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Rome, September 20, 2020 – Sunday 20 and Monday 21 seven regions they will go to the vote to renew regional councils and elect new presidents. Seven regions and seven electoral laws different, however. Each region is for itself and the voting rules are not the same for all. Starting from Valle d’Aosta, the exception: here it is not voted to directly elect the president but only the directors. But let’s go in order. From separate voting to gender preferences, from thresholds to the possibility of a second round, here is the guide to voting methods in all regions.
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Veneto
For regional elections in Veneto we voted with an electoral law of 2012 that was partially modified in May 2018. As there is no ballot, the candidate who gets even one vote more than the other contenders will be elected governor. the Zaiatellum – how he was renamed from the name of the outgoing governor (and re-elected) Luca zaia – is a system of proportional vote, which provides for the allocation of a majority cousin: In the case of a candidate who gets more than 40% of the votes, he will be assigned 60% of the 50 seats in total. To gain access to the distribution of seats, a coalition must exceed the 5% barrier threshold of votes, while for individual lists the limit is set at 3%. As for the directors, the link between the two terms has been eliminated. Finally, it will be possible for a voter to cast a separate vote (for a candidate for the office of president and for one of the unrelated lists) and express a double preference for director candidates, who, however, must refer to candidates of different genders on the same list (a man and a woman or vice versa), under pain of cancellation of second preference.
Tuscany
The current regional electoral law, the so-called Toscanellum, was introduced in 2014 and was used for the first time for the 2015 regionals. Unlike all other regions, in Tuscany a possible vote (without the possibility of appearing) in the event that none of the candidates manages to obtain at least the 40% of votes. For the winning coalition a majority cousin, variable: of forty seats, it cannot have less than 23 (but not more than 26). If the president-elect obtains more than 45% of the votes, the coalition that supports him will have the right to at least 24 seats (60% of the forty at stake) but will not be able to go beyond 26. If instead he obtains between the 40% and 45% of the votes, the coalition that supports it will have the right of 23 to 26 seats: if they have not collected them with the votes, they will be awarded the majority prize. In any case, minorities are guaranteed a minimum number of 14 councilors. Another bet: each of the 13 regional electoral districts has the right to have at least one councilor elected to the council. There will only be one card with the possibility of making one disjoint vote, while if you want to express two preferences you must always keep the gender equality (a woman and a man). Three barrier thresholds: 10% for party coalitions, 3% for lists within coalitions and 5% for non-coalition lists.
Market
In the Brands the electoral law is dated 2015. It is a system proportional in a single round: the candidate who manages to obtain even one more vote than his opponents is elected governor. With the reform of five years ago the number of regional councilors fell from 42 to 30 plus the president-elect, with each constituency (corresponding to the five provinces) that will choose an established number based on the population: Ancona – 9 places, Pesaro – 7 seats, Macerata – 6 seats, Ascoli – 4 seats, Fermo – 4 seats. To ensure governance, the winning candidate will receive a majority cousin equal to 16 places with a percentage between 34% and 37%, 17 places between 37% and 40% and 18 places if it exceeds 40%. To gain access to the distribution of seats, a coalition must pass the limit 5% except if a group of lists that make it up has taken at least 3% at the regional level. Finally, there is no possibility of taking a separate vote.
Liguria
In Liguria we vote with an electoral law of nineteen ninety five, modified last July. It is a one-turn system: the candidate who manages to get one more vote than his opponents is elected governor. The 30 seats (plus the president-elect) are divided by 80% based on a proportional system in the provincial lists, where it is possible to express preferences regarding the candidates for councilors. The remaining 20% of the seats are no longer allocated through the regional blocked list, but in a variable way: as the majority prize if the winning candidate has obtained less than 18 seats, or distributed among the lists not linked to the winning candidate if they have obtained more than 18 places. To access the distribution of seats, a provincial list must exceed the 3% threshold unless it is linked to a regional list that managed to obtain 5%. The possibility of casting a separate vote (for a candidate for the presidency of the regional council and for one of the other lists not linked to it) and a double preference for the candidates for directors, which however must affect candidates of different genders from the same list. , under penalty of cancellation of the second preference.
Campania
The electoral law for regionals in Campania is the one promulgated in 2009 and then amended in April 2015, approximately one month before the last elections. It is a one-turn proportional system. The candidate who manages to obtain one more vote than his opponents is elected governor. To ensure substantial governance, the winner will receive a 60% majority premium of the 50 available seats that are distributed by provinces: Naples – 27 seats, Salerno – 9 seats, Caserta – 8 seats, Avellino – 4 seats, Benevento – 2 seats. Councilors are elected proportionally on the basis of circumscription lists: a list at the provincial level must exceed the 3% threshold, unless it is part of a coalition capable of obtaining at least 10%. Separate voting and double preference are allowed (but guaranteeing gender alternation).
Puglia
The Apulian electoral law was passed in 2015. The regional council is made up of 50 directors, plus the president; the first 23 seats are divided at the district level and the remaining 27 at the single regional college level. The law provides in a single shift, with voting by list, the possibility of expressing two preferences of different gender within the chosen list (introduced, however, only to government decree at the end of July, after the rule had been repeatedly abandoned by the regional council), and vote for the presidential candidate, on a single ballot. It is possible to vote for a list and a candidate for the presidency that are not connected to each other (separate voting). The candidate who obtains the majority (even if only relative) of the votes is elected president of the region. The lists linked to the president-elect are finally assigned a majority bonus in the following measure: at least 29 seats if the president-elect has obtained a percentage of preferences higher than 40%; at least 28 seats if the president-elect has obtained a percentage of preferences between 35% and 40%, while if it falls below 35%, at least 27 councilors will be assigned. The law establishes a threshold of 8% for coalitions and lists that arise alone and 4% for lists that arise in coalition.
Aosta Valley
The smallest of the regions to vote on Sunday 20 and Monday 21 is an exception to all the others. First of all, we vote only for the renewal of the regional council me not for direct election of the president. The voting mechanism here was reformed in 2017, bringing the system to scheme proportional. In Valle d’Aosta, 35 councilors are elected in a single shift, seats are distributed among the lists and a majority bonus is awarded, but only if preferences are exceeded by 42%: in this case, 21 seats are obtained. The president of the region is not exactly by direct election. The position is voted internally in the newly elected Regional Council: the appointment belongs to the one who receives the majority plus one of the preferences.
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