Elections in Dazhdinia
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The Federation of Dazhdinia is a constitutional federal republic with regular elections for many offices and assemblies. Every citizen aged 18 years on the day of the election is eligible to vote in all elections. Citizens of Dazhdinia have the right to vote in the elections for:
- House of Representatives
- House of States (syncretic chamber consisting of the Senate and the Control House)
- State legislature in the state they are a permanent resident of or the Sojem of the Dazhdin Diaspora if they live abroad
- State president in the state they are a permanent resident of
- Regional administration in the region they are a permanent resident of
- Local administration in the municipality and/or city borough they are a permanent resident of
- Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Democratically-Aligned Nations
Elections are by law coupled, taking place on the first Saturday on May every year, with terms always starting on June 1st, regardless of the day of the week.
General scheme of the elections
- Sen. - Senate
- C.H. - Control House
- HoR - House of Representatives
- HoS - House of States
- Soj. - Sojem
- S.L. - State legislatures
- R.A. - Regional administration
- A.P.A. - Parliamentary Assembly of CDANA
Electoral scheme for Dazhdin bodies | ||||||||||
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Year | Elections | Round 1 | Round 2 | Note | ||||||
Parliament | Soj. | S.L. | R.A. | A.P.A. | ||||||
Sen. | C.H. | HoR | ||||||||
HoS | ||||||||||
2000 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ind. | No | — | 6 May 2000 | — | Constitution signed, Dazhdin thaw ended |
2001 | Whole | No | No | No | No | No | — | 5 May 2001 | 19 May 2001 | Senate elected for the first time |
2002 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | — | 4 May 2002 | — | First local elections |
2003 | Bloc A | Yes | No | No | No | No | — | 3 May 2003 | 17 May 2003 | |
2004 | Bloc D | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | — | 1 May 2004 | — | First synchronization of the election to the House of Representatives and Sojem |
2005 | Bloc B | No | No | No | No | No | — | 7 May 2005 | 21 May 2005 | |
2006 | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | — | 6 May 2006 | — | |
2007 | Bloc C | No | No | No | No | No | — | 5 May 2007 | 19 May 2007 | |
2008 | Bloc D | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | — | 3 May 2008 | — | |
2009 | Bloc A | Yes | No | No | No | No | — | 2 May 2009 | 16 May 2009 | |
2010 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | — | 1 May 2010 | — | |
2011 | Bloc B | No | No | No | No | No | — | 7 May 2011 | 21 May 2011 | |
2012 | Bloc D | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | — | 5 May 2012 | — | |
2013 | Bloc C | No | No | No | No | No | — | 4 May 2013 | 18 May 2013 | |
2014 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | — | 3 May 2014 | — | |
2015 | Bloc A | Yes | No | No | No | No | — | 2 May 2015 | 16 May 2015 | |
2016 | Bloc D | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | — | 7 May 2016 | — | |
2017 | Bloc B | No | No | No | No | No | — | 6 May 2017 | 20 May 2017 | |
2018 | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | — | 5 May 2018 | — | |
2019 | Bloc C | No | No | No | No | No | — | 4 May 2019 | 18 May 2019 | |
2020 | Bloc D | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | — | 2 May 2020 | — | |
2021 | Bloc A | Yes | No | No | No | No | — | 1 May 2021 | 15 May 2021 | |
2022 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | — | 7 May 2022 | — | |
2023 | Bloc B | No | No | No | No | No | — | 6 May 2023 | 20 May 2023 | |
2024 | C.H. + Bloc D | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 4 May 2024 | Abolished | First election into the Parliamentary Assembly of CDANA | |
2025 | Bloc C | No | No | No | No | No | 3 May 2025 | Full implementation of a bicameral system with the House of States | ||
2026 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | 2 May 2026 | |||
2027 | Bloc A | No | No | No | No | No | 1 May 2027 | |||
2028 | Bloc D | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 6 May 2028 | |||
2029 | Bloc B | No | No | No | No | No | 5 May 2029 | |||
2030 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | 4 May 2030 | |||
2031 | Bloc C | No | No | No | No | No | 3 May 2031 | |||
2032 | Bloc D | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 1 May 2032 | |||
2033 | Bloc A | No | No | No | No | No | 7 May 2033 | |||
2034 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | 6 May 2034 | |||
2035 | Bloc B | No | No | No | No | No | 5 May 2035 | |||
2036 | Bloc D | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 3 May 2036 | |||
2037 | Bloc C | No | No | No | No | No | 2 May 2037 | |||
2038 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | 1 May 2038 | |||
2039 | Bloc A | No | No | No | No | No | 7 May 2039 | |||
2040 | Bloc D | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 5 May 2040 | |||
2041 | Bloc B | No | No | No | No | No | 4 May 2041 | |||
2042 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | 3 May 2042 | |||
2043 | Bloc C | No | No | No | No | No | 2 May 2043 | |||
2044 | Bloc D | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 7 May 2044 | |||
2045 | Bloc A | No | No | No | No | No | 6 May 2045 | |||
2046 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | 5 May 2046 | |||
2047 | Bloc B | No | No | No | No | No | 4 May 2047 | |||
2048 | Bloc D | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 2 May 2048 | |||
2049 | Bloc C | No | No | No | No | No | 1 May 2049 | |||
2050 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | 7 May 2050 |
House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is elected for 4 year terms on years divisible by four. A total of 200 members is elected, however, these members are proportionally divided into 14 electoral constituencies, in which elections take place. Elections take place using the Hare quota, a form of proportional representation, on closed party lists.
Moreover, in every constituency, there is an electoral threshold of 5%. If a political party or alliance crosses this threshold in the set electoral constituency, they then participate in the apportionment of seats in the said constituency. However, if the party manages to cross the threshold in at least 3 constituencies, all other constituencies' thresholds are waived and they may participate in apportionment in all constituencies.
Electoral constituencies
Number | Name | Location | Main language | Deputies |
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I | Gromųva | Entirely in Sirania and all voters from abroad | Dazhdin (Syranik) | 25 |
II | Southern Sirania | Southern part Sirania | Dazhdin (Syranik) | 14 |
III | Northern Sirania | Northern part Sirania | Dazhdin (Syranik) | 14 |
IV | Vъrabcovo | Entirely in Vъrabcovo A.O. of Sirania | Pikolan, Dazhdin (Syranik) | 11 |
V | Miessinia | Entirely in Miessinia, missing only the Laŧoʒan A.O. | Dazhdin | 14 |
VI | Jilinsk | Central part of Posavia surrounding and including the city of Jilinsk | Dazhdin (Posąvrag) | 21 |
VII | Western Posavia | Western part of Posavia and Laŧoʒan A.O. | Dazhdin (Posąvrag) | 14 |
VIII | Eastern Posavia | Eastern part of Posavia | Dazhdin (Posąvrag) | 15 |
IX | Central Rosenia | Dazhdophone areas of Rosenia | Dazhdin (Syranik) | 12 |
X | Granite Mountains | Eastern part of Rosenia, northern areas of Nitirania and Cezvodan A.O. of Posavia | Ustokan, Upper Malenik, Lower Malenik | 8 |
XI | Nitirania | Nitiranian Nitiranophone areas | Nitiran | 16 |
XII | Upstream Rosenia | Northern part of the Ustokophone areas of Rosenia | Ustokan | 8 |
XIII | Northern Yalivia | Northern half of Yalivia | Pikolan | 15 |
XIV | Southern Yalivia | Southern half of Yalivia | Pikolan | 13 |
House of States of Dazhdinia
The House of States is a formal joint session of the Senate and the Control House, which, following the unofficial establishment of a bicameral system on 1 January 2024, turned into a de facto upper house of the Dazhdin Parliament. Following this merger, the electoral law has been overhauled.
Electoral system
Of the 133 members, 115 are formally senators and 18 are formally control commissioners.
All senators are elected in single-member constituencies in three classes, each of which has 38 seats. The boundaries of the constituencies may not cross the borders of the states. Each class is elected for 6 years, and elections are staggered, with each class's election being held 2 years apart from the others. Elections into the classes take place on odd-numbered years.
The senators are elected using a system of instant-runoff voting, where voters rank the candidates on the ballot from the most to the least preferred option.
The control commissioners are elected as supplementary members, with each state of Dazhdinia having one supplementary member per class (i.e. three in total). Supplementary members are elected using the Dowdall count system from the ranks of the candidates which failed to win in their constituencies. The candidate with the highest count score from among all the unsuccessful candidates of all the constituencies of the said state are automatically candidates for the position of the control commissioner.
Besides those three classes (legally referred to as Blocs, and being labelled Bloc A, Bloc B and Bloc C), there is one more seat to be elected, referred to as "Bloc D". It is a senator elected by the Dazhdin citizens living abroad. By law, elections take place at the same time as elections for the Sojem, which, by design, is elected always in conjunction with the House of Representatives, meaning that the senator from Bloc D is a single person from the whole House of States that serves a term of only 4 years instead of a 6 year term.
Substitutes would be elected along with the candidates to limit the probability of casual vacancies. By-elections are to be held for the position of the senator only if even the substitute is impeached, forced to resign or is unable to carry out the duties of the office. By-elections can also be held after a success of a recall petition with a number of signatures equal or greater than the ceiling function of the Dowdall count score of the current senator. They are always held in conjunction with other elections, i.e. in May, meaning that no casual vacancies are filled if they have less than a year remaining for their term.
Senate constituencies
- A Gromųva I (Gromųva C.A.O.)
- B Gromųva II (Gromųva C.A.O.)
- C Gromųva III (Gromųva C.A.O.)
- A Gromųva IV (Gromųva C.A.O.)
- B Gromųva V (Gromųva C.A.O.)
- C Koněnosy (Sirania)
- A Porkųvka (Posavia)
- B Jilinsk I (Posavia)
- C Brěgava I (Rosenia)
- A Myškino (Nitirania)
- B Gromųva VI (Gromųva C.A.O.; Sirania)
- C Brěgava II (Rosenia)
- A Křešovice (Bratrik A.O.)
