| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Olbiil Era Kelulau / National Congress |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name |
House of Delegates |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Senate
|
| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
1 January 1900
|
| Mode of designation |
directly elected 16 |
| Constituencies |
- 16 single-member constituencies corresponding to the country's states |
| Voting system |
Majority:
Majority system
Single-Member Plurality Systems ("first past the post")
The candidate who receives the highest number of votes in the constituency concerned is declared elected.
By-elections are held to fill vacancies which arise between general elections unless fewer than 180 days remain in the parliamentary term.
Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements |
- age: 18 years
- Palau citizenship
- minimum period of residence in country
- disqualifications: imprisonment, insanity, persons serving sentence for a felony |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
Qualified electors
- age: 25 years
- Palau citizenship
- residence in country for at least five years immediately preceding the elections
- residence in district where running for at least one year immediately preceding the elections |
| Incompatibilities |
(data unavailable) |
| Candidacy requirements |
- a petition of declaration to run in an election for a delegate seat must be filed with the National Election Office prior to election
- twenty-five signatures from eligible voters of one's state must be secured before candidacy is certified
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