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Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power of Palau shall be vested in the Olbiil Era Kelulau which shall consist of two houses, the House of Delegates and the Senate. (Art. IX, Sec. 1)
Legislature
- English(1) The Members of the Folketing shall be elected by general and direct ballot.
(2) Rules for the exercise of the suffrage shall be laid down by the Parliamentary Election Act of Denmark, which, to secure equal representation of the various opinions of the electorate, shall prescribe the manner of election and decide whether proportional representation shall be adopted with or without elections in single-member constituencies.
… (Sec. 31) - DanishStk. 1. Folketingets medlemmer vælges ved almindelige, direkte og hemmelige valg.
Stk. 2. De nærmere regler for valgrettens udøvelse gives ved valgloven, der til sikring af en ligelig repræsentation af de forskellige anskuelser blandt vælgerne fastsætter valgmåden, herunder hvorvidt forholdstalsvalgmåden skal føres igennem i eller uden forbindelse med valg i enkeltmandskredse.
… (§ 31)
Legislature
- English(1) An Act of Parliament must provide for the conduct of elections and referendums to which this Constitution applies, and in particular for the following matters—
…
(d) a system of proportional representation for the election of persons to the seats in the Senate referred to in section 120(1)(a) and the seats reserved for women in the National Assembly referred to in section 124(1)(b), and the procedure for filling vacancies in those seats, which vacancies must be filled by persons—
(i) belonging to the same political parties as those who previously held the seats; and
(ii) of the same gender as the persons who previously held the seats;
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(2) The system of proportional representation provided for in terms of subsection (1)(d) must ensure equal representation of women among the Senators referred to in section 120(1)(a).
… (Sec. 157)
Legislature
- English
The House of Representatives is composed of no less than four hundred and fifty members elected by direct secret public ballot. At least one quarter of the seats shall be allocated to women.
A candidate for the membership of the House must be an Egyptian citizen, enjoying civil and political rights, a holder of at least a certificate of basic education, and no younger than 25 years old on the day that candidacy registration is opened.
Other candidacy requirements, the electoral system, and division of electoral constituencies shall be defined by law in a manner which observes fair representation of the population and governorates. Elections based on the plurality voting system or proportional list, or a combination of both at whatsoever ratio may be adopted.
The President of the Republic may appoint a number of members that does not exceed 5%. The method of their nomination is to be specified by law. (Art. 102) - Arabic
يُشكل مجلس النواب من عدد لا يقل عن أربعمائة وخمسين عضوا، يُنتخبون بالاقتراع العام السرى المباشر، على أن يُخصص للمرأة ما لا يقل عن ربع إجمالي عدد المقاعد.
يشترط فى المترشّح لعضوية المجلس أن يكون مصريّاً، متمتّعا بحقوقه المدنية والسياسيّة، حاصلاً على شهادة إتمام التعليم الأساسي على الأقل، وألا تقلّ سنّه يوم فتح باب التّرشّح عن خمس وعشرين سنة ميلادية.
ويُبين القانون شروط الترشح الأخرى، ونظام الإنتخاب، وتقسيم الدوائر الانتخابية بما يُراعى التمثيل العادل للسكان، والمحافظات، ويجوز الأخذ بنظام التصويت التعددي أو القائمة النسبية أو الجمع بأي نسبة بينهما.
كما يجوز لرئيس الجمهورية تعيين عدد من الأعضاء فى مجلس النواب لا يزيد على 5 %ويحدد القانون كيفية ترشيحهم. (المادّة 102)
Legislature
- English1. All legislative powers of the Republic shall be vested in Parliament which shall have the powers and responsibilities set out in this Constitution.
