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Legislature
- English(1) A person shall be qualified to be elected as a Member of Parliament who:
(a) is a citizen of Samoa; and
(b) is not disqualified under the provisions of this Constitution or of any Act.
… (Art. 45) - Samoan(1) So o se tagata e tauagavaaina ina ia filifilia ai e avea ma Sui Usufono o le Palemene o ia lea:
(a) o se tagatanuu o Samoa; ma
(e) e le i tau faa-le-agavaaina o ia e tusa ma aiaiga o lenei Faavae po o so o se Tulafono.
… (Mataupu 45)
Legislature
- EnglishNo person carrying another nationality, in addition to the nationality of the Syrian Arab Republic, might occupy the office of President of the Republic, Vice-president, Prime Minister, deputy prime ministers, ministers, members of the People’s Assembly or members of the Supreme Constitutional Court. (Art. 152)
- Arabicلا يجوز لمن يحمل جنسية أخرى، إضافة للجنسية العربية السورية، أن يتولى مناصب رئيس الجمهورية أو نائبه أو رئيس مجلس الوزراء أو نوابه أو الوزراء أوعضوية مجلس الشعب أو عضوية المحكمة الدستورية العليا. (المادّة 152)
Legislature
- English1. Subject to this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Mauritius.
… (Sec. 45)
Legislature
- English
The National Assembly is composed of deputies of the citizens of Slovenia and comprises ninety deputies.
Deputies are elected by universal, equal, direct, and secret voting.
One deputy of the Italian and one deputy of the Hungarian national communities shall always be elected to the National Assembly.
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Deputies, except for the deputies of the national communities, are elected according to the principle of proportional representation with a four-percent threshold required for election to the National Assembly, with due consideration that voters have a decisive influence on the allocation of seats to the candidates. (Art. 80) - Slovene
Državni zbor sestavljajo poslanci državljanov Slovenije in šteje 90 poslancev.
Poslanci se volijo s splošnim, enakim, neposrednim in tajnim glasovanjem.
V državni zbor se vedno izvoli po en poslanec italijanske in madžarske narodne skupnosti.
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Poslanci, razen poslancev narodnih skupnosti, se volijo po načelu sorazmernega predstavništva ob štiriodstotnem volilnem pragu za vstop v Državni zbor, pri čemer imajo volivci odločilen vpliv na dodelitev mandatov kandidatom. (80. Člen)
Legislature
- EnglishUntil the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, all Laws in force in the several Provinces at the Union relative to the following Matters or any of them, namely, — the Qualifications and Disqualifications of Persons to be elected or to sit or vote as Members of the House of Assembly or Legislative Assembly in the several Provinces, the Voters at Elections of such Members, the Oaths to be taken by Voters, the Returning Officers, their Powers and Duties, the Proceedings at Elections, the Periods during which Elections may be continued, the Trial of controverted Elections, and Proceedings incident thereto, the vacating of Seats of Members, and the Execution of new Writs in case of Seats vacated otherwise than by Dissolution, — shall respectively apply to Elections of Members to serve in the House of Commons for the same several Provinces.
… (Constitution Act 1867, Sec. 41) - FrenchJusqu’à ce que le parlement du Canada en ordonne autrement, — toutes les lois en force dans les diverses provinces, à l’époque de l’union, concernant les questions suivantes ou aucune d’elles, savoir : — l’éligibilité ou l’inéligibilité des candidats ou des membres de la chambre d’assemblée ou assemblée législative dans les diverses provinces, — les votants aux élections de ces membres, — les serments exigés des votants, — les officiers-rapporteurs, leurs pouvoirs et leurs devoirs, — le mode de procéder aux élections, — le temps que celles-ci peuvent durer, — la décision des élections contestées et les procédures y incidentes, — les vacations des sièges en parlement et l’exécution de nouveaux brefs dans les cas de vacations occasionnées par d’autres causes que la dissolution, — s’appliqueront respectivement aux élections des membres envoyés à la Chambre des Communes par ces diverses provinces.
… (Loi constitutionnelle de 1867, Sec. 41)