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Electoral Bodies
- English(1) There shall be an Elections and Boundaries Commission for Trinidad and Tobago (in this Part referred to as “the Commission”).
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(11) The registration of voters and the conduct of elections in every constituency shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the Commission.
… (Sec. 71)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishThe Commission on Elections shall exercise the following powers and functions:
(1) Enforce and administer all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of an election, plebiscite, initiative, referendum, and recall.
(2) Exercise exclusive original jurisdiction over all contests relating to the elections, returns, and qualifications of all elective regional, provincial, and city officials, and appellate jurisdiction over all contests involving elective municipal officials decided by trial courts of general jurisdiction, or involving elective barangay officials decided by trial courts of limited jurisdiction.
Decisions, final orders, or rulings of the Commission on election contests involving elective municipal and barangay offices shall be final, executory, and not appealable.
(3) Decide, except those involving the right to vote, all questions affecting elections, including determination of the number and location of polling places, appointment of election officials and inspectors, and registration of voters.
(4) Deputize, with the concurrence of the President, law enforcement agencies and instrumentalities of the Government, including the Armed Forces of the Philippines, for the exclusive purpose of ensuring free, orderly, honest, peaceful, and credible elections.
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(6) File, upon a verified complaint, or on its own initiative, petitions in court for inclusion or exclusion of voters; investigate and, where appropriate, prosecute cases of violations of election laws, including acts or omissions constituting election frauds, offenses, and malpractices.
… (Art. IX-C, Sec. 2) - FilipinoDapat tumupad ng sumusunod na mga kapangyarihan at mga gawain ng Komisyon ng Halalan:
(1) Magpatupad at mamahala sa pagpapatupad ng lahat ng mga batas at regulasyon na kaugnay ng pagdaraos ng halalan, plebisito, initiative, referendum, at recall.
(2) Gampanan ang eksklusibong orihinal na hurisdiksyon sa lahat ng mga hidwaan tungkol sa mga halalan, mga kinalabasan at mga katangian ng lahat ng halal na mga pinunong panrehiyon, panlalawigan, at panglungsod, at hurisdiksyong paghahabol sa lahat ng mga hidwaan na kinakasangkutan ng mga halal na pinuno ng bayan na pinasyahan ng mga hukuman ng paglilitis na pangkalahatan ang hurisdiksyon, o kinasasangkutan ng mga halal na pinuno ng baranggay na pinasyahan ng mga hukuman ng paglilitis na natatakdaan ang hurisdiksyon.
Ang mga desisyon, mga pangwakas na utos, o mga kapasyahan ng komisyon tungkol sa mga hidwaan sa halaan na kinasasangkutan ng mga katungkulang halal sa bayan at baranggay ay dapat na pangwakas, maipatutupad, at hindi maipaghahabol.
(3) Magpasya, matangi roon sa mga may kinalaman sa karapatan sa pagboto, sa lahat ng mga suliranin tungkol sa mga halalan, kasama ang pagpapasya sa bilang at kinalalagyan ng mga botohan, paghirang ng mga pinuno at mga inspektor ng halalan, at parerehistro ng mga botante.
(4) Magsugo, sa pagsang-ayon ng Pangulo, sa mga sangay at kasangkapang tagapagpatupad ng batas ng Pamahalaan, kasama ang Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas, ukol sa tanging layuning matiyak ang malaya, maayos, malinis, mapayapa, at kapani-paniwalang halalan.
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(6) Batay sa biniripikahang sumbong o pagkukusa nito, magharap ng mga petisyon sa mga hukuman ukol sa paglalakip o sa pagwawakasi ng mga botante sa rehistro ng mga kwalipikadong botante; siyasatin at, kung nararapat, usigin ang mga paglabag sa mga batas sa halalan, kasama ang mga kagagawan o pagkukulang na itinuturing na pandaraya, mga pagkakasala at masasamang gawain sa halalan.
