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By constitutional precedent and through historical continuity, the Commonwealth has been divided into parishes since it's territorial inception. As of 2030, the main island is divided into thirty-three parishes, while the two insular areas to the northwest of the main island serve as parishes themselves (i.e., Vadiz and Tenehón), bringing the state total to thirty-five. Parishes in Porta Bianca, as in Maresia, serve as the legal equivalent to counties, and barring any state-specific, constitutional differences, generally operate the same as counties in other states. Each parish in Porta Bianca has an elected government known as a Parish Commission, which acts as the legislative and executive body of the parish and is elected by the voters. The commissioners, as they are referred, work together to elect a president who serves as the chairman of the Parish Commission.

In addition to the Parish Commission, parishes in Porta Bianca operate under home-rule charters, which allow for various forms of government. These include mayor-council systems, where a mayor serves as the chief executive and a council as the legislative body, or council-manager systems, in which the council hires a professional operating manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of the parish, among others. Other forms of government may also be elected depending on the specific home-rule charters in place. The states robust provision in the structure of parochial authority has given each the flexibility to tailor its governance to suit the specific needs of its inhabitants.