République D'Haiti
Republic of Haiti

Système Électoral Electoral System

National Executive (1)
Composition			1 President
Election System			Absolute majority. If no candidate receives an absolute majority, a second round is held for the top two candidates
Duration of Term			Five years
Term Limits			Two terms
Upper House of the National Assembly - Senate (2)
Composition			30 members
Election System			3 Senators per department elected by absolute majority. If no candidate receives more than 50%, a second round is held. One third of the Senate (10 seats, one per department) is replaced every two years. (2)


Duration of Term			Six years
Term Limits			None
Lower House of the National Assembly - Chamber of Deputies (3)
Composition			99 members
Election System			Absolute majority, in 99 single-member constituencies. If no candidate receives over fifty percent, a run-off election is held.
Duration of Term			Four years
Term Limits			No term limits
State / Provincial Executive (4)
Composition			One three-member Department Council for each department
Election System			Elected by Departmental Assembly
Duration of Term			Four years
Term Limits			One term

District magnitude for PR districts?		Not applicable
Threshold for PR seats		Not applicable
Voting legally compulsory?		Yes
Gender quotas?		No
Quotas for minority representation?		No
Is remote voting possible?		No
Concurrent Elections?		Since term lengths do not coincide (president is 5 years, Chamber of Deputies is 4, and Senate is 6), elections are never fully concurrent.

(1) Haiti's Constitution, Article 134.

(2) Haiti's Constitution, Articles 94.1, 94.2 and 95

(3) Haiti's Constitution, Articles 90, 90.1 and 92.

(4) Haiti's Constitution, Article 78.