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Legislature
- EnglishEvery national having the right to vote in elections to Althingi and an unblemished reputation is eligible to be elected to Althingi.
… (Art. 34) - IcelandicKjörgengur við kosningar til Alþingis er hver sá ríkisborgari sem kosningarrétt á til þeirra og hefur óflekkað mannorð.
… (34. gr.)
Legislature
- English1. A person is qualified to be a member of Parliament if that person-
a. is a citizen of Uganda;
b. is a registered voter; and
c. has completed a minimum formal education of Advanced Level standard or its equivalent which shall be established in a manner and at a time prescribed by Parliament by law.
… (Art. 80)
Legislature
- EnglishIn order to be eligible as member of the National Assembly it is necessary:
1. To be Panamanian by birth, or through naturalization, and to have resided for fifteen years in the country after naturalization;
2. To be a citizen in the exercise of his/her legal rights;
3. To be at least twenty one years of age at the time of election;
4. Not to have been sentenced for premeditated offense to five years or more in prison by enforceable decision of a court of law;
5. To be a resident of the respective constituency for at least one (1) year before being nominated for office. (Art. 153) - SpanishPara ser Diputado se requiere:
1. Ser panameño por nacimiento, o por naturalización con quince años de residencia en el país después de haber obtenido la nacionalización.
2. Ser ciudadano en ejercicio.
3. Haber cumplido por lo menos veintiún años de edad a la fecha de la elección.
4. No haber sido condenado por delito doloso con pena privativa de la libertad de cinco años o más, mediante sentencia ejecutoriada, proferida por un tribunal de justicia.
5. Ser residente del circuito electoral correspondiente, por lo menos un año inmediatamente anterior a la postulación. (Art. 153)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a Federal Legislature consisting of two Houses to be known as the House of Representatives and the National Assembly, which shall be called as the Federal Parliament. (Art. 83)
- Nepaliप्रतिनिधि सभा र राष्ट्रिय सभा नामका दुई सदन सहितको एक संघीय व्यवस्थापिका हुनेछ जसलाई संघीय संसद भनिनेछ । (धारा ८३)
Legislature
- EnglishIn the manner stated in the Constitution, the House of Representatives is entrusted with the authority to enact legislations and approve the general policy of the State, the general plan of economic and social development and the State budget. It exercises oversight over the actions of the executive power. (Art. 101)
- Arabicيتولّى مجلس النّواب سلطة التّشريع، وإقرار السّياسة العامة للدّولة، والخطّة العامة للتنمية الاقتصادية، والاجتماعية، والموازنة العامة للدولة، ويمارس الرقابة على أعمال السلطة التنفيذية، وذلك كله على النحو المبين فى الدستور. (المادّة 101)
Legislature
- English
(1) The chamber is composed of sixty deputies.
...
(3) The election is direct. It takes place on the basis of the universal suffrage, on a [party] list ballot, following the rules of the proportional representation, in accordance with the principle of the smallest electoral quotient.
The vote is mandatory and secret. Its modalities are determined by the law.
... (Art. 63) - French
(1) La Chambre se compose de soixante députés.
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(3) L’élection est directe. Elle a lieu sur la base du suffrage universel, au scrutin de liste, suivant les règles de la représentation proportionnelle, conformément au principe du plus petit quotient électoral.
Le vote est obligatoire et secret. Ses modalités sont déterminées par la loi.
… (Art. 63)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament in and for Antigua and Barbuda which shall consist of Her Majesty, a Senate and a House of Representatives. (Sec. 27)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of section 32, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the House if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he or she—
(a) is a citizen of the age of 21 years or upwards;
(b) was born in Saint Lucia and is domiciled and resident there at the date of his or her nomination or, having been born elsewhere, has resided there for a period of 12 months immediately before that date; and
(c) is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read the English language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him or her to take an active part in the proceedings of the House. (Sec. 31)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the Philippines which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives, except to the extent reserved to the people by the provision on initiative and referendum. (Art. VI, Sec. 1)
- FilipinoDapat masalalay sa isang Kongreso ng Pilipinas ang kapangyarihang Tagapagbatas, na dapat binubuo ng isang Senado at isang Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan, maliban sa lawak na inilaan sa mga taongbayan ng tadhana tungkol sa pagpapatiuna at reperendum. (Art. VI, Seksyon 1)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Constitution, a person qualifies to be appointed, elected or nominated, as the case may be, as a Senator or a member of the House if that person –(a) is a citizen of Eswatini;(b) has attained the age of eighteen years and is a registered voter;(c) has paid all taxes or made arrangements satisfactory to the Commissioner of Taxes; and(d) is registered as a voter in the inkhundla in which that person is a candidate (in the case of elected members). (Sec. 96)