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''This article is about the legislative body as a whole. For the current meeting, see the [[ | ''This article is about the legislative body as a whole. For the current meeting, see the [[11th Legislature of Cascadia]].''{{Legislature_infobox | ||
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|title1=Legislature of Cascadia | |title1=Legislature of Cascadia | ||
|session= | |session=11th Legislature | ||
|image1=[[File:Seal of the Cascadia Legislature.png|175px]] | |image1=[[File:Seal of the Cascadia Legislature.png|175px]] | ||
|type=Unicameral | |type=Unicameral | ||
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|LowerHouse=House of Representatives | |LowerHouse=House of Representatives | ||
|leader1title=Speaker of the House | |leader1title=Speaker of the House | ||
|leader1= | |leader1=Akeboun<br>since June 20, 2023 | ||
|leader2title=Clerk | |leader2title=Clerk | ||
|leader2= | |leader2=AghastBlock<br>since June 20, 2023 | ||
|seats=15 | |seats=15 | ||
|lowerimage=[[File:15 seat Cascadian House.png|220px]] | |lowerimage=[[File:15 seat Cascadian House.png|220px]] | ||
|lower_political_groups=Nonpartisan (15) | |lower_political_groups=Nonpartisan (15) | ||
|lower_voting_system=[[Nonpartisan proportionality| | |lower_voting_system=[[Nonpartisan proportionality|Single transferable vote]] | ||
|lower_last_election=[[ | |lower_last_election=[[June 2023 Cascadia general election|June 18, 2023]] | ||
|lower_next_election=[[ | |lower_next_election=[[July 2023 Cascadia general election|July 15, 2023]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Legislature of Cascadia''' is the unicameral legislature of [[Cascadia (Aurora)|Cascadia]], consisting of the '''Cascadia House of Representatives'''. It is has continuously operated since August 17, 2022, and is one of the only several directly elected legislative bodies on the server. | The '''Legislature of Cascadia''' is the unicameral legislature of [[Cascadia (Aurora)|Cascadia]], consisting of the '''Cascadia House of Representatives'''. It is has continuously operated since August 17, 2022, and is one of the only several directly elected legislative bodies on the server. | ||
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=== Electoral System === | === Electoral System === | ||
Under the Representation of the People Act, passed on September 3, 2022, each multi-member division, sometimes referred to as ''Electorates, Districts'', or ''Constituencies'', will return an equal number of members to the House of Representatives, and will as best as possible represent the activity and population of the nation. Prior to the Representation of the People Act, the election system under the provisional electoral law enacted by the Chief Councillor prior to the first election was a version of Score voting, in which each voter in their constituency ranked each candidate on a scale of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, with 5 being the greatest, and the scores of each candidate are tallied up, and the candidates receiving the most votes were elected to represent that Electoral division. That electoral system was used in the inaugural August 2022 elections; however under the Representation of the People act, that was altered for the upcoming September elections and all elections after, to a form of Nonpartisan Proportional Representation, by the means of the Single Transferable Vote, instead of the Plurality score system used earlier. | Under the Representation of the People Act, passed on September 3, 2022, each multi-member division, sometimes referred to as ''Electorates, Districts'', or ''Constituencies'', will return an equal number of members to the House of Representatives, and will as best as possible represent the activity and population of the nation. Prior to the Representation of the People Act, the election system under the provisional electoral law enacted by the Chief Councillor prior to the first election was a version of Score voting, in which each voter in their constituency ranked each candidate on a scale of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, with 5 being the greatest, and the scores of each candidate are tallied up, and the candidates receiving the most votes were elected to represent that Electoral division. That electoral system was used in the inaugural August 2022 elections; however under the Representation of the People act, that was altered for the upcoming September elections and all elections after, to a form of Nonpartisan Proportional Representation, by the means of the Single Transferable Vote, instead of the Plurality score system used earlier. | ||
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