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"[E]ach voter has in principle one vote; where the electoral system provides voters with more than one vote, each voter has the same number of votes."
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CoE (Venice Commission): Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters, I.2.1.

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Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters

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  • Elections must be held by equal suffrage.
  • The electoral system should endeavor to ensure equal suffrage by according each voter and vote equal weight.
  • The process of boundary delimitation should respect equal suffrage.
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