabrielland is divided into 58 local district elections for the House of the Law, and each district could send 2 people. The populace directly vote for the members of the House of the Law, and the populace vote for their members by S.T.V voting. The House of the Law meet together only if there are bills that need approval. They take in bills from the House of the State, House of the Land and House of the Exterior.
	House of the Land	Single Transferable Vote	146	146	1	Each member must win their own local constituency (different from the House of the Law constituencies) in order to enter the House of the Land. Elections take place at the same time as House of the Law elections to ease counting and time constraints. Each constituency can only send one person to represent them to the House of the Land. The House of the Land meets to discuss matters concerning internal affairs and matters. All bills must be approved by the House of the Law before it gets passed.
	House of the Exterior	First past the post	100	N/A	N/A	Similar to the House of the State, political parties choose the House of the Exterior in proportion to their vote attainment in the latest legislative and Prime Minister elections. The House of the Exterior discusses and meets about foreign affairs and policies enacted by the government. Their bills are the toughest ones to pass, as they need to be approved by the House of the Law, House of the State and 3/4ths of the House of the Exterior.
	House of the Operations	Two Round System	140	3	N/A	Chosen by Regional communities in a similar way to the House of the People, the House of Operations works together to form a strong economy and well-working healthcare system, and they work closely with the House of the People. The number of members for each ethnic groups are proportional to the amount of population of a specific ethnic group throughout Gabrielland. Their bills do not need to be approved by the House of the Law.
Hatstheput	Lower House	Party-list proportional representation D'Hont system	500	1	500	The parliament composition is elected through the D'Hont system applied to a single national constituency for this chamber to be representative. The vote system used is single transferable vote. This house is in charge of enacting conventional legislations, having this chamber legislative power. For a legislation to be passed, it needs to have more "Yes" than "Noes".
	Upper House	First past the post	35	35	1	The members of the senate are elected through constituencies (1 per constituency), applying the first-pass-the-post system. There are 35 constituencies. This chamber has the power to reform the Constitution and veto legislations in the district where the senators where elected.
Kilowatt	Senate	Single Transferable Vote	120	40	3	Made up of forty districts with five representatives each elected via the Hare quota
	National Assembly	Single Transferable Vote	400	80	5	Made up of forty districts with five representatives each elected via the Hare quota
Prybourne	National Board of Executives	At Large Voting	432	36	12	Made up of 36 districts divided among the states, all candidates for office run in one large multi-member district.  Voters have the same number of votes as the number of seats to be filled. The candidates with the highest numbers of votes win. All candidates for the five seats are on the ballot and voters cast five votes for the candidates they prefer. Candidates for a particular seat must live in a certain area or district of the state. This ensures that all neighborhoods have some representation. Again all the voters in the city are able to vote for each of the seats
Template:Country data Sibantis	Sibantian Senate	Electoral Vote	4	4	1	When it comes to the Senate of Sibantis, there is no mistakes. The electoral voting system is more local, focused on counties, rather than provinces. The provinces start off with a average of fourteen candidates running for Senate at first. Which are narrowed down to up to three candidates using the Single Transferable Voting system. (STV.)
Velnotia	Velnotian Senatorial Council	Single Transferable Vote	480	16	30	The sixteen provinces of Velnotia are represented in national legislation by thirty representatives from each province, including the capital province of Pristav. The Senatorial Council acts as representation to their home province, as well as provides advice to the Velnotian administration. Each province elects one Advisor to serve on the President's cabinet.
Viha	The House of Commons	Direct Vote	72	N/A	N/A	The House of Commons in Viha creates/designs laws.
	The House of Lords/Senate	Direct Vote	36	N/A	N/A	The House of Lords in Viha scrutinizes/approves laws and sends it to the President.
	The Executive Board	Direct Vote	108	N/A	N/A	TBA
Wolfgalia	Senate	Direct Vote	78	26	3	the Senate, is made up of 78 members who represent the five counties in each of Wolfgalia's provinces and the territory of Francessia. Each county has three representing senators. Senators hold a six year term, with one senatorial seat from each county up for election every two years.
	House of Commons	Direct Vote	324	324	1	the House of Commons, is made up of 324 members who are elected by districts made up of roughly equal populations. Members of the House of Commons serve 4 year terms and hold elections for all 324 seats every four years, turning over the entire house (with exception to those who are re-elected).