Sandbox:Senate of Imperium

The Senate of Imperium (Hegemonian: Senatus) is one of the Hegemonian institutions, responsible for formulating, approving and amending Hegemonian laws alongside the High Council. It is the only Hegemonian institution that is directly elected by the Hegemonian people. Initally appointed by the first-level legislatures, the Senate was established by the Promulgatio Popularis of 1072, issued by emperor Martius Democratus. The current role of the Senate was defined by the Reformatio Rei Publici of 1720.

The Senate is an elected legislative institution consisting of 952 members known as senators (SE). The senators are elected to represent their first-level entity by the single transferable vote system, and hold their seats for a term between 5 and 8 years, defined by the first-level constitution. By convention, the Senate elections, in each first-level entity, are concurrent with the elections of the first-level legislatures.