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    "date": "2027-10-03",
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      "from": "researcher agent 2026-09-30: Statute of the Sicilian Region art. 3 and 9; L.r. 29/1951 (ARS coordinated text, 2008) arts. 37, 47, 49; Regione Siciliana pages on the 2022 election (call of 8 Aug 2022, D.P. 490-491/2022, voting guide of 20 Sep 2022, proclamation of 13 Oct 2022); elezioni.regione.sicilia.it (2022 portal); 2017 hours from quotidiano.net; 2022 deputies' proclamations from regional press. The date is the latest legal date, not a call.",
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          "basis": "The President is proclaimed by the Ufficio centrale regionale at the Corte d'Appello di Palermo (L.r. 29/1951; the provisional portal names it as the source of official results). No statutory deadline was found. 2022 precedent: Regione Siciliana, 13 Oct 2022, \"Schifani nuovo presidente della Regione, oggi ... proclamazione\" at the Corte d'Appello by the president of the Ufficio centrale regionale, 18 days after the 25 Sep vote (the count had been slowed by missing sections). The opening, Monday 11 Oct 2027 08:00 CEST (day 8), is an ESTIMATED floor; the window closes at the end of Tuesday 2 Nov 2027, CET (after the 31 Oct clock change), day 30, twelve days past precedent. The ARS itself validates the election of its members, no earlier than 20 days after proclamation (L.r. 29/1951 as coordinated: \"Nessuna elezione può essere convalidata prima che siano trascorsi venti giorni dalla proclamazione\"); that is not a court step, so there is no court-validation stage."
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            "citation": "Statute of the Sicilian Region art. 3: \"L'Assemblea regionale è eletta per cinque anni. Il quinquennio decorre dalla data delle elezioni.\" and \"Le elezioni della nuova Assemblea regionale sono indette dal Presidente della Regione e potranno aver luogo a decorrere dalla quarta domenica precedente e non oltre la seconda domenica successiva al compimento del periodo di cui al precedente comma\" (decree published no later than the 45th day before polling). Last election Sunday 25 Sep 2022 (D.P. n. 491 of 8 Aug 2022), so the five years are completed on Saturday 25 Sep 2027; the fourth Sunday before is 29 Aug 2027 and the second Sunday after is 3 Oct 2027. 3 Oct 2027 is the LATEST legal date, not an announced one: the President of the Region has not called the election (tentative). The ARS commentary to L.r. 29/1951 applies the same count to the 28 May 2006 election (window \"tra domenica 1 maggio 2011 ... e domenica 5 giugno 2011\"). The legislature can end early (the 2022 election itself followed President Musumeci's resignation, to vote with the national election), which would bring an earlier date by a new decree. Polls: L.r. 29/1951 art. 47 (ARS coordinated text, Feb 2008): \"Le operazioni di votazione proseguono sino alle ore 22\"; art. 49 postpones the count \"alle ore 8 del giorno successivo\". Standalone 2017 precedent: polls 08:00-22:00 on Sunday 5 Nov 2017, count from 08:00 Monday (quotidiano.net, 3 Nov 2017). 2022, held with the national election: one day, 07:00-23:00, regional count from 14:00 Monday 26 Sep (Regione Siciliana voting guide, 20 Sep 2022). 22:00 CEST = 20:00 UTC on 3 Oct 2027 (summer time ends 31 Oct 2027); if held with a national election the close would be 23:00 CEST (21:00 UTC). Count: the section count of the President vote starts at 08:00 CEST on Monday 4 Oct 2027 (art. 49; 14:00 if combined with a national election, as in 2022). Precedent: in 2022 the regional office published provisional section results on elezioni.regione.sicilia.it from Monday 26 Sep as prefectures transmitted them (Regione guide); the count ran into the night of 26-27 Sep with 54 sections still missing (Giornale di Sicilia, 26 Sep 2022). The window closes at the end of Wednesday 6 Oct 2027 (CEST). Provisional data, not the official result: the President is the head of the regional list with the most valid votes, in a single round with no runoff (Regione guide, 2022).",
