Constitution of Aquria-Catopolis

Adopted by this present Parliament assembled on 19 April 2026.

An Act for the preservation of rights, freedoms and liberties; for the outlining of the general structure of Aquria-Catopolis; for the well-being of Aqurio-Catopalians; and for the longevity of Aquria-Catopolis.

(19 April 2026)

Preamble

The Parliament of Aquria-Catopolis, recognising and taking action upon the inadequacies and weaknesses of the current Consolidated Constitution Acts, adopts this new Constitution of Aquria-Catopolis. The Parliament of Aquria-Catopolis is devoted to the Aqurio-Catopalian people and nation, and is committed to the rule of law to the benefit of the people.

In 2022, Catopolis was founded, and in 2024, Aquria was founded. In December 2024, Aquria and Catopolis founded the United Republics of Aquria-Catopolis. In 2025, recognising the failure of Aqurian democracy, Aquria and Catopolis reformed the structure of the two countries, thus creating the new Aquria-Catopolis.

Whereas this Act will conduce to the well-being of all Aqurio-Catopalians;

Whereas this Act will preserve the ideals, democracy, rights, and freedoms of Aqurio-Catopalians;

And whereas it is necessary to define not only those fundamental rights and freedoms, but also the legislative and executive authorities:

By and with the consent and authorities of this present Parliament assembled and the five provinces of this Aquria-Catopolis, it is hereby enacted as follows:

PART I — PRELIMINARY

Article 1. The Consolidated Constitution Acts are repealed.

Article 2. This Act may be cited as the Constitution of Aquria-Catopolis.

Article 3. In this Act,

a) Parliament and Parliament of Aquria-Catopolis refer to the same body as defined in Part IV, not to be confused with Aqurian Parliament, as defined in Part V Division 2 Subdivision 2.

PART II — DIVISIONS

Article 1. Our country is Aquria-Catopolis.

Article 2. Aquria-Catopolis is split into four provinces, those being Clawford, Meowton, Purrshire and Whiskerhaven, and one semi-autonomous region, that being Aquria.

Article 3. Every province and the semi-autonomous region are divided into electoral districts, as set out in the First Schedule, each with similar population.

PART III — EXECUTIVE POWER

Article 1. The executive power in Aquria-Catopolis is vested in the Government of Aquria-Catopolis, headed by the Prime Minister.

Article 2. The purpose of the executive power and, by extension, the duty of the Government of Aquria-Catopolis and the Prime Minister to Aquria-Catopolis is to run the country as stated by the law and by Parliament. 

Article 3. The Prime Minister may appoint Deputies for assistance, and may delegate to them specific powers of the Prime Minister. The powers delegated by the Prime Minister do not affect the powers of the Prime Minister.

Deputies are officials of the Government of Aquria-Catopolis. 

Article 4. Decisions by the Government of Aquria-Catopolis are subject to abolishment or alteration by Parliament.

Article 5. Until the Prime Minister otherwise directs, the seat of the Government of Aquria-Catopolis is Catstontinople.

Article 6. Every Government of Aquria-Catopolis official is accountable for their actions and may be recalled at any time by the Prime Minister.

Article 7. The Prime Minister may appoint Ministers to the Cabinet to preside over a specific Ministry and to advise the Prime Minister on governance in their sector. 

The Prime Minister may delegate power to a Ministry to make autonomous decisions, subject nonetheless to the abolishment or alteration by the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister is the head of the Cabinet.  

PART IV — LEGISLATIVE POWER

Division 1. Parliament

Article 1. The legislative power of Aquria-Catopolis is vested in the democratically elected Parliament of Aquria-Catopolis.

Article 2. The purpose of the legislative power and, by extension, the duty of the Aqurio-Catopalian Parliament and Members of Parliament, is to serve as the legislative body of Aquria-Catopolis, in the interests of all Aqurio-Catopalians.

Article 3. The presence of at least 80% of the total Members of Parliament is required for the exercise of power.

Article 4. Decisions in Parliament are made by a majority of votes. Each Member of Parliament votes once on each decision. If the votes are equal the decision is in the negative. 

Division 2. Members of Parliament

Article 5. Each Member of Parliament serves one electoral district, and is elected by and represents the residents of that district. Every electoral district has a Member of Parliament.

Members of Parliament are elected by universal suffrage by means of secret ballot.

Elections for Members of Parliament are held every four years.

Article 6. The qualifications to be a Member of Parliament are as follows:

a) They must be of thirteen years of age or older;

b) They must be a citizen of Aquria-Catopolis; and

c) They must be resident in the electoral district they represent.

Article 7. The place of a Member of Parliament becomes vacant in the following cases:

a) If they are attainted of treason or convicted of a felony or other infamous crime; 

b) If their citizenship is revoked; or

c) If they no longer meet the residency qualification; however, a Member of Parliament is not deemed disqualified in terms of residency by the sole reason that they reside at the seat or office of the Government of Aquria-Catopolis that requires their presence there.

Article 8. If there is uncertainty as to the qualification of a Member of Parliament, the uncertainty is determined by the Parliament of Aquria-Catopolis.

Article 9. Members of Parliament may not accept money or other compensation to vote in any specific way. Doing so is forsaking their duty to represent the interests of their constituents and is punishable by the revocation of their citizenship. 

Article 10. The number of Members of Parliament may increase or decrease, provided that every Member of Parliament continues to represent a similar population.

Article 11. The electors of a Member of Parliament may recall their Member of Parliament at any time by the following process:

An elector may apply for the issuance of a petition for the recall of the Member of Parliament of the electoral district of which they are an elector. The application must be accompanied by a fee of five cents.

On the issuance of a recall petition,

a) it is published in the Aquria-Catopolis Gazette that a recall petition for that electoral district has been issued; and

b) the Member of Parliament for that electoral district is notified of the issuance of the petition.

For a recall petition to pass,

a) all signatures must be of valid electors of that electoral district;

b) the number of signatures must represent no less than 25% of the population of that electoral district; and

c) the petition must be submitted within 30 days of its issuance.

On the passing of a recall petition,

a) it is published in the Aquria-Catopolis Gazette that the petition for that electoral district has passed;

b) the Member of Parliament for that electoral district is notified of the passing of the petition; and

c) a by-election for that electoral district is held within one month.

PART V — CONSTITUTIONS OF THE PROVINCES AND THE SEMI-AUTONOMOUS REGION

Division 1. Executive Power

Article 1. For each province and for the semi-autonomous region, the executive power is vested in the government of that respective province or semi-autonomous region. 

The head of the government of that province or semi-autonomous region is the Premier, who is elected by universal suffrage by means of secret ballot by the residents of that province or semi-autonomous region for a term of five years.

Article 2. The purpose of the executive power and, by extension, the duty of the government of each province or semi-autonomous region and the Premier of each province or of the semi-autonomous region to that province or semi-autonomous region is to run that province or semi-autonomous region as stated by the law and by the legislature of that province or semi-autonomous region.

Article 3. A Premier may appoint Deputies for assistance, and may delegate to them specific powers of the Premier. The powers delegated by the Premier do not affect the powers of the Premier.

Deputies of a province or semi-autonomous region are officials of the government of that province or semi-autonomous region. 

Article 4. Decisions by the government of a province or semi-autonomous region are subject to abolishment or alteration by that province’s or that semi-autonomous region’s legislature.

Article 5. Every official of the government of a province or semi-autonomous region is accountable for their actions and may be recalled at any time by their Premier.

Article 6. A Premier may appoint Ministers to the Cabinet of that province or semi-autonomous region to preside over a specific Ministry and to advise that Premier on governance in their sector in that province or semi-autonomous region. 

