Wijziging van de Kieswet houdende verhoging van de voorkeurdrempel, beperking van de mogelijkheid tot het aangaan van lijstencombinaties alsmede vaststelling van het tijdstip van de stemming voor de verkiezing van de leden van de Eerste Kamer

This Dutch bill amends the Kieswet (Electoral Act) in relation to elections to the Eerste Kamer, the Netherlands' Senate. It proposes raising the preference threshold, which is the number of votes a candidate needs to be moved up a party list, and limiting the ability of parties to form list combinations (lijstencombinaties). It also sets the timing of the vote for Senate members. The changes would mainly affect political parties and candidates standing for the Eerste Kamer, as well as voters, since the rules shape how candidates are ranked and how parties can cooperate in elections. The Senate is indirectly elected by the provincial councils, so the rules primarily govern those council members who cast the votes.