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Electoral Bodies
- English
After each election to the Storting, the Storting appoints a National Electoral Committee comprising five members.
... (Art. 72) - Norwegian
Etter hvert stortingsvalg oppnevner Stortinget et riksvalgstyre med fem medlemmer.
... (§ 72)
Electoral Bodies
- English1. There shall be established a National Election Board independent of any influence, to conduct in an impartial manner free and fair election in Federal and State constituencies.
… (Art. 102) - Amharic1. በፌዴራልና በክልል የምርጫ ክልሎች ነጻና ትክክለኛ ምርጫ በገለለተኝነት እንዲያካሂድ ከማንኛውም ተጽእኖ ነጻ የሆነ ብሔራዊ የምርጫ ቦርድ ይቋቋማል፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 102)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishThe registration of voters and the conduct of elections shall be subject to the direction and supervision of Independent National Electoral Commission. (Sec. 78)
Electoral Bodies
- English
The Independent Superior Instance for the Elections is responsible for the administration of the elections and of the referendums, of their organization and of their supervision in their different phases. The Instance guarantees the regularity, the integrity and the transparency of the electoral process and proclaims the results.
… (Art. 134) - Arabic
تتولّى الهيئة العليا المستقلـّة للانتخابــات إدارة الانتخابات والاستفتاءات وتنظيمها والإشراف عليها في جميع مراحلها، وتضمن سلامـة المسـار الانتخابيّ ونزاهته وشفافيّته وتصرّح بالنتائج.
... (الفصل 134) - French
L’Instance supérieure indépendante pour les élections est chargée de la gestion des élections et des référendums, de leur organisation et de leur supervision dans leurs différentes phases. L’Instance garantit la régularité, l’intégrité et la transparence du processus électoral et proclame les résultats.
… (Art. 134)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishThe electoral organization is formed by the National Electoral Council, the Office of the National Registrar of the Civil Status, and by the other organs that the law establishes. It is responsible for the organization of elections, their direction and oversight, as well as that relating to the identity of persons. (Art. 120)
- SpanishLa organización electoral está conformada por el Consejo Nacional Electoral, por la Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil y por los demás organismos que establezca la ley. Tiene a su cargo la organización de las elecciones, su dirección y vigilancia, así como lo relativo a la identidad de las personas. (Art. 120)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishThe Permanent Electoral Council is responsible for organizing and controlling with complete independence all electoral procedures throughout the territory of the Republic until the results of the election are announced. (Art. 191)
- FrenchLe Conseil Electoral est chargé d'organiser et de contrôler en toute indépendance, toutes les opérations électorales sur tout le territoire de la République jusqu'à la proclamation des résultats du scrutin. (Art. 191)
Electoral Bodies
- English(1) There shall be an Electoral College for the purposes of this Chapter6 which shall be a unicameral body consisting of all the members of the Senate and all the members of the House of Representatives assembled together.
… (Sec. 28)
Electoral Bodies
- English(1) For the purpose of election to both Houses of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament), Provincial Assemblies and for election to such other public offices as may be specified by law, a permanent Election Commission shall be constituted in accordance with this Article.
(2) The Election Commission shall consist of --
(a) the Commissioner who shall be Chairman of the Commission; and
(b) four members, one from each Province, each of whom shall be a person who has been a judge of a High Court or has been a senior civil servant or is a technocrat and is not more than sixty-five years of age, to be appointed by the President in the manner provided for appointment of the Commissioner in clauses (2A) and (2B) of Article 213.
Explanation.-- "senior civil servant" and "technocrat" shall have the same meaning as given in clause (2) of Article 213.
…(3) It shall be the duty of the Election Commission to organize and conduct the election and to make such arrangements as are necessary to ensure that the election is conducted honestly, justly, fairly and in accordance with law, and that corrupt practices are guarded against. (Art. 218) - Urdu(ا) مجلس شوریٰ (پارلیمنٹ) کے دونوں ایوانوں, صوبائی اسمبلیوں کے انتخاب کی غرض کے لئے اور ایسے دیگر عوامی عہدوں کے انتخاب کے لئے جیسا کہ قانون کے ذریعے صراحت کردی جائے، اس آرٹیکل کے مطابق مستقل الیکشن کمیشن تشکیل دیا جائے گا۔
(۲)الیکشن کمیشن حسب ذیل پر مشتمل ہو گا،--
(الف) کمشنر جو کہ کمیشن کا چیئرمین ہو گا؛ اور
(ب) چار ارکان پر، ہر ایک صوبے سے ایک، جن میں سے ہر ایک ایسا شخص ہو گا جو عدالت عالیہ کا جج رہ چکا ہو یا اعلیٰ سرکاری ملازم رہ چکا ہو یا ٹیکنوکریٹ ہو اور اس کی عمر پینسٹھ سال سے زائد نہ ہو، جن کا تقرر صدر آرٹیکل ۲۱۳ کی شقات (۲/الف) اور (۲/ب) میں کمشنر کے تقرر کے لیے فراہم کیے گئے طریقہ کار کے مطابق کرے گا۔
…
تشریح:-- "اعلی سرکاری ملازم" اور "ٹیکنوکریٹ" کا وہی مفہوم ہوگا جیسا کہ آرٹیکل ۲۱۳ کی شق ۲ میں دیا گیا ہے۔
(٣) الیکشن کمیشن کا یہ فرض ہو گا کہ وہ انتخاب کا انتظام کرے اور اسے منعقد کرائے اور ایسے انتظامات کرے جو اس امر کے اطمینان کے لیے ضروری ہوں کہ انتخاب ایمانداری، حق اور انصاف کے ساتھ اور قانون کے مطابق منعقد ہوں اور یہ کہ بدعنوانیوں کا سدباب ہو سکے۔(آرٹیکل ۲۱۸)
Electoral Bodies
- English
(1) There shall be an Election Commission (in this Chapter referred to as the “Commission”) consisting of five members appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council, from amongst persons who have distinguished themselves in any profession or in the fields of administration or education. ...
(2) The object of the Commission shall be to conduct free and fair elections and Referenda.
… (Art. 103) - Sinhala
(1) (මේ පරිච්ඡේදයෙහි "කොමිෂන් සභාව" යනුවෙන් සඳහන් කරනු ලබන) මැතිවරණ කොමිෂන් සභාවක් තිබිය යුත්තේ ය. කොමිෂන් සභාව, යම් වෘත්තීන් හි හෝ පරිපාලන හෝ අධ්යාපන ක්ෂේත්රවල හෝ, විශිෂ්ටතා හිමිකරගෙන සිටින තැනැත්තන් අතුරෙන්, ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සභාවේ නිර්දේශය මත ජනාධිපතිවරයා විසින් පත් කරනු ලබන සාමාජිකයන් පස් දෙනකුගෙන් සමන්විත විය යුත්තේ ය. ...
(2) නිදහස් හා සාධාරණ ඡන්ද විමසීම් සහ ජනමත විචාරණ පැවැත්වීම කොමිෂන් සභාවේ පරමාර්ථය විය යුත්තේ ය.
… (103 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Electoral Bodies
- English…
7. The competence to judge the correctness and validity of electoral procedural acts pertains to the courts. (Art. 113) - Portuguese…
7. O julgamento da regularidade e da validade dos actos de processo eleitoral compete aos tribunais. (Art. 113)