Counties of Caldia
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The counties of Glytter (Ghaillish: contaetha na Ghlítteacht) are sub-national divisions that are used to geographically mark areas of local government. These land divisions were first formed following the arrival of the Verique in imitation of the counties then in use in the Kingdom of Embria. In Embria, counties were used as units of local government. The main function of the county was to impose royal control in the areas of taxation, security, and the administration of justice at both local and regional levels. Through the concept of county corporate several cities were to a status which was deemed to be no less important than the existing counties in which they lay, such as Bulfawst and Simsak. This double control mechanism of 25 counties plus 5 counties corporate remained unchanged for a little over two centuries until the early 19th century, since then counties have been adapted and in some cases divided by legislation to meet new administrative and political requirements. Over time the counties home to major settlements such as Spálgleann would be absorbed by the municipality entirely. Likewise, in the case of Gayneva and Invertwinc lands from their original counties were distributed to neighboring counties following their reformation into a municipality based county.
Today, Glytter is made up of 25 counties. The counties have a permanent constitutional status. Under the Glytteronian Constitution, all 25 counties are equal in status. Each county is governed as a such, with the exceptions of Spálgleann, Gayneva, Invertwinc, and Snarksburgh, all of which are both a municipality and a county.
Politics and governance
County governments have three components:
- The County Commission (contae coimisiún) serves as the county legislature. National law specifies that the boards may contain between seven and fifteen seats. Due to the small sizes of the boards and the possibility of electing an exactly split legislature with the inevitably resulting deadlock, an odd-numbered board is required.
- The County Executive (contae feidhmiúcháin) is the head of the county's government. The Executive is chosen differently in each county. Counties either have a popularly elected county executive or an executive elected by the board from among its members. Terms vary from county to county, but typically last between one and three years.
- The County Governor (contae gobharnóir) is the ceremonial head of the county. Governors are formally appointed by the Monarch on behalf of the national government. This office mainly functions as a supervising authority over the county and municipality administrations and their decisions can be appealed to him or her. County governors also play a very ceremonial role and act as an official representative of the national government, acting almost as an ambassador.
The four municipalities that are also counties, Spálgleann, Gayneva, Invertwinc, and Snarksburgh, do not follow the Board of Directors model the rest of the counties do. The county executive is the Laird or Lady Mayor and the legislature is the city council.
Elections
The means of election of the Commission varies from all elected in districts to all elected at large to various systems in between. For the single-member districts, single transferable vote or first past the post is used. This depends on how districts are established by the individual county. In These counties are divided into districts known as a túath. The túatha have their origin in the ancient realms in pre-Sotirian Glytter. In the counties where directors are elected at-large, directors are also elected using STV or plurality-at-large. However, if there is only one seat at stake in a special election, first past the post is used. County elections are held every other even year nationwide.
Duties
List of counties
Map
With county codes, which have been official since 1964.
Counties
Aerach
- County Seat: Clyte
Banríon
- County Seat: Mhothair
Bodrick
- County Seat: Basdon
Cac
- County Seat: Merdeen
Diabhal
- County Seat: Carrick
Folcthagh
- County Seat: Scillimona
Gayneva
- County Seat: Gayneva City
Holyhead
- County Seat: Iona
Homalow
- County Seat: Bulfawst
Invertwinc
- County Seat: Invertwinc City
Liathróidí
- County Seat: Fraoch
Longford
- County Seat: Blades
Lyrone
- County Seat: Ulstlyn
Mannes
- County Seat: St Paul
Oileáin Oirthir
- County Seat: Leòdhas
Pouth
- County Seat: Monaghan
Sackmannan
- County Seat: Cloghel
Scalghan
- County Seat: Kilkelley
Snarksburgh
- County Seat: Snarksburgh City
Spálgleann
- County Seat: Spálgleann City
St Ellen
- County Seat: Glennock
Taois
- County Seat: Benbaun
Tarenny
- County Seat: Cobh
Tóinderry
- County Seat: Tóinderry City
Wudare
- County Seat: Awdry