Svarna Surya Election system proposal contest

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Each representitive or group or representitives shall be able to propose a system that adheres to the following rules

1: Legislature may be unicameral or Bi-cameral
2:At least 75% of seats must be elected(by any system) in the lower house
3:Legislator numbers must be between 425 and 550 members in the lower house
4:States must have equal amounts of seats per population
5:Svarna Surya must be kept as an independent unit.(ooc i.e sovereign state no foreign monarchs or presidents etc)

1:Any parliamentary or federal system is to be allowed.
2:The system may allow state legislatures to be elect national reps, list election and may allow separate elections for head of state and head of government or may include a single position with both sets of powers or indeed may allow just a single election that allows a leader to be selected by a majority of the legislature.

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Basic Form

Code:

Nation/organisation proposal:
National Level:
Unicameral or Bi-Cameral:
All Elected/Appointed by state/Part Elected:
Head of Government:
Head of Government Seperate election:Yes/No
Powers:
Head of State:
Head of State Seperate election:Yes/No
Powers:
Executive Order:Yes/No
System: Parliamentary/Federal etc
Elections System:PR/FPTP
Winners Bonus: Yes/No
List seats:Yes/No
Funding:Public, donations ,mixed

State Level:
Governor Seperately Elected?: Yes/No
Unicameral or Bi-Cameral:
Executive Order:Yes/No
System: Parliamentary/Federal etc
Elections System:PR/FPTP
Winners Bonus: Yes/No
List seats:Yes/No
Funding:Public, donations ,mixed

Further Subdivisions:

Human rights:

About your System:

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Nation/organisation proposal:Goldecia
National Level:
Unicameral or Bi-Cameral:Bi-Cameral
Number Seats:550(400 Local ,150 list)
25 Judges to judge whether law is constitutional and protects freedoms
All Elected/Appointed by state/Part Elected:All Elected
Head of Government: Prime Minister
Head of Government Seperate election:Yes
Powers: Domestic policy, Healthcare, Economic policy
Head of State: President
Head of State Seperate election:Yes
Powers:International Trade, Defence, Intelligence, Foreign Policy
Executive Order:No
Elections System:MMP
Winners Bonus: No
List seats:Yes
Ban on donations, full public funding

State Level:
Governor Seperately Elected?: Yes
Unicameral or Bi-Cameral:Bi-Cameral
Upper chamber to contain judges to check on laws constitutionality and protection of freedoms
Executive Order:No
Elections System:MMP
Winners Bonus: No
List seats:Yes
Funding:Ban on donations, full public funding

Further dubdivisions: Municipal or Regional Authorities

Human rights:
1:Freedom of Assembly
2:Freedom of Speech
3:Freedom of Media
4:Freedom of Religion
5:Freedom of Movement
6:Equality of oppurtunity regardless of caste
7:Equality of oppurtunity regardless of religion
8:Equality of oppurtunity regardless of neurotype
9:Equality of oppurtunity regardless of disability
10:Equality of oppurtunity regardless of gender


About your System:Modifed version of Goldecian system with no winners bonus but with house of judges for upper house.

[Jamzor the Jaxxor]

Nation/organisation proposal: Personal union under the King of Arrenland

National Level:
Unicameral or Bi-Cameral: Unicameral
All Elected/Appointed by state/Part Elected: All elected
Head of Government: Chancellor
Head of Government Seperate election:Yes/No Yes
Powers: International and interstate trade, foreign policy, executive authority
Head of State: King of Arrenland
Head of State Seperate election:Yes/No No
Powers: Commander-in-chief of the armed forces, [nominal] veto power over legislation and government appointees
Executive Order:Yes/No No
System: Parliamentary/Federal Federal
Elections System: PR/FPTP Alternative vote
Winners Bonus: Yes/No No
List seats:Yes/No No

State Level:
Governor Seperately Elected?: Yes/No Yes
Unicameral or Bi-Cameral: Unicameral
Executive Order:Yes/No No
System: Parliamentary/Federal
Elections System: PR/FPTP Alternative vote
Winners Bonus: Yes/No No
List seats:Yes/No No

Human rights: Protected rights include: private property, free press, free speech, religion, peaceful assembly, petition, privacy, and equal protection under the law regardless of ethnic or national origin, race, sex, sexual orientation, or caste.

About your System: Seeing as how the people of Svarna Surya have reached out to the international community for their governance, His Royal Majesty the King of Arrenland, with the full support of the Chancellor of the Witenagemot and the Executive Council, have deigned to bless the Svarnan people with a once-in-a-lifetime offer. Under this proposed system of government, Svarna Surya shall adopt for its monarch His Royal Majesty the King. The new Svarnan government shall be based heavily on the Arrenlander model (which has functioned fairly well for centuries), except for the inclusion of more elements of federalism to account for Svarna Surya's massive population. State governments shall be given considerable power over local affairs.

Rest assured however, that the king very rarely, if ever, practices his nominal veto authority. The Crown of Arrenland has maintained a long tradition of non-interference in the governing of those elected by the people.

