In Georgeland politics, the term "double dissolution" is used to refer to simultaneous dissolution of both the House of Commons and the Senate as part of a general election. Under normal circumstances, a general election elects the entire House of Commons and one-half of the Senators. Under Georgeland's constitution, while the President issues the writs for a Commons election (officially dissolving the House), the Senate writs are issued by the State Governors. Only one-half of the Senate seats in each state are declared up for election every three years, as Senators serve six-year terms. However, under a double dissolution, the President is empowered to issue writs for the dissolution of the entire Senate, when, and only when, a very specific set of circumstances occur. Specifically, th