The Premier may delegate power to a Ministry to make autonomous decisions, subject nonetheless to the abolishment or alteration by the Premier.

The Premier is the head of the Cabinet of their province or semi-autonomous region.

Article 7. A Premier may temporarily appoint an administrator to perform the duties of the Premier during times of absence, illness, or other inability.

Article 8. Unless and until the government of that province or semi-autonomous region directs otherwise, the seats of the government of each province and the semi-autonomous region are as follows:

a) Of Clawford, the City of Clawhaven.

b) Of Meowton, the City of Felisburg.

c) Of Purrshire, the City of Purrington.

d) Of Whiskerhaven, the City of Whiskerton. 

e) Of Aquria, Avønia.

Article 9. The electors of a province or semi-autonomous region may recall their Premier at any time by the following process:

An elector may apply for the issuance of a petition for the recall of the Premier of the province or semi-autonomous region of which they are an elector. The application must be accompanied by a fee of five cents.

On the issuance of a recall petition, 

a) it is published in the Aquria-Catopolis Gazette that a recall petition for that province or semi-autonomous region has been issued; and

b) the Premier of that province or semi-autonomous region is notified of the issuance of the petition.

For a recall petition to pass,

a) all signatures must be of valid electors of that province or semi-autonomous region;

b) the number of signatures must represent no less than 25% of the population of that province or semi-autonomous region; and

c) the petition must be submitted within 30 days of its issuance.

On the passing of a recall petition,

a) it is published in the Aquria-Catopolis Gazette that the petition for that province or semi-autonomous region has passed;

b) the Premier for that province or semi-autonomous region is notified of the passing of the petition; and

c) an election for Premier of that province or semi-autonomous region is held within one month.

Division 2. Legislative Power

Subdivision 1. The Provinces

Article 10. Each province has a legislature consisting of the Premier and of one house called the Legislative Assembly. The legislative power of a province is vested in the democratically elected legislature of that province.

Article 11. The purpose of the legislative power of each province, and, by extension, the duty of the legislature of each province, is to serve as the legislative body of that province, in the interests of all its constituents.

Article 12. The Legislative Assembly of a province consists of a number of Members, as decided by that Legislative Assembly, who each represent a provincial electoral district, each with similar population.

Article 13. Only the Legislative Assembly of a province may change the boundaries of that province’s provincial electoral districts.

Article 14. The qualifications to be a Member of a Legislative Assembly are as follows:

a) They must be of thirteen years of age or older;

b) They must be a citizen of Aquria-Catopolis; and

c) They must be resident in the provincial electoral district they represent.

Article 15. If there is uncertainty as to the qualification of a Member of a Legislative Assembly, it is determined by that Legislative Assembly.

Article 16. Until the legislature of a province otherwise directs for that province, the presence of at least 80% of the total Members of the respective Legislative Assembly is required for the exercise of power. 

Article 17. Decisions in a Legislative Assembly are made by a majority of votes. Each Member of that Legislative Assembly votes once on each decision. If the votes are equal the decision is in the negative. 

Article 18. The electors of a Member of a Legislative Assembly may recall their Member of that Legislative Assembly at any time by the following process:

An elector may apply for the issuance of a petition for the recall of the Member of a Legislative Assembly of the provincial electoral district of which they are an elector. The application must be accompanied by a fee of five cents.

On the issuance of a recall petition, 

a) it is published in the Aquria-Catopolis Gazette that a recall petition for that provincial electoral district has been issued; and

b) the relevant Member of that Legislative Assembly is notified of the issuance of the petition.

For a recall petition to pass,

a) all signatures must be of valid electors of that provincial electoral district;

b) the number of signatures must represent no less than 25% of the population of that provincial electoral district; and

c) the petition must be submitted within 30 days of its issuance.