... (Art. IX- K, Seksyon 2)
Electoral Bodies
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(3) It shall be the duty of the Electoral Commission to suspend the election, either in all electoral divisions or in any one or more of such divisions, if it has reasonable ground to believe that illegal or corrupt practices or other offences connected with the elections have been committed or there has been foreign interference and such practices, offences or interference have so extensively prevailed or have been of such nature that they may reasonably be expected to affect the result of the election, in all or in any one or more of the electoral divisions.
... (Art. 56) - Maltese…
(3) Ikun id-dmir tal-Kummissjoni Elettorali li tissospendi l-elezzjoni, jew fid-distretti elettorali kollha jew f’xi wieħed jew iktar minn dawk id-distretti, jekk ikollha raġuni xierqa li temmen li jkunu saru attijiet illegali jew ta’ korruzzjoni jew reati oħra li għandhom x’jaqsmu mal-elezzjonijiet jew kien hemm indħil barrani u dawk l-attijiet, reati jew indħil ikunu pprevalew b’mod hekk estensiv jew ikunu ta’ dik ix-xorta li raġonevolment ikunu mistennija li jkollhom effett fuq ir-riżultat tal-elezzjoni, fid- distretti elettorali kollha jew f’xi wieħed jew iktar minnhom.
... (Art. 56)
Electoral Bodies
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A supreme committee that enjoys independence and impartiality, chaired by a deputy chairman of the Supreme Court, shall be responsible for overseeing the election of the members of Majlis Al-Shura and for ruling on election petitions. The law shall prescribe the formation mechanism, competences, and work system of the committee. (Art. 71)
- Arabic
تتولى الإشراف على انتخابات أعضاء مجلس الشورى والفصل في الطعون الانتخابية لجنة عليا تتمتع بالاستقلال والحيدة برئاسة أحد نواب رئيس المحكمة العليا، ويبين القانون طريقة تشكيلها واختصاصاتها ونظام عملها. (المادّة ٧١)
Electoral Bodies
- English(1) There shall be an Independent Electoral Commission for The Gambia which shall be part of the public service.
… (Sec. 42)
Electoral Bodies
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The Commission shall have power to –
(a) organise, undertake and supervise all elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President, the Governor and Deputy Governor of a State, and to the membership of the Senate, the House of Representatives and the House of Assembly of each State of the Federation;
(b) register political parties in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and an Act of the National Assembly;
(c) monitor the organisation and operation of the political parties, including their finances, conventions, congresses and party primaries;
(d) arrange for the annual examination and auditing of the funds and accounts of political parties, and publish a report on such examination and audit for public information;
(e) arrange and conduct the registration of persons qualified to vote and prepare, maintain and revise the register of voters for the purpose of any election under this Constitution;
(f) monitor political campaigns and provide rules and regulations which shall govern the political parties;
(g) ensure that all Electoral Commissioners, Electoral and Returning Officers take and subscribe the Oath of Office prescribed by law;
(h) delegate any of its powers to any Resident Electoral Commissioner; and
(i) carry out such other functions as may be conferred upon it by an Act of the National Assembly. (Third Schedule, Sec. 15)
Electoral Bodies
- English(1) There shall be an Electoral and Boundaries Commission for Barbados (in this Part referred to as the “Commission”).
