Suffrage and voting rights by nation

Suffrage and the right to vote vary by nation on Micras, in terms of who may vote, at what age, and which offices and chambers are filled by direct election. This article summarizes the franchise and electoral arrangements of Micras nations.

Summary of suffrage and voting by nation

Nation	Voting age	Universal adult suffrage	Compulsory voting	Elected first/sole chamber	Elected upper chamber	Directly elected head of state	Notes
Aerla	18				No upper chamber		Unicameral. The National Assembly of Aerla is unicameral and directly elected. The President of Aerla is also directly elected.
Anglien	18				No upper chamber		Unicameral. The Diet of Anglien is unicameral and directly elected. The Sovereign Duke of Anglien is the hereditary head of state.
Çakaristan	18						Tricameral. The Çakari Congress consists of the Majlis al-Nuwaab, the Majlis al-Shuyukh and the Majlis al-Shuwraa. The Majlis al-Nuwaab is directly elected and has 5,000 seats. The Majlis al-Shuyukh is elected by state; not all states are represented, and it has 57 seats. The members of the Majlis al-Shuwraa are appointed by the Shahanshah. The Shahanshah of Çakaristan is the hereditary head of state.
Constancia	18				Technically, no upper chamber		Unicameral. The Imperial Synkletos is directly elected, and while a deliberative assembly, is not a legislature in the technical sense. It only recommends bills. Only if granted Imperial Assent or promulgated as an Autokratorial Decree does the bill become law. The Imperial Senate is appointed, and is collectively considered a Committee of the Imperial Synkletos. The Mesazon is appointed by the Basileus and essentially serves while he holds the confidence of a majority of the Imperial Synkletos. The Basileus (or Basilinna) is the hereditary sovereign and head of state. Constancia is mockingly referred to as an electoral autocracy as of 1754.
Kurum Ash-Sharqia	18				Unicameral		Kurum Ash-Sharqia is a monarchy, the head-of-state is the Sultan.
Lanzerwald	18				No upper chamber		Unicameral. Most candidates are selected by the Sozialprogressive Einheitspartei des Lanzerwalds, with local chapters of that party nominating a candidate to represent their city or region in the Volksrat, most elections have only one candidate.
Mercury	18						Bicameral. The Mercurian Parliament and Mercurian Senate are directly elected. The President of Mercury is elected by the Parliament.
Natopia	18						Bicameral Frenzy. The Lower Frenzy is directly elected; the Upper Frenzy is appointed. The Sovereign is the hereditary head of state.
New Batavia	18				Unicameral
Nouvelle Alexandrie	18						Bicameral Cortes Federales. The Federal Assembly is elected from the Regions by party-list proportional representation (Sainte-Laguë method, 2% regional threshold). The Chamber of Peers is unelected. The King is hereditary and appoints the Premier following elections.
Order of the Holy Lakes	18				No upper chamber		Unicameral. This refers to the Senate of the Lakes which is elected by adult members (aged 18 and over) of the Order of the Holy Lakes; universal suffrage instituted in 1690, then removed following the 1719–1720 Hurmu civil conflict. See Suffrage and voting rights by realm of the Order of the Holy Lakes for a realm breakdown.
Sanama	18				No upper chamber		Unicameral Lhusan Nasyonal elected in single seat districts as well as proportionally per people's republic. The leader or designated candidate of the winning party automatically becomes president. The president appoints the premier who is responsible to both the Lhusan Nasyonal and the president.

Notes by nation

Aerla

Aerla is a unicameral presidential republic. All citizens aged 18 and over may vote, and voting is not compulsory. The National Assembly of Aerla is filled by direct election. The President of Aerla is also directly elected, albeit separately from the National Assembly.

Anglien

Anglien is a unicameral constitutional monarchy. All citizens aged 18 and over may vote, and voting is not compulsory. The Diet of Anglien is filled by direct election. The position of Sovereign Duke of Anglien is hereditary and not subject to election.

Constancia

Constancia is a constitutional monarchy. All citizens aged 18 and over may vote. Voting is not compulsory. The Imperial Synkletos is filled by direct election, while Imperial Senators are appointed by the Basileus. The Basileus (or Basilinna) is the hereditary sovereign and symbol of the nation. The Autokrator of Constancia is the regent plenipotentiary and essentially guarantor of the constitutional order.

Natopia

Natopia is a bicameral imperial monarchy. All citizens aged 18 and over may vote, and voting is not compulsory. The Lower Frenzy is filled by direct election, while the Upper Frenzy is appointed and the imperial throne is hereditary.

Nouvelle Alexandrie

Nouvelle Alexandrie is a federal constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature. All citizens aged 18 and over may vote, and voting is not compulsory. The Federal Assembly, the lower house of the Cortes Federales, is directly elected from the thirteen Regions by party-list proportional representation using the Sainte-Laguë method, with a 2% threshold for representation in each Region. The upper house, the Chamber of Peers, is unelected and composed of the Peers of the Realm. The King is the hereditary head of state and appoints the Premier after each general election.