On the passing of a recall petition,

a) it is published in the Aquria-Catopolis Gazette that the petition for that provincial electoral district has passed;

b) the Member of that Legislative Assembly for that provincial electoral district is notified of the passing of the petition; and

c) a by-election for that provincial electoral district is held within one month.

Subdivision 2. Aquria

Article 19. Aquria has a legislature consisting of the Premier and of one house called the Aqurian Parliament. The legislative power of Aquria is vested in the democratically elected legislature Aquria.

Article 20. The purpose of the legislative power of Aquria and, by extension, the duty of the legislature of Aquria, is to serve as the legislative body of Aquria, in the interests of all Aqurians.

Article 21. The Aqurian Parliament consists of a number of Members, as decided by the Aqurian Parliament, who each represent an Aqurian electoral district, each with similar population.

Article 22. Only the Aqurian Parliament may change the boundaries of the Aqurian electoral districts.

Article 23. The qualifications to be a Member of Aqurian Parliament are as follows:

a) They must be of thirteen years of age or older;

b) They must be a citizen of Aquria-Catopolis; and

c) They must be resident in the Aqurian electoral district they represent.

Article 24. If there is uncertainty as to the qualification of a Member of Aqurian Parliament, it is determined by the Aqurian Parliament.

Article 25. Until the Aqurian Parliament otherwise directs, the presence of at least 80% of the total Members of Aqurian Parliament is required for the exercise of power. 

Article 26. Decisions in the Aqurian Parliament are made by a majority of votes. Each Member of the Aqurian Parliament votes once on each decision. If the votes are equal the decision is in the negative. 

Article 27. The legislature of Aquria may direct that certain decisions of the Government of Aquria-Catopolis, as well as decisions of Parliament deemed against the will or values of the Aqurian people, affecting Aquria are not to apply to and in Aquria. This Constitution of Aquria-Catopolis is excepted.

Article 28. The electors of a Member of Aqurian Parliament may recall their Member of Aqurian Parliament at any time by the following process:

An elector may apply for the issuance of a petition for the recall of the Member of Aqurian Parliament of the Aqurian electoral district of which they are an elector. The application must be accompanied by a fee of five cents.

On the issuance of a recall petition, 

a) it is published in the Aquria-Catopolis Gazette that a recall petition for that Aqurian electoral district has been issued; and

b) the relevant Member of Aqurian Parliament is notified of the issuance of the petition.

For a recall petition to pass,

a) all signatures must be of valid electors of that Aqurian electoral district;

b) the number of signatures must represent no less than 25% of the population of that Aqurian electoral district; and

c) the petition must be submitted within 30 days of its issuance.

On the passing of a recall petition,

a) it is published in the Aquria-Catopolis Gazette that the petition for that provincial electoral district has passed;

b) the Member of Aqurian Parliament for that Aqurian electoral district is notified of the passing of the petition; and

c) a by-election for that Aqurian electoral district is held within one month.

PART VI — DISTRIBUTION OF LEGISLATIVE POWERS

Division 1. Powers of Parliament

Article 1. The following powers may be exercised only by Parliament:

a) To approve and amend this Constitution of Aquria-Catopolis;

b) To establish basic principles of the domestic and foreign policies;

c) To change the contents of the national census;

d) To approve the state budget;

e) To establish or revise the boundaries of provinces or the semi-autonomous region, electoral districts and municipalities;

f) To exercise the right of amnesty; 

g) To elect the Supreme Court; and

h) To appoint the Attorney General.

Article 2. The Parliament of Aquria-Catopolis may make laws for the well-being, peace, order and good government of Aquria-Catopolis and of Aqurio-Catopalians. This includes all subjects that are not exclusively handled by the provincial or semi-autonomous region and local governments. 

