The Legislature of the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro () is the
unicameral
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legislature
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of the Mexican
State of Querétaro, invested with the State's
legislative power
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. Unlike in other States of Mexico, where the deliberative body is called "Congress" (
Spanish
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**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
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...
: Congreso), Querétaro's Constitution states that the name of the State's deliberative body is "Legislature" (
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
: Legislatura).
Deputies
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to the Legislature serve a term of 3 years, renewable three times, serving a maximum of four consecutive periods.
The last election was held on June 6, 2021.
The Legislature is currently composed of 25
deputies
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, 15 of which are elected through
plurality voting
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Under single-winner plurality voting, and in systems based on single-member ...
in
uninominal districts
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, while the remaining 10 are elected via
proportional representation
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in a state-wide list
See also
*
List of Mexican state congresses
The congresses of the federal entities of Mexico are the depositary bodies of the legislative power in the thirty-one states and Mexico City. Conformed as unicameral assemblies, they are composed of deputies elected under the principles of relat ...
References
Legislatures of Mexican states
Government of Querétaro
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