Kinkow House of Representatives

The Kinkow House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Kinkow Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they comprise the legislative branch of the Federal Government of the Free Democratic Republic of Kinkow.

The composition of the House is established by Article One of the Kinkow Constitution. The House is composed of Representatives who sit in congressional districts that are allocated to each of the 42 states on a basis of population as measured by the National Census, with each district entitled to one representative. Since its inception in 1466, all Representatives have been directly elected. The total number of voting representatives is fixed by law at 602. The state with the largest delegation to the House of Representatives is Alleron, with 60 Representatives. The states with the smallest delegations to the House of Representatives are St. Paul, Ascia and Vadron, all with 4 Representatives.

The House is charged with the passage of federal legislation, known as bills, which, after concurrence by the Senate, are sent to the President for consideration. In addition to this basic power, the House has certain exclusive powers, among them the power to initiate all bills related to revenue; the impeachment of federal officers, who are sent to trial before the Senate; and, in cases wherein no candidate receives a majority of electors for President, the duty falls upon the House to elect one of the top three recipients of electors for that office, with one vote given to each state for that purpose.

The presiding officer is the Speaker of the House, who is elected by the members thereof (and is therefore traditionally the leader of the controlling party). The Speaker and other floor leaders are chosen by the Free, Libertarian, and Welfare Caucuses, depending on whichever party has more voting members. A political party must hold 302 seats in the House, in order to command a majority. For a 2/3 majority, a political party must hold 401 seats in the House.