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Political Rights and Association
- English
Lao citizens aged eighteen years and above have the right to vote and those aged twenty one years and above have the right to be elected, except insane persons, persons with mental disorders and persons whose rights to vote and to be elected have been revoked by a court. (Art. 36)
- Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວ ຜູ້ມີອາຍຸແຕ່ສິບແປດປີຂຶ້ນໄປ ມີສິດປ່ອນບັດເລືອກຕັ້ງ ແລະ ຜູ້ມີອາຍຸ ແຕ່ຊາວເອັດປີຂຶ້ນໄປ ມີສິດສະໝັກຮັບເລືອກຕັ້ງ ເວັ້ນເສຍແຕ່ຜູ້ເປັນບ້າ, ເສຍຈິດ ແລະ ຜູ້ຖືກສານ ຕັດສີນລົງໂທດຕັດອິດສະລະພາບ, ປົດສິດເລືອກຕັ້ງ ແລະ ສະໝັກຮັບເລືອກຕັ້ງ. (ມາດຕາ. 36) (ປັບປຸງ)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEvery citizen of Canada has the right to vote in an election of members of the House of Commons or of a legislative assembly and to be qualified for membership therein. (Constitution Act 1982, Sec. 3)
- FrenchTout citoyen canadien a le droit de vote et est éligible aux élections législatives fédérales ou provinciales. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1982, Sec. 3)
Political Rights and Association
- English1 2° i All citizens, and
ii such other persons in the State as may be determined by law,
without distinction of sex who have reached the age of eighteen years who are not disqualified by law and comply with the provisions of the law relating to the election of members of Dáil Éireann, shall have the right to vote at an election for members of Dáil Éireann.
3° No law shall be enacted placing any citizen under disability or incapacity for membership of Dáil Éireann on the ground of sex or disqualifying any citizen or other person from voting at an election for members of Dáil Éireann on that ground.
… (Art. 16) - Irish Gaelic1 2° i Gach uile shaoránach, agus
ii cibé daoine eile sa Stát a cinnfear le dlí,
cibé acu fir nó mná, ag a bhfuil ocht mbliana déag slán agus ná cuirtear faoi dhícháilíocht le dlí, agus a chomhlíonann coinníollacha an dlí i dtaobh toghcháin comhaltaí do Dháil Éireann, tá ceart vótála acu i dtoghchán comhaltaí do Dháil Éireann.
3° Ní cead aon dlí a achtú a chuirfeadh saoránach ar bith, toisc gur fear nó toisc gur bean an saoránach sin, faoi mhíchumas nó faoi mhíthreoir maidir lena bheith ina chomhalta de Dháil Éireann nó a dhícháileodh saoránach ar bith nó duine ar bith eile, ar an bhforas céanna sin, ó bheith i dteideal vótála i dtoghchán comhaltaí do Dháil Éireann.
… (Airteagal 16)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishCitizens of the People’s Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration. (Art. 35)
- Chinese中华人民共和国公民有言论、出版、集会、结社、游行、示威的自由。(第三十五条)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishWE HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE that, subject to any restrictions imposed by law on noncitizens, all persons in our country are entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever their race, tribe, places of origin, political opinion, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the legitimate public interest, to each of the following:-
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(b) the right to take part in political activities; and
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(d) freedom of conscience, of expression, of information and of assembly and association;
… (Preamble, Basic Rights)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe State shall guarantee the freedom of forming political parties, societies and other civil society organisations, and a law shall be promulgated to regulate same. … (Art. 15)
- Arabicتكفل الدّولة حُرية تكوين الأحزاب السياسية والجمعيات وسائر مُنظّمات المُجتمع المدني، ويصدر قانون بتنظيمه. ... (المادّة 15)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEvery citizen who is not disqualified by the provisions under this Constitution or the provisions of the election law shall have the right to stand for election to any Hluttaw. (Sec. 395)
- Burmeseဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေပါ ပြဌာန်းချက်များအရသော်လည်းကောင်း၊ ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခြင်းဆိုင်ရာ ဥပဒေပါပြဌာန်းချက်များအရသော်လည်းကောင်း၊ အရည်အချင်း ပျက်ယွင်းသူ မဟုတ်ပါက နိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် လွှတ်တော်တစ်ရပ်ရပ်သို့ ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခံပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၉၅)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishWomen and men have equal rights and responsibilities in the economic, political, cultural, occupational, social, and familial domains, as well as in any other domain. The State guarantees that both will be offered the same opportunities and possibilities.
… (Art. 43) - SpanishLa mujer y el hombre tienen iguales derechos y responsabilidades en lo económico, político, cultural, laboral, social, familiar y en cualquier otro ámbito. El Estado garantiza que se ofrezcan a ambos las mismas oportunidades y posibilidades.
… (Art. 43)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishCitizens shall have the right to participate in the governance of their State both directly and through their democratically elected representatives, as well as the right to enter on equal terms the State Service of the Republic of Lithuania.
… (Art. 33) - LithuanianPiliečiai turi teisę dalyvauti valdant savo šalį tiek tiesiogiai, tiek per demokratiškai išrinktus atstovus, taip pat teisę lygiomis sąlygomis stoti į Lietuvos Respublikos valstybinę tarnybą.
… (33 straipsnis)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. National sovereignty belongs to the people of Vanuatu which they exercise through their elected representatives.
2. The franchise is universal, equal and secret. Subject to such conditions or restrictions as may be prescribed by Parliament, every citizen of Vanuatu who is at least 18 years of age shall be entitled to vote.
... (Art. 4) - French1) La souveraineté nationale appartient au peuple de Vanuatu qui l'exerce par l'intermédiaire de ses représentants élus.
2) Le suffrage est universel, égal et secret. Sont électeurs, dans les conditions déterminées par le Parlement, tous les citoyens âgés d'au moins 18 ans.
... (Art. 4)