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            "citation": "The President is proclaimed by the Ufficio centrale regionale at the Corte d'Appello di Palermo (L.r. 29/1951; the provisional portal names it as the source of official results). No statutory deadline was found. 2022 precedent: Regione Siciliana, 13 Oct 2022, \"Schifani nuovo presidente della Regione, oggi ... proclamazione\" at the Corte d'Appello by the president of the Ufficio centrale regionale, 18 days after the 25 Sep vote (the count had been slowed by missing sections). The opening, Monday 11 Oct 2027 08:00 CEST (day 8), is an ESTIMATED floor; the window closes at the end of Tuesday 2 Nov 2027, CET (after the 31 Oct clock change), day 30, twelve days past precedent. The ARS itself validates the election of its members, no earlier than 20 days after proclamation (L.r. 29/1951 as coordinated: \"Nessuna elezione può essere convalidata prima che siano trascorsi venti giorni dalla proclamazione\"); that is not a court step, so there is no court-validation stage.",
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            "note": "2022 precedent: provisional results portal for the 25 Sep 2022 regional election (president, regional and provincial lists, seat allocation), with the notice \"Trattasi di dati provvisori ... I risultati ufficiali sono quelli proclamati dagli appositi Uffici centrali circoscrizionali ... e dall'Ufficio centrale regionale, costituito presso la Corte d'Appello di Palermo.\"",
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            "note": "Regione Siciliana voting guide, 20 Sep 2022: one day, 07:00-23:00; count Monday 26 Sep from 14:00; \"un solo turno con metodo misto, senza ballottaggio\"; 70 deputies (62 proportional in nine provincial constituencies, 5% regional threshold; 1 seat to the elected President; 6 on the winner's regional list; 1 to the runner-up); results posted on elezioni.regione.sicilia.it.",
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            "citation": "Statute of the Sicilian Region art. 3: \"L'Assemblea regionale è eletta per cinque anni. Il quinquennio decorre dalla data delle elezioni.\" and \"Le elezioni della nuova Assemblea regionale sono indette dal Presidente della Regione e potranno aver luogo a decorrere dalla quarta domenica precedente e non oltre la seconda domenica successiva al compimento del periodo di cui al precedente comma\" (decree published no later than the 45th day before polling). Last election Sunday 25 Sep 2022 (D.P. n. 491 of 8 Aug 2022), so the five years are completed on Saturday 25 Sep 2027; the fourth Sunday before is 29 Aug 2027 and the second Sunday after is 3 Oct 2027. 3 Oct 2027 is the LATEST legal date, not an announced one: the President of the Region has not called the election (tentative). The ARS commentary to L.r. 29/1951 applies the same count to the 28 May 2006 election (window \"tra domenica 1 maggio 2011 ... e domenica 5 giugno 2011\"). The legislature can end early (the 2022 election itself followed President Musumeci's resignation, to vote with the national election), which would bring an earlier date by a new decree. Polls: L.r. 29/1951 art. 47 (ARS coordinated text, Feb 2008): \"Le operazioni di votazione proseguono sino alle ore 22\"; art. 49 postpones the count \"alle ore 8 del giorno successivo\". Standalone 2017 precedent: polls 08:00-22:00 on Sunday 5 Nov 2017, count from 08:00 Monday (quotidiano.net, 3 Nov 2017). 2022, held with the national election: one day, 07:00-23:00, regional count from 14:00 Monday 26 Sep (Regione Siciliana voting guide, 20 Sep 2022). 22:00 CEST = 20:00 UTC on 3 Oct 2027 (summer time ends 31 Oct 2027); if held with a national election the close would be 23:00 CEST (21:00 UTC). Count: the list and preference count starts at 08:00 CEST on Monday 4 Oct 2027 (art. 49; 14:00 if combined with a national election, as in 2022) and is published provisionally on elezioni.regione.sicilia.it as prefectures transmit it (2022 precedent, Regione guide). In 2022 the count ran into the night of 26-27 Sep with 54 sections missing and the seat allocation could not be posted (Giornale di Sicilia, 26 Sep 2022). The window closing at the end of Friday 8 Oct 2027 (CEST) is an ESTIMATE: preference votes for 62 provincial seats take longer than the President count. Provisional, not the official result.",
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