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Electoral Bodies
- English(1) The Electoral Commission shall be responsible for the registration of voters for the purpose of electing Representatives and for the conduct of elections of Representatives and Senators and shall have such powers and other functions relating to such registration and elections as may be prescribed by law.
… (Sec. 38)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishIn order to guarantee the freedom, fairness and effectiveness of popular elections, an autonomous and independent tribunal is established, called Electoral Tribunal, which shall have legal personality, its own funds and the right to administer them. This Tribunal shall be the sole entity responsible for interpretation and application of Electoral Law and it shall direct, supervise, and control the recording of important facts, deaths, naturalizations, and all other facts and legal acts related to the civil status of persons, the issuance of personal identity cards, and the different stages of the electoral process.
… (Art. 142) - SpanishCon el objeto de garantizar la libertad, honradez y eficacia del sufragio popular, se establece un tribunal autónomo e independiente, denominado Tribunal Electoral, al que se le reconoce personería jurídica, patrimonio propio y derecho de administrarlo. Este Tribunal interpretará y aplicará privativamente la Ley Electoral, dirigirá, vigilará y fiscalizará la inscripción de hechos vitales, defunciones, naturalización y demás hechos y actos jurídicos relacionados con el estado civil de las personas; la expedición de la cédula de identidad personal y las fases del proceso electoral.
… (Art. 142)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishThe High Commission for Human Rights, the Independent Electoral Commission, and the Commission on Public Integrity are considered independent commissions subject to monitoring by the Council of Representatives, and their functions shall be regulated by law. (Art. 102)
- Arabicتُعدّ المفوضية العليا لحقوق الانسان، والمفوضية العليا المستقلة للانتخابات، وهيئة النـزاهة، هيئاتٌ مستقلة، تخضع لرقابة مجلس النواب، وتنظم اعمالها بقانون. (المادة 102)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishThe Independent Elections Commission shall be established to administer and supervise every kind of elections as well as refer to general public opinion of the people in accordance with the provisions of the law. (Art. 156)
- Dariكمیسیون مستقل انتخابات برای اداره و نظارت بر هر نوع انتخابات و مراجعه به آرای عمومی مردم در كشور مطابق به احكام قانون تشكیل میگردد. (مادۀ ۱۵۶)
- Pashtoد هر ډول انