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{{Government and Politics of Billopesha}}
 
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'''Elections in Billopesha''' are frequent and involve a diverse range of voting systems that are all managed and organised by the Election Committee.
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'''Elections in Billopesha''' are frequent and involve a diverse range of voting systems that are all managed <br> and organised by the Election Committee.
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==Election System==
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This table shows the different elections that take place for particular positions including how the candidates are selected and by who. It then shows the voting system to decide the title holder and who elects them.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Elected Position
 
! Elected Position
 
! Candidate Selection
 
! Candidate Selection
! Done by
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! Selector
 
! Winner Selection
 
! Winner Selection
! Exercised by
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! Electorates
 
! Length of Term
 
! Length of Term
 
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| Grand Lord
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| [[Billopeshian sovereignty|Grand Lord]]
 
| Three-candidate appointments
 
| Three-candidate appointments
 
| Royal Families
 
| Royal Families
| Plurality vote
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| [[wikipedia:Plurality vote|Plurality vote]]
| Government Senate
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| [[Billopeshian Senate]]
 
| ~40 years
 
| ~40 years
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|-
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| [[Constitutional Council of Billopesha|Royal Counsellors]]
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| Single-candidate appointment
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| Grand Lord
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| [[wikipedia:Disapproval voting|Vote of Approval]]
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| Billopeshian Senate
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| ~20 years
 
|-  
 
|-  
| Royal Chancellor
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| [[Chancellor of Billopesha|Chancellor]]
 
| Single-candidate appointment
 
| Single-candidate appointment
 
| Grand Lord
 
| Grand Lord
 
| Vote of approval  
 
| Vote of approval  
| National Parliament
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| [[Politics of Billopesha#Legislature|National Parliament]]
 
| 10 years
 
| 10 years
 
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| Privy Counsellors
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| [[Secretaries of State (Billopesha)|Secretaries of State]]
| Single appointment
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| Multi-candidate endorsements
| Grand Lord/Royal Chancellor
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| Billopeshian Senate  
| Vote of Approval
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| [[wikipedia:Instant-runoff voting|Instant-runoff vote]]
| Government Senate
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| ~20 years
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|-
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| Prime Minister
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| Multi-candidate appointments
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| Senate endorsements
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| Runoff/Preferential vote
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| Public  
 
| Public  
 
| 4 years
 
| 4 years
 
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| First President  
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| [[First President of Billopesha|First President]]
 
| Single-candidate appointment
 
| Single-candidate appointment
| Prime Minister
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| Chancellor
 
| Vote of approval
 
| Vote of approval
| Government Senate
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| Billopeshian Senate
 
| 4 years
 
| 4 years
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Senators
 
| Senators
| Multi-candidate appointments
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| Multi-candidate endorsements
| Academy endorsements
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| Academies
| Preferential vote
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| [[wikipedia:Preferential voting|Preferential vote]]
| Government Senate
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| Billopeshian Senate
| 10 years  
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| 8 years  
 
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| Second President
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| [[Second President of Billopesha|Second President]]
| Multi-candidate appointments
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| Multi-candidate endorsements
| Party endorsements
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| [[Political parties of Billopesha|Leading political party]]
| Plurality vote
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| [[wikipedia:Plurality voting|Plurality vote]]
| People's Assembly
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| Leading party members - [[People's Assembly of Billopesha|People's Assembly]]
 
| 2 years
 
| 2 years
 
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|-
 
| Representatives
 
| Representatives
| Multi-candidate appointments
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| Multi-candidate endorsements
| Various endorsements
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| Various officials
 
| Preferential vote
 
| Preferential vote
 
| Constituent public
 
| Constituent public

Latest revision as of 17:34, 12 October 2007

Billopesha
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This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
Billopesha



Category:Politics

Elections in Billopesha are frequent and involve a diverse range of voting systems that are all managed
and organised by the Election Committee.

Election System

This table shows the different elections that take place for particular positions including how the candidates are selected and by who. It then shows the voting system to decide the title holder and who elects them.

Elected Position Candidate Selection Selector Winner Selection Electorates Length of Term
Grand Lord Three-candidate appointments Royal Families Plurality vote Billopeshian Senate ~40 years
Royal Counsellors Single-candidate appointment Grand Lord Vote of Approval Billopeshian Senate ~20 years
Chancellor Single-candidate appointment Grand Lord Vote of approval National Parliament 10 years
Secretaries of State Multi-candidate endorsements Billopeshian Senate Instant-runoff vote Public 4 years
First President Single-candidate appointment Chancellor Vote of approval Billopeshian Senate 4 years
Senators Multi-candidate endorsements Academies Preferential vote Billopeshian Senate 8 years
Second President Multi-candidate endorsements Leading political party Plurality vote Leading party members - People's Assembly 2 years
Representatives Multi-candidate endorsements Various officials Preferential vote Constituent public 2 years