[Arkiania]

Nation/organization proposal: Kortoa
National Level:
Unicameral or Bi-Cameral: Bi-Cameral
All Elected/Appointed by state/Part Elected: All elected
Head of Government: President
Head of Government Separate election: Yes
Powers: Executive Authority, Head of State, commander-in-chief of the Armed Force
Head of State: N/A
Head of State Separate election: N/A
Powers: N/A
Executive Order: Yes
System: Parliamentary/Federal etc Federal
Elections System: FPTP
Winners Bonus: No
List seats: No
Funding: Donations

State Level:
Governor Separately Elected?: Yes
Unicameral or Bi-Cameral:  Bi-Cameral
Executive Order: RelgionNo
System: Federal
Elections System: FPTP
Winners Bonus: Yes
List seats: No
Funding: Donations

Further Subdivisions:

Human rights:  Human Rights granted via constitution
-Freedom of Speech
-Freedom of Expression
-Freedom of Religion
-Freedom of Association
-Freedom of Movement
-Equal Opportunity regardless of race, gender, disability, religion, and criminal.



About your System: AKA the united states system.

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So basically US minus the presidential elections.

[Arkiania]

That was meant to be a Yes.

[BrumBrum]

Nation/organisation proposal:Good Electoral Systems Society
National Level:
Unicameral or Bi-Cameral:Unicameral
All Elected/Appointed by state/Part Elected:Elected
Head of Government:Cabinet(All ministers but ministers cannot vote in National Assembly)
Head of Government Seperate election:Yes(Voted by legislature and governors with appointments by party based on their vote)
Powers: Domestic Policy , Education, Health policy
Head of State: President
Head of State Seperate election:N/A
Powers:Reperesent interests of nation abroad(Elected by Cabinet)
Executive Order:No
System: Parliamentary
Elections System: PR
Winners Bonus: No
List seats:Yes
Funding: Public

State Level:
Governor Seperately Elected?: No
Unicameral or Bi-Cameral:Unicameral
Executive Order:Yes
System: Parliamentary
Elections System: PR
Winners Bonus:No
List seats:Yes/No
Funding: Public

Further Subdivisions:Muncipal/County Authorities

Human rights:
1:Freedom of Assembly
2:Freedom of Speech
3:Freedom of Media
4:Freedom of Religion
5:Freedom of Movement
6:Equality of oppurtunity regardless of caste
7:Equality of oppurtunity regardless of religion
8:Equality of oppurtunity regardless of neurotype
9:Equality of oppurtunity regardless of disability
10:Equality of oppurtunity regardless of gender
About your System:
Vote in Voice of Goldecia. You decide!

[Hadash]

Nation/organisation proposal: Institute of Republican Research
National Level:
Unicameral or Bi-Cameral: Bi-cameral
All Elected/Appointed by state/Part Elected: Lower House elected by PR/FPTP; Upper House elected by lot from local/federal representatives
Head of Government: Prime Minister
Head of Government Seperate election: No
Powers: He appoints the national cabiet, direct domestic policy with the support of the parliament
Head of State: President
Head of State Seperate election:Yes
Powers: Commander-in-chief, he directs defence and foreign policy with the support of the National Cabinet
Executive Order: No (limited veto power)
System: Semi-parliamentary / Semi-presidential
Elections System: Preferently mixed system
Winners Bonus: No
List seats: Yes
Funding: Public

State Level:
Governor Seperately Elected?: Yes
Unicameral or Bi-Cameral: Unicameral
Executive Order: No
System: Semi-Parliamentary
Elections System: FPTP
Winners Bonus:  No
List seats: No
Funding:Public

Further Subdivisions:
Local governments, which members are elected through FPTP and which may serve for one/two year term in the Upper House

Human rights:
Free speech and assembly, free press, Freedom of region, No discrimnation for ethnic, race, sex, sexual orientation or caste, separation of powers and rule of law, independent judiciary, respect to private property, etc.


About your System:
-The President is the commander-in-chief, signs treaties and represent the nation abroad. He is supposed to lead the defense and foreign policy, but it would require cooperation with the Prime Minister and the parliament to implement it. He may have veto powers on laws passed by the parliament, but both houses of parliament may overrun it with a 2/3 or 3/4 majority. He may be elected through a runoff system or through an electoral college.
-The Prime Minister and the National Cabinet are required to have parliamentary support, and they direct the country's domestic policy. If the President has not support of the parliament, then the largest political party/coalition leads the domestic policy.
-The Upper House is supposed to have a secondary role, proposing amends to laws passed by the Lower House, approving the national budget and constitutional ammends. As it may change often its composition with only indirectly influence of voters, it may impulse more consensus in the parliament. The lot system could serve as well to assure a number of ethnic/religious minorities have a minimum of seats in the Upper House.

Additional (optional) features:
The President may  be reelected only once (for a four-year presidential term) or even not able to be reelected (for a 5 or more year term).
The President may call national referendums (with/without approval of the parliament or majority of states)
A majority of the states (2/3 or 3/4 of all states) may call for a referendum to decide if the president continues or early presidential elections are called (unlike an impeachment vote, the president would be able to run as candidate in those elections).  This early presidential referendum can only be called once per term.