Legislature of Santa Fe

The Legislature of Santa Fe (Spanish: Legislatura de la Provincia de Santa Fe) is the local legislature of the Argentinian province of Santa Fe. It is a bicameral body, comprising the Chamber of Deputies of Santa Fe (50 members),[1] and the Senate of Santa Fe (19 members). It is one of eight bicameral legislatures in the country.[2][3]

Provincial legislature of Santa Fe
Type
Type
HousesUpper house:
Senate of Santa Fe
Lower house:
Chamber of Deputies of Santa Fe
Meeting place
Legislative Palace, Santa Fe Province

It is elected by a general provincial first-past-the-post voting (Senate), mixed vote for the Chamber, and renewed every 2 years by electing a new half of each house. Each representative serves a four-year term. The Provincial Constitution denotes its legislative powers.[4]

The Legislature meets in the provincial capital.

See also

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20141007172850/http://www.diputadossantafe.gov.ar/institucional/diputados-actuales
  2. "Tips sobre las elecciones 2017 en Argentina - Noticias - Parlamentario". www.parlamentario.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  3. ADN, Redacción (2017-02-22). "Provincias gobernadas por PJ discuten si desdoblan elecciones". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  4. https://www.senadosantafe.gob.ar/constitucion-provincial
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