The following subjects may only be handled by Parliament:

a) The public debt and property;

b) The regulation of trade and commerce;

c) The borrowing of money on the public credit;

d) Postal service;

e) The census and statistics;

f) Defence, including the military, militia and naval service;

g) Legal tender, currency and coinage, and the issue of paper currency;

h) Banking, and incorporation of banks;

i) Weights and measures;

j) Bills of exchange and promissory notes;

k) Interest;

l) Bankruptcy and insolvency;

m) Patents and copyrights;

n) Naturalisation and immigration; and

o) Provincial or local projects, that is to say,

(i) Lines of ships, railways, canals, telegraphs, and other projects connecting two or more provinces or the semi-autonomous region, beyond the limits of the province or the semi-autonomous region, or with any foreign country, or

(ii) Those projects, although entirely in one province, that are declared by Parliament to be for the benefit of the whole of Aquria-Catopolis or for more than one province and semi-autonomous region.

Division 2. Powers of the Legislatures of Provinces and the Legislature of the Semi-Autonomous Region

Article 3. The following subjects may only be handled by the legislatures of provinces or the legislature of the semi-autonomous region:

a) The borrowing of money on the sole credit of that province or semi-autonomous region;

b) The establishment of offices of that province or semi-autonomous region, and the payment of officers of that province or semi-autonomous region;

c) The management of the public lands belonging to that province or semi-autonomous region;

d) Local projects other than

(i) Lines of ships, railways, canals, telegraphs, and other projects connecting two or more provinces or the semi-autonomous region, beyond the limits of the province or the semi-autonomous region, or with any foreign country, or

(ii) Those projects, although entirely in one province, that are declared by Parliament to be for the benefit of the whole of Aquria-Catopolis or for more than one province and semi-autonomous region.

e) The administration of justice in that province or semi-autonomous region;

f) Property and civil rights in that province or that semi-autonomous region;

g) Generally all matters of a provincial or semi-autonomous-regional nature in that province or semi-autonomous region.

PART VII — AQURIO-CATOPALIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

Division 1. Guarantee

Article 1. This Part VII guarantees the rights and freedoms set out subject only to reasonable limits prescribed by law that can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.

Article 2. Everyone is equal before and under the law, in all spheres of government, political, economic and social activity, in particular irrespective of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender, marital or family status, age, genetic characteristics, or mental or physical disability.

This does not prohibit any law, programme or activity whose goal is to improve the conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups, including those that are disadvantaged because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender, marital or family status, age, genetic characteristics, or mental or physical disability.

Division 2. Fundamental Rights and Freedoms

Article 3. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:

a) Freedom of conscience and religion;

b) Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;

c) Freedom of peaceful assembly; 

d) Freedom of association; and

e) Freedom from slavery, servitude and trafficking.

Article 4. Everyone has the following fundamental rights:

a) The right to rest;

b) The right to privacy;

c) The right to submit petition and make complaints to the government; and

d) The right to their affairs being handled impartially and fairly.

Division 3. Democratic Rights

Article 5. Every citizen of Aquria-Catopolis has the right to vote in an election of Members of Parliament and of a legislature of a province or semi-autonomous region, and to vote in a referendum of a province or semi-autonomous region and in a federal referendum.

Every citizen of Aquria-Catopolis has the right to be qualified for membership of Parliament and the legislature of a province or the semi-autonomous region.

Article 6. There is a sitting of Parliament and of each legislature at least once every twelve months.

Division 4. Mobility Rights

Article 7. Every citizen of Aquria-Catopolis has the right to enter, remain in and leave Aquria-Catopolis.

Article 8. Every citizen of Aquria-Catopolis and every person who is a permanent resident of Aquria-Catopolis has the right to move and take up residence in any province or semi-autonomous region, and to pursue the gaining of a livelihood in any province or semi-autonomous region.

The rights in this Article 8 are subject to any laws providing for reasonable residency requirements of the province.

Article 9. No one may be removed, expelled or extradited to a country where they are likely to be subjected to torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Division 5. Legal Rights

Article 10. Everyone has the right to life, liberty, security of the person and the inviolability of their body, and the right not to be deprived of that right except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.