… (Sec. 41A)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishThe elections shall be organized, directed, and supervised by a Central Electoral Board and the electoral boards below its office, which have the responsibility of guaranteeing liberty, transparency, equity, and objectivity in the elections. (Art. 211)
- SpanishLas elecciones serán organizadas, dirigidas y supervisadas por la Junta Central Electoral y las juntas electorales bajo su dependencia, las cuales tienen la responsabilidad de garantizar la libertad, transparencia, equidad y objetividad de las elecciones. (Art. 211)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishIn addition to the functions conferred upon it by law, the Electoral Tribunal shall have the following functions which it shall exercise solely, with the exception of those mentioned in numerals 5 and 7:
1. To record births, marriages, deaths, naturalizations, and the other facts and legal acts related to the civil status of persons, and to include the necessary explanatory notes in the respective records;
2. To issue personal identity cards;
3. To regulate, interpret and apply the Electoral Law and to decide on disputes caused by its application;
4. To punish offenses and crimes against free and fair elections in accordance with law, granting a second instance;
5. To keep the electoral register;
6. To organize, direct and supervise the registration of voters, and to resolve disputes, applications and complaints that may arise in this respect;
7. To process the records of immigration and naturalization applications;
8. To name the members of the Electoral Boards on which the representation of the legally established political parties must be guaranteed. The law shall regulate this matter;
9. To draft its budget and to present it in a timely manner to the Executive Branch for inclusion in the draft General Budget of the State. The Electoral Tribunal shall defend, at all stages, its draft budget. The finally approved budget shall provide it with the necessary funds for the fulfillment of its functions. In the budget shall be included the operating costs of the Electoral Tribunal and of the Office of the Electoral Prosecutor, the investments and costs needed for the conduct of the election processes and other popular consultations as well as the subsidies to the political parties and the independent candidates for elected office. In the year immediately prior to the general elections and until the end of the electoral period the Tribunal Electoral shall be subject only to posterior supervision by the Office of the Comptroller General;
10. To initiate legislation on matters within its jurisdiction;
11. To consider as the sole competent body the applications and actions brought against the decisions of the lower electoral criminal tribunals and the Office of the Electoral Prosecutor.
… (Art. 143) - SpanishEl Tribunal Electoral tendrá, además de las que le confiere la Ley, las siguientes atribuciones que ejercerá privativamente, excepto las consignadas en los numerales 5, 7 y 10:
1. Efectuar las inscripciones de nacimientos, matrimonios, defunciones, naturalizaciones y demás hechos y actos jurídicos relacionados con el estado civil de las personas, y hacer las anotaciones procedentes en las respectivas inscripciones.
2. Expedir la cédula de identidad personal.
3. Reglamentar la Ley Electoral, interpretarla y aplicarla, y conocer de las controversias que origine su aplicación.
4. Sancionar las faltas y delitos contra la libertad y pureza del sufragio, de conformidad con la Ley, garantizando la doble instancia.
5. Levantar el Padrón Electoral.
6. Organizar, dirigir y fiscalizar el registro de electores y resolver las controversias, quejas y denuncias que al respecto ocurrieren.
7. Tramitar los expedientes de las solicitudes de migración y naturalización.
8. Nombrar los miembros de las corporaciones electorales, en las cuales se deberá garantizar la representación de los partidos políticos legalmente constituidos. La Ley reglamentará esta materia.
9. Formular su presupuesto y remitirlo oportunamente al Órgano Ejecutivo para su inclusión en el proyecto de Presupuesto General del Estado. El Tribunal Electoral sustentará, en todas las etapas, su proyecto de presupuesto. El presupuesto finalmente aprobado procurará garantizarle los fondos necesarios para el cumplimiento de sus fines. En dicho presupuesto se incorporarán los gastos de funcionamiento del Tribunal Electoral y de la Fiscalía General Electoral, las inversiones y los gastos necesarios para realizar los procesos electorales y las demás consultas populares, así como los subsidios a los partidos políticos y a los candidatos independientes a los puestos de elección popular. Durante el año inmediatamente anterior a las elecciones generales y hasta el cierre del periodo electoral, el Tribunal Electoral será fiscalizado por la Contraloría General de la República, solamente mediante el control posterior.
10. Ejercer iniciativa legislativa en las materias que son de su competencia.
11. Conocer privativamente de los recursos y acciones que se presenten en contra de las decisiones de los juzgados penales electorales y de la Fiscalía General Electoral.
… (Art. 143)
Electoral Bodies
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2. An independent commission shall be established by a law to supervise the parliamentary electoral process and to administer it in all of its stages, and to - as well supervise any other elections decided by the Council of Ministers. (Art. 67) - Arabic…
2. تنشأ بقانون هيئة مستقلة تدير الانتخابات النيابية والبلدية وأي انتخابات عامة وفقاً لأحكام القانون، ولمجلس الوزراء تكليـف الهيئة المسـتقلة بإدارة أي انتخابات أخرى أو الإشـراف عليها بناء على طلب. الجهة المخولة قانوناً بـإجراء تلك الانتخابات. (المادّة 67)