United States of America
Estados Unidos de América
Electoral System Sistema Electoral
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National Executive (1)
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Composition
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1 President and 1 Vice-President
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Election System
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Plurality. However, technically an Electoral
College chooses the president. Currently, electors from
each state are bound to vote for the plurality winner in
the state. This can occasionally result in the election
of a president who does not have a plurality of the votes
nationally.
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Duration of Term
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Four years
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Term Limits
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Maximum 2 consecutive terms
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Upper House of the National Assembly
- Senate (2)
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Composition
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100 members (2 per state)
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Election System
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Elected by plurality
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Duration of Term
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Six years
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Term Limits
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None
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Lower House of the National Assembly
- House of Representatives (3)
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Composition
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435 members
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Election System
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Elected by plurality in single member
districts
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Duration of Term
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Two years
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Term Limits
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Consecutive re-election is prohibited
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State / Provincial Executive (4)
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Composition
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One governor for each of the 50 states.
The Federal District (Washington D.C.) has only a mayor,
and does not elect Senators or Representatives.
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Election System
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Plurality
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Duration of Term
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Four years
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Term Limits
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States vary on term limits.
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| District magnitude for PR districts? |
N/A
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| Threshold for PR seats |
N/A
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| Voting legally compulsory? |
No (5)
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| Gender quotas? |
No
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| Quotas for minority representation? |
No
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| Is remote voting possible? |
Yes. All US citizens may vote absentee for
in federal and most state and local elections. (6)
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| Concurrent Elections? |
Yes. However, since only one-third of the
Senate stands for re-election in any given national election,
and the president is elected only every other House election,
there is never an occasion when all of the national elective
offices are renewed at the same time. (7)
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(1) USA Constitution, Art II Section I-III and Amendment XII.
(2) USA Constitution, Art I, Section 3, Clause 1.
(3) USA Constitution, Art I, Section 2 and House of Representatives
(4) USA Constitution, Amendment X; White House official website and US Term Limits
(5) White House official website
(6) Federal Voting Assistance Program
(7) White House official website
Fuente / Source: USA Constitution, USA Constitutional Amendments, US House of Representatives, White House, Federal Voting Assistance Program, US Term Limits