- B Zavily (Bratrik A.O.)
- C Jáhošť (Rosenia)
- A Brěgava III (Rosenia)
- B Ústí při Oslavě (Bratrik A.O.)
- C Cezvodaja Brihaň (Cezvodan A.O.)
- A Lubava (Nitirania)
- B Běła Skala (Nitirania)
- C Ječmenice (Nitirania)
- A Kořenov (Nitirania)
- B Vratiště (Nitirania)
- C Julská Bystrica (Nitirania)
- A Svätý Lukáš (Nitirania)
- B Letva (Nitirania)
- C Žiarovce (Nitirania)
- A Myškino-viedek (Nitirania)
- B Nováky (Nitirania)
- C Galénky (Nitirania)
- A Rasance (Nitirania)
- B Myjava (Nitirania)
- C Vyšegrad (Vyšegradan A.O.)
- A Lištická Třebová (Vyšegradan A.O.)
- B Grųvınka (Rosenia)
- C Rohląvka (Rosenia)
- A Kŕenó (Vyšegradan A.O.)
- B Činos (Vyšegradan A.O.)
- C Vrukъce (Lųkan A.O.)
- A Ẑar u Dųbъravy (Lųkan A.O.)
- B Ųvratь (Miessinia)
- C Varnověc I (Miessinia)
- A Varnověc II (Miessinia)
- B Varnověc III (Miessinia)
- C Vruŧka (Miessinia)
- A Meʒıtoky (Miessinia)
- B Moľoŝ (Miessinia)
- C Črъtava (Miessinia)
- A Bukličъ (Sirania)
- B Ʒurověcъ (Sirania)
- C Kličnika (Sirania)
- A Čęstoky (Miessinia)
- B Sųčekъ (Miessinia)
- C Daẑinsk (Sirania)
- A Sıʒaň (Sirania)
- B Železko (Sirania)
- C Vikrynsk (Sirania)
- A Ŝenyjъ (Sirania)
- B Lurynsk (Posavia)
- C Muhıno (Posavia)
- A Lovečъ (Posavia)
- B Dušanověcъ (Posavia)
- C Razdrъtivky (Posavia)
- A Jilinsk III (Posavia)
- B Vъčelina (Posavia)
- C Jilinsk II (Posavia)
- A Jilinsk IV (Posavia)
- B Raǯgoŝ (Posavia)
- C Grošiv (Posavia)
- A Haǯica (Posavia)
- B Novyjъ Iląšъ (Posavia)
- C Utinskyjъ Bělko (Posavia)
- A Nižnyj Sųkolov (Posavia)
- B Družka (Sirania)
- C Sutraň (Sirania)
- A Novygrad (Sirania)
- B Staryjъ Ųvoʒъ (Sirania)
- C Krutka (Sirania)
- A Gornaja Ustava (Sirania)
- B Herčъ (Sirania)
- C Justınıjanija (Sirania)
- A Ǯegorov (Sirania)
- B Ąkranъjevъ (Sirania)
- C Sjalkinь (Sirania)
- A Asimovka (Sirania)
- B Lāǵer (Yalivia)
- C Fukarjaň (Vъrabcovo A.O.)
- A Maſ́a (Vъrabcovo A.O.)
- B Garasī Prutę̄ (Vъrabcovo A.O.)
- C Ŝestivky (Sirania)
- A Polčina (Sirania)
- B Ẑar u Polavy (Vъrabcovo A.O.)
- C Ṡadzam (Vъrabcovo A.O.)
- A Alḱavįr (Vъrabcovo A.O.)
- B Mah́ina (Yalivia)
- C Hutralai (Yalivia)
- A Ĺinžūvis (Yalivia)
- B Tęlrai (Yalivia)
- C Bednovo (Sirania)
- A Kolikovo (Yalivia)
- B Kolikovo-vįde (Yalivia)
- C Manh́eniś (Yalivia)
- A Vląẛina (Yalivia)
- B Nulāpils (Yalivia)
- C Šeduva (Yalivia)
- A Simolosta (Yalivia)
- B Ūćinka (Yalivia)
- C Zilmiera (Yalivia)
- A Ḱelgava (Yalivia)
- B Kildīǵa (Yalivia)
- C Vysokaja Laŧoʒana (Laŧoʒan A.O.)
- A Trušina (Rosenia)
- B Vlastivka (Rosenia)
- C Skřehotalov (Vyšegradan A.O.)
- D Zagraničje (Overseas)
State legislatures
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Regional administrations
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Local administrations
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Parliamentary Assembly of CDANA
The Dazhdin ordinary members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of the Democratically-aligned nations of Argis are elected in a single at-large district using single transferable vote on closed lists. Each of the states is guaranteed at least one member in the Parliamentary Assembly, so all the party lists are required to have at least one representative from each of the member states and if the results do not represent all states, the last elected member of an overrepresented group is swapped for the representative of the missing state on the same party list.
Elections are to be held in conjunction with the elections into the House of Representatives and they are to be printed on blue paper and marked with the CDANA emblem to ensure, that it is clear they are different ballots from that of those to the House of Representatives.