fixed-term election
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A Fixed-term election is an election that occurs on a set date, and cannot be changed by the incumbent politician.
Fixed-term elections are common for mayors and presidents, but less common for prime ministers and other members of a parliamentary system of government.
Examples
- Presidential elections in the United States occur every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November.
- Elections of the Flemish regional parliament occur at the same day of European Parliament elections, which is every five years.
- The Canadian province of Ontario adopted a legislative bill in 2004 requiring a fixed-term election about every 4 years. The 2007 elections will be the first fixed-term election.
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