Article 11. Everyone has the right against unreasonable search or seizure. Everyone has the right to the inviolability of their homes except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.

Article 12. Everyone has the right against arbitrary detention and imprisonment.

Article 13. Everyone has the right on arrest or detention

a) To be informed immediately of the reasons for the arrest or detention;

b) To have access to legal counsel without unreasonable delay, and to be informed of that right;

c) To have the validity and legality of the detention determined by an independent and impartial tribunal, and to be immediately released if the detention is not lawful.

Article 14. Any person charged with an offence has the right

a) To be informed immediately of the offence;

b) To be tried within a reasonable time;

c) Not to be compelled or forced to assist in proving their own guilt;

d) To be presumed innocent until proven guilty by law by an independent and impartial tribunal;

e) Not to be denied bail without just cause;

f) To the benefit of trial by jury;

g) If acquitted of the offence, not to be tried again for that offence, and if found guilty and punished for the offence, not to be tried or punished for it again; and

h) If found guilty of the offence and if the punishment for the offence has been changed between the time of commission and the time of sentencing, to the benefit of the lesser punishment.

Article 15. Everyone has the right not to be subjected to any cruel or unusual treatment or punishment.

Article 16. A witness who testifies in any proceedings has the right not to have that information given used against that witness in any other proceedings, except in a prosecution for perjury or for the giving of contradictory evidence.

Article 17. A party or witness in any proceedings who does not understand or speak the language of the proceedings or who is deaf has the right to be assisted by an interpreter.

Division 6. Official Languages

Article 18. English and French are the official languages of Aquria-Catopolis. They have equality of status and equal rights and privileges regarding their use in Parliamentary institutions and in governments in Aquria-Catopolis.

In Aquria, English, French, Spanish and Aqurian are the official languages. They have equality of status and equal rights and privileges regarding their use in institutions of the Aqurian Parliament and in the government of Aquria.

Nothing in this Part VII limits the authority of Parliament or a legislature to improve the equality of status or use of the English and French languages, and in Aquria, the authority of Parliament or the Aqurian Parliament to improve the equality of status or use of the English, French, Spanish and Aqurian languages.

Article 19. English and French linguistic communities in Aquria-Catopolis have equality of status and equal rights and privileges, and in Aquria, the English, French, Spanish and Aqurian linguistic communities have the same equality of status and equal rights and privileges.

The role of the legislature, Parliament and government in Aquria-Catopolis to preserve and promote the status, rights and privileges of the English and French linguistic communities in Aquria-Catopolis, and in Aquria, the role of the Aqurian Parliament, Parliament and government in Aquria to preserve and promote the status, rights and privileges of the English, French, Spanish and Aqurian linguistic communities in Aquria, is affirmed.

Article 20. Everyone has the right to use both the English and French languages in any debates and proceedings in Parliament and in the legislature of Aquria-Catopolis, and in Aquria, the right to use the English, French, Spanish and Aqurian languages in any debates and proceedings in the Aqurian Parliament.

Article 21. Every member of the public in Aquria-Catopolis has the right to communicate with, and to receive available services from, any head or central office of Parliament or a legislature or of a government in Aquria-Catopolis in English and French, and in Aquria, in English, French, Spanish and Aqurian; provided that

a) There is significant demand for communications with and services from that office in such language; or

b) Due to the nature of the office, it is reasonable that communications with and services from that office be available in English and French, and in Aquria, in English, French, Spanish and Aqurian.

Division 7. Enforcement

Article 22. Anyone whose rights or freedoms as guaranteed by this Part VII have been infringed upon or denied may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain such remedy as the court considers appropriate and just in the circumstances.

If, in these proceedings, a court concludes that evidence of such infringement or denial was obtained in a way that infringed upon or denied any rights and freedoms as guaranteed by this Part VII, that evidence is excluded.

