| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Consiglio grande e generale / Great and General Council |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
23 December 1958
Last updated: 05.08.2008 |
| Mode of designation |
directly elected 60 |
| Constituencies |
33 single or multi-member constituencies. |
| Voting system |
Proportional:
Party-list system with proportional representation of seats using the d'Hondt method.
Voters may either vote for an election coalition or one of the parties in the coalition.
Electoral coalitions must present the composition of their prospective government and programmes before polling day.
The threshold to win parliamentary representation is determined by multiplying the number of lists participating in the elections by '0.4' (for instance, if there are six lists, the threshold will be 2.4 per cent). The maximum threshold is fixed at 3.5 per cent of the valid votes regardless of the number of lists. In the event that no party or coalition surpasses the threshold, elections will be repeated the following week.
If the coalition with the highest number of votes fails to win 35 seats, it is given "bonus seats" to meet the 35-seat requirement.
In cases where a party wins more seats than its total number of candidates, the seats will be distributed to the other parties in the same coalition.
Seats which become vacant between general elections are filled by the "next-in-line" candidate of the same party list.
The Great and General Council is wholly renewed if it loses one half plus one of its members.
Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements |
- age: 18 years
- San Marino citizenship
- full possession of civil and political rights
- disqualifications: mental illness, deprivation of full legal capacity, conviction for electoral offences or crimes punished by detention of more than one year |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
- qualified electors
- age: 25 years
- San Marino citizenship
- literacy
- domicile in San Marino
- ineligibilities: persons holding ecclesiastical offices or titles |
| Incompatibilities |
- consuls and honorary consuls of foreign States
- members of the police or security forces
- spouses, parents and children of Deputies |
| Candidacy requirements |
- candidature must be submitted by political parties |
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