Elections & Electoral Finance
8 provisions
Legat Consul election
A candidate needs a national RCV majority and first-preference pluralities in a majority of States. Territory votes count nationally but not in the State test. A national RCV majority reaching sixty percent waives the State requirement. Otherwise the specified national winner and geographic rival enter a national-majority runoff. Electoral ties are resolved by lot.
§7.1 — full provision →Terms and administration
Assembly: every two years. Senate: staggered six-year cycle. Legat Consul: every four years. Federal elections use RCV; timing and structure are statutory. States administer through the NVS under independent Panel standards, with required federal assistance. Natural-disaster postponement needs two-thirds of each chamber; mandates continue until certification of the postponed election.
§7.2 — full provision →Eligibility and public service
Criminal-history disclosure is mandatory; only the specified convictions disqualify federal office. Expedited review must protect participation or supply effective relief. An ineligible person cannot take authority through acting service unless expressly excepted. Leaving early does not evade term or cooling rules. Cross-branch acting service suspends exercise of the original office’s functions.
§7.4 — full provision →Campaigns and assistance
Every contribution is fully disclosed to the Panel; small public entries may be aggregated to protect privacy. Corporate and prohibited foreign-source campaign funds are barred, including through intermediaries. Public resources cannot be used for electoral campaigning. Section 8.3 requires politically neutral public communication access; §8.4 permits impartial statutory electoral assistance, without mandating a specific grant.
§8.1 — full provision →