Division 8. General

Article 23. The guarantee in this Part VII of certain rights and freedoms does not deny the existence of any other rights and freedoms in Aquria-Catopolis.

Article 24. This Part VII shall be interpreted in a way consistent with the preservation of the multicultural heritage of Aqurians and Catopalians. 

Article 25. Nothing in this Part VII extends the legislative power of any body or authority.

PART VIII — GENERAL

Article 1. If there is inconsistency or conflict between this Constitution of Aquria-Catopolis and any law, this Constitution of Aquria-Catopolis prevails.

Article 2. A French, Spanish and Aqurian version of this Constitution of Aquria-Catopolis shall be prepared by the Government of Aquria-Catopolis.

Division 1. National Census and Electoral Districts

Article 3. Every 10 years a national census is held. The first national census shall take place not more than three months after the passing of this Act.

Article 4. The national census counts the citizens of each province and the semi-autonomous region, the residents of each province and the semi-autonomous region, the citizens not resident in Aquria-Catopolis, as well as the location of the citizens in each province and the semi-autonomous region. The names of the citizens are not recorded with the location of their residence. 

The results of the census, anonymised and not including location data, are published in the Aquria-Catopolis Gazette.

Every citizen of Aquria-Catopolis must respond to the national census. 

Based on the national census, electoral district boundaries are redrawn. 

Article 5. The following rules apply to electoral district boundaries:

a) Electoral districts must have similar population. This is ensured in that

i) subject to rule a) iii), if any electoral district exceeds a population of 10 times the average population of all other electoral districts, that electoral district is split into two separate electoral districts, such that they have equal population;

ii) if any two neighbouring electoral districts of the same province or semi-autonomous region represent together a population less than 1.5 times the average population of all other electoral districts, those two electoral districts merge to form one electoral district; and

iii) if any electoral district exceeds a population of 10 times the average population of all the electoral districts; and another electoral district, in the same province or semi-autonomous region, and which neighbours the first electoral district, does not exceed a population of 10 times the average population of all the electoral districts: the boundaries of those two electoral districts are adjusted such that neither electoral district exceeds a population of 10 times the average population of all other electoral districts; and if this adjustment is not possible with the given criteria, rule a) i) prevails.

b) Electoral districts may not cross the boundaries of provinces or the semi-autonomous region. 

c) Gerrymandering is prohibited.

d) The electoral districts and their boundaries are published in the Aquria-Catopolis Gazette after every national census, regardless if a boundary has changed, and if a boundary has changed, it is indicated.

Citizens not resident in Aquria-Catopolis are grouped into the non-resident electoral district. Rule a) does not apply to the non-resident electoral district.

Article 6. If the boundary of an electoral district passes through a household: 

a) if there is only one resident citizen, they vote in the electoral district of lesser population; 

b) subject to rule c), if there are multiple resident citizens, the half whose names (given names, then last name) start with earlier letters of the alphabetical order vote in the more western of the electoral districts, and the other half vote in the more eastern of the electoral districts; 

c) except where rule a) applies, if the number of citizens in the household is not divisible by two, the process in rule b) is carried out excluding the last resident citizen in terms of alphabetical order by name (given names, then last name), and that last resident citizen votes in the electoral district of lesser population.

THE FIRST SCHEDULE

Electoral Districts of Aquria

1. 

The electoral district the Central Riding of Erylia encompasses the entirety of Aquria.

Electoral Districts of Clawford

1. 

The electoral district the Central District of Clawhaven encompasses the entirety of Clawford.

Electoral Districts of Meowton

1. 

The electoral district the Central District of Meowshire encompasses the entirety of Meowton.

Electoral Districts of Purrshire

1. 

The electoral district the Central District of Purrshire encompasses the entirety of Purrshire.

Electoral Districts of Whiskerhaven

1. 

The electoral district the Central District of Whiskerfield encompasses the entirety of Whiskerhaven.