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Article 28b : Electoral Principles
- The same electoral law shall apply to all four (4) Cantons
- The electoral college being the Cantonal Citizens
- The ratio of number of electors per deputy shall be the same of all Cantons set
- The principle of full geographical coverage shall apply to all. Which means that each Canton has to provide that any resident and/or nonresident Cantonal Citizen can vote irrespective of his residency.
- The system is based on a single-seat, two-round system (scrutin uninominal majoroitaire a deux tours)
- Each circumscription will elect a single winner
- Each voter casts a single vote for their chosen candidate.
- The two-round system may resolve an election in a single round if one candidate receives more than 50% of the votes. If no candidate receives enough of the vote in the first round, then a second round of voting is held with either just the top two candidates.
- During the first round each voter choses one candidate amongst the many running. . The one candidate collecting more than 50% of the votes (of more than 25% of the registered voters) is elected. Otherwise a second round is organized.
- In the second round, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes in elected.