Elections in Majocco
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Voting
Voting methods
Eligibility
The Majoccan constitution establishes eligibility criteria for citizens to vote. Suffrage cannot be denied based on race, color, sex, or age for citizens 16 years or older. Beyond these qualifications, the federal legislature regulates voter eligibility. Convicted criminals, excluding felons, retain voting rights in Majocco with an estimate of 30 thousand Majoccan adults that are currently or permanently ineligible to vote due to felony convictions.
Voter registration
The Federal government has jurisdiction over federal, state and local elections. Majoccan federal laws require that all citizens must be registered to vote. In Majocco, voter registration takes place at the Municipality level. Majocco has laws in place to make the voter registration process easier by providing uniform registration services through drivers' license registration centers, disability centers, schools, libraries, and mail-in registration and allowance of citizens to registrate on the same day as election cycles.
Voter registration is Mandatory as outlined in the constitution, all citizens over the age of 16 must vote in the elections, if a citizen fails to comply with registration and electing, they will receive a 75 Majoccan Dirhams worth of fines every day until they register and/or vote in elections.
Absentee and mail voting
Voters unable to vote at polling stations on Election Day have to vote via absentee ballots. Originally these ballots were for people who could not go to the polling place on election day. Now it can be used for convenience, but federal law still call them absentee ballots. Absentee ballots can be sent and returned by mail, or requested and submitted in person, or dropped off in locked boxes. All citizens are automatically applied for permanent absentee voter status when registered to vote, so they will automatically receive an absentee ballot for each election.
Majoccans living outside Majocco, including active duty members of the armed forces stationed outside of their state of residency, may register and vote under the Overseas Majoccan National Council, votes must be returned by mail and mandatory voting laws still apply overseas with any financial accounts in Majocco managed by a voter to be fined 20 Majoccan Dirhams every week.
A significant measure to prevent types of fraud has been to require the voter's signature on the outer envelope, which is compared to one or more signatures on file before taking the ballot out of the envelope and counting it.
Early voting
Early voting is a formal process where voters can cast their ballots prior to the official Election Day with no excuse required.
Voting equipment
Levels of election
Federal elections
Majocco operates under a presidential system of government, wherein the executive and legislature are elected separately. According to the Majoccan Constitution, the election of the Majoccan president must take place on a single day nationwide, while elections for the Congressional Assembly can be held at different times. These simultaneous elections occur every five years.
As per the constitution, members of the Majoccan House of Representatives must meet certain criteria. They must be at least 22 years old, have been a citizen of Majocco for at least seven years, and be a legal inhabitant of the province they represent. Senators, on the other hand, must be at least 28 years old, have been a citizen of Majocco for at least nine years, and be a legal inhabitant of the state they represent. Consulates require candidates to be at least 32 years old, have been a citizen of Majocco for at least a decade, and meet the same residency requirements as the president and prime minister.
Speaking of the president and prime minister, they must be at least 25 years old, natural born citizens of Majocco, and have been residents in the Majocco for at least fifteen years. Additionally, in order for a candidate to appear on a ballot paper, they often need to collect a legally defined number of signatures.
