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Legislature
- EnglishTo be a member of the Chamber of Deputies, one must:
1. be Haitian of origin, never to have renounced his nationality and not holding any other nationality at the moment of his inscription;
2. be twenty-five (25) years of age;
3. enjoy ones civil and political rights and to never have been condemned to a afflictive and infamous penalty for a crime of common law;
4. have resided at least two (2) consecutive years preceding the date of the elections in the electoral circumscription to be represented;
5. be the owner of real assets in the circumscription or to exercise a profession or an industry there.
6. have received discharge, the case arising, from being a manager of public funds. (Art. 91) - FrenchPour être membre de la Chambre des Députés, il faut:
1. être haïtien d'origine, n'avoir jamais renoncé à sa nationalité et ne détenir aucune autre nationalité au moment de son inscription;
2. être âgé de vingt-cinq (25) ans accomplis;
3. jouir de ses droits civils et politiques et n'avoir jamais été condamné à une peine afflictive et infamante pour un crime de droit commun;
4. avoir résidé au moins deux (2) années consécutives précédant la date des élections dans la circonscription électorale à représenter;
5. être propriétaire d'un immeuble dans la circonscription ou y exercer une profession ou une industrie;
6. avoir reçu décharge, le cas échéant, comme gestionnaire de fonds publics. (Art. 91)
Legislature
- English1. Members shall be elected by universal, free, equal, direct, secret and periodic suffrage by national citizens aged over eighteen who are resident in national territory, including Angolan citizens resident abroad for the purposes of work, study, illness or similar reasons.
2. Members shall be elected according to the system of proportional representation for a five-year term of office, under the terms of the law. (Art. 143) - Portuguese1. Os Deputados são eleitos por sufrágio universal, livre, igual, directo, secreto e periódico pelos cidadãos nacionais maiores de dezoito anos de idade residentes no território nacional, considerando-se igualmente como tal os cidadãos angolanos residentes no estrangeiro por razões de serviço, estudo, doença ou similares.
2. Os Deputados são eleitos segundo o sistema de representação proporcional, para um mandato de cinco anos, nos termos da lei. (Art. 143)
Legislature
- English
Majlis Oman consists of the following:
– Majlis Al-Dawla
– Majlis Al-Shura (Art. 68) - Arabic
يتكون مجلس عمان من الآتي:
– مجلس الدولة.
– مجلس الشورى. (المادّة ٦٨)
Legislature
- EnglishA person is qualified to be elected as a member of the National Assembly if-
(a) the person is qualified to vote at a Presidential or National Assembly election under this Constitution; and
(b) the person does not hold or act in any office the functions of which involve-
(i) any responsibility for, or in connection with, the conduct of the National Assembly election for which the person wishes to stand; or
(ii) any responsibility for the compilation or revision of an electoral register for that National Assembly election. (Art. 80)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power is jointly exercised by the Prince and the National Council. (Art. 4)
- FrenchLe pouvoir législatif est exercé par le Prince et le Conseil National. (Art. 4)
Legislature
- English
To be a senator the same requirements are required as for deputy, except that of age, which will be 25 years of age on the day of the election. (Art. 58)
- Spanish
Para ser senador se requieren los mismos requisitos que para ser diputado, excepto el de la edad, que será la de 25 años cumplidos el día de la elección. (Art. 58)
Legislature
- EnglishThe elections of the Deputies take place following the ballot of bloc lists [listes bloquées] by proportional representation. These lists must have a multi-ethnic character and take into account the equilibrium between men and women. For three candidates registered together [inscrits à la suite] on a list, only two may belong to the same ethnic group, and at least one in three must be a woman. (Art. 173)
- KirundiAmatora y’abashingamateka ashingira ku rutonde rwugaye rw’amazina rwashikirijwe, bagatorwa hisunzwe amajwi baronse. Urutonde rwose rw’ayo mazina rutegerezwa kurangwa n’uko amoko yose yaserukiwe kandi hakaba harimwo abagabo n’abakenyezi. Ku bitoza batatu bari ku rutonde rumwe, babiri gusa ni bo baba basangiye ubwoko kandi n’imiburiburi umwe kuri batatu ategerezwa kuba ari umugore. (Ingingo ya 173)
- FrenchLes élections des députés se déroulement suivant le scrutin des listes bloquées à la représentation proportionnelle. Ces listes doivent avoir un caractère multiethnique et tenir compte de l’équilibre entre les hommes et les femmes. Pour trois candidats inscrits à la suite sur une liste, deux seulement peuvent appartenir au même groupe ethnique, et au moins un sur trois doit être une femme. (Art. 173)
Legislature
- EnglishAl‐Shoura Council shall assume the legislative authority, approve the general policy of the Government, the budget, and it shall exercise control over the executive authority as specified in this Constitution. (Art. 76)
- Arabicيتولى مجلس الشورى سلطة التشريع، ويقر الموازنة العامة للدولة، كما يمارس الرقابة على السلطة التنفيذية، وذلك على الوجه المبين في هذا الدستور. (المادّة 76)
Legislature
- English1.
a. Members of the National Legislative Assembly shall be elected through universal adult suffrage in free and fair elections and by secret ballot;
b. The National Elections Law shall determine the number of members and composition of the National Assembly.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article (1) above, during the transitional period the National Assembly shall consist of:
a. all members of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly;
b. all ninety six South Sudanese who were members of the National Assembly of the Republic of Sudan, by virtue of their membership in that Assembly; and
c. such additional number of members appointed by the President not exceeding sixty-six.
… (Art. 56)
Legislature
- EnglishNo one may be elected as a Member of the Storting unless he or she is entitled to vote. (Art. 61)
- NorwegianIngen kan velges til representant uten å være stemmeberettiget. (§ 61)