National Assembly of Ivanovie

The National Assembly of Ivanovie (Russian: Национальное собрание Ивановья) is the bicameral legislature of Ivanovie. It consists of the Senate (upper house) and the Resha (lower house). The 495 members of the legistature are elected by nationwide popular vote for a term of five years; each citizen eighteen years or older on the day the election takes place is entitled to one vote. National Assembly elections are general elections. The voting system aims at party-list proportional representation.

For the purpose of National Assembly elections, the sixteen regions of Ivanovie constitute regional electoral districts. The eighteen regional electoral districts are subdivided into a total of 40 local electoral districts. Political parties submit separate ranked lists of candidates for each district, regional or local, in which they have chosen to run. They also submit a federal-level list.

History
The National Assembly was formed in 1964 in the cause of the overthrow of the dictatorship. Since 2007 terms continue 4 years.

Tasks
The National Assembly of Ivanovie is the legislative branch of the Ivanovian political system. For a bill to become law, it must receive the support of both houses independently of each other in the same text. A bill is first introduced in one of the houses, amended, and then approved or rejected: if approved, it goes to the other house, which can amend it before being approved or rejected. If approved without amendment, the bill is promulgated by the President and becomes law. If it is approved as amended, it returns to the other chamber. The process continues until the bill is approved in the same text by both houses (in which case it becomes law upon promulgation) or until it is rejected by one house.

Structure
The National Assembly is made up of two chambers which was fixed by a constitutional amendment:


 * the Resha, with 435 seats; and
 * the Senate, with 275 councillors.

Media
The National Assembly has a free-to-air television channel available in DVB-T2 and radio station available in DAB+.