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Boundary Delimitation

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BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Art.1.2. The national territory is divided into the circumscriptions electoral candidates[...] divided into each constituency based on population
Source: Electoral Law: "Testo unico delle leggi elettorali", Art. 1(2) https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.del.presidente.della.repubblica:1957-03-30;361!vig=
Verified: 2020/07/18
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BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): a. "Equality" of population
Comments: For the election of the Chamber of Deputies, there are 26 constituencies. For the election of the Senate, the constituencies are 20 (one for each region). The seats for each constituency are distributed according to the population statistics (for example: Aosta Valley has one seat for the Chamber, while Puglia has 44).
Source: Electoral Law: "Testo unico delle leggi elettorali", Art.1 https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.del.presidente.della.repubblica:1957-03-30;361!vig=
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BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): f. A government department or agency
Comments: The Central Directorate for Electoral Services ("Direzione Centrale dei Servizi Elettorali"), a department of the Ministry of Interior.
Source: Electoral Law: "Testo unico delle leggi elettorali", art. 3 https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.del.presidente.della.repubblica:1957-03-30;361!vig=
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