Editing Elections in Bolivia (section)

==Electoral system==
The president is directly elected by a [[Two-round_system|two-round runoff]] (ballotage) system. A candidate has to receive at least 50% of the vote, or 40% of the vote, and 10% more than the second candidate to be elected, otherwise a [[Two-round system|second round]] is held with the top two finishers to determine the winner.

The 130 members in the [[Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia|Chamber of Deputies]] (''Cámara de Diputados'') are elected using a [[seat linkage]] based mixed [[Compensation (electoral systems)|compensatory]] system using two votes: 63 deputies are elected by [[First-past-the-post voting|first-preference plurality]] to represent single-member [[Electoral district|electoral districts]], 60 are elected by [[closed list]] [[party-list proportional representation]] from party lists on a departmental basis (in districts of varying sizes corresponding to Bolivia's nine departments with a threshold of 3%).<ref name="RegimenElectoral2">{{cite web |title=Bolivia: Ley del Régimen Electoral, 30 de junio de 2010 |url=http://www.lexivox.org/norms/BO-L-N26.xhtml |access-date=10 February 2015 |website=Lexivox}}</ref> The list seats in each region are awarded proportionally based on the vote for the presidential candidates, subtracting the number of single-member districts won (to provide [[mixed-member proportional representation]]). The remaining seven seats are reserved indigenous seats elected by the ''[[usos y costumbres]]''. A voter can only vote in one of either the normal constituencies or special constituencies ([[Coexistence (electoral systems)|coexistence]]).<ref name="RegimenElectoral2" /> Party lists are required to alternate between men and women, and in the single-member districts, men are required to run with a female alternate, and vice versa. At least 50% of the deputies from single-member districts are required to be women.<ref name="RegimenElectoral" />

The [[Senate of Bolivia|Chamber of Senators]] (''Cámara de Senadores'') has 36 members, four from each the country's nine departments, which are also elected using closed party-lists, using the [[D'Hondt method]].<ref name="RegimenElectoral2" /> The senate seats are also awarded based on the vote for president.

The election uses the same votes to elect the President (first round), the Chamber and the Senate, making it a [[Double simultaneous vote|double (triple) simultaneous vote]]. Voters may therefore not [[Split-ticket voting|split their ticket]] between these elections, but they may vote for a candidate of a different list in the election of the Chamber as the deputies from the single-member districts are elected using separate votes.