… (Sec. 48)
Legislature
- EnglishA person shall be qualified to be a candidate for election as a Representative if at the time of the election that person
a. is a citizen of the Republic;
b. has attained the age of twenty-five years;
c. has not been, on or after the date of the coming into operation of this Constitution, convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or moral turpitude or is not under any disqualification imposed by a competent court for any electoral offence;
d. is not suffering from a mental disease incapacitating such person from acting as a Representative. (Art. 64) - GreekΠας τις δικαούται να υποβάλει υποψηφιότητα βουλευτού, εφόσον κατά τον χρόνον της εκλογής:
(α) είναι πολίτης της Δημοκρατίας,
(β) έχει συμπληρώσει το εικοστόν πέμπτον έτος της ηλικίας αυτού,
(γ) δεν έχει καταδικασθεί κατά την ημέραν της ενάρξεως ισχύος του Συντάγματος ή μετ΄ αυτήν δι’ αδίκημα ατιμωτικόν ή ηθικής αισχρότητος ή δεν έχει στερηθεί της εκλογιμότητος κατόπιν αποφάσεως αρμοδίου δικαστηρίου λόγω οιουδήποτε εκλογικού αδικήματος, και
(δ) δεν πάσχει εκ διανοητικής νόσου καθιστώσης αυτό ανίκανον να ασκήσει τα καθήκοντά του ως βουλευτού. (Αρθρον 64) - TurkishBir kişi, seçim anında temsilci olarak seçilmek için aday olmaya hak person
a.Cumhuriyet vatandaşıdır;
b.yirmi beş yaşını doldurmuş;
c.bu Anayasa'nın yürürlüğe girdiği tarihte veya sonrasında, sahtekarlık veya ahlaki kargaşa içeren bir suçtan hüküm giymemiş veya herhangi bir seçim suçu için yetkili bir mahkeme tarafından dayatılan herhangi bir diskalifiye kapsamında değildir;
d.bu kişiyi Temsilci olarak hareket etmekten aciz bırakan bir zihinsel hastalıktan muzdarip değildir. (Madde 64)
Legislature
- English(1) Subject to this Constitution, the legislative power of the People is vested in the National Parliament.
… (Sec. 100)
Legislature
- English(1) There shall be a legislature of Sierra Leone which shall be known as Parliament, and shall consist of the President, the Speaker and Members of Parliament.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the legislative power of Sierra Leone is vested in Parliament.
(3) Parliament may make laws for the peace, security order and good government of Sierra Leone. (Sec. 73)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative powers are exercised by the Parliament, which shall also decide on State finances.
… (Sec. 3) - FinnishLainsäädäntövaltaa käyttää eduskunta, joka päättää myös valtiontaloudesta.
… (3 §) - SwedishDen lagstiftande makten utövas av riksdagen, som också fattar beslut om statsfinanserna.
… (3 §)
Legislature
- English
To be [a] deputy it is required:
I. To be a Mexican citizen, by birth, in the exercise of their rights.
II. To be eighteen years of age on the day of the election;
III. To be of origin of the federative entity in which the election is held or resident [vecino] of it with effective residence of more than six months prior to the date of it.
In order to be able to figure on the lists of the plurinomial electoral circumscriptions as a candidate for deputy, it is required to be of origin of any of the federative entities that comprise the circumscription in which the election is held, or [to be] resident of it with effective residence of more than six months prior to the date that it is celebrated.
Residency is not lost for absence in the discharge of public offices [cargos] of popular election.
... (Art. 55) - Spanish
Para ser diputado se requiere:
I. Ser ciudadano mexicano, por nacimiento, en el ejercicio de sus derechos.
II. Tener dieciocho años cumplidos el día de la elección;
III. Ser originario de la entidad federativa en que se haga la elección o vecino de esta con residencia efectiva de más de seis meses anteriores a la fecha de ella.
Para poder figurar en las listas de las circunscripciones electorales plurinominales como candidato a diputado, se requiere ser originario de alguna de las entidades federativas que comprenda la circunscripción en la que se realice la elección, o vecino de ella con residencia efectiva de más de seis meses anteriores a la fecha en que la misma se celebre.
La vecindad no se pierde por ausencia en el desempeño de cargos públicos de elección popular.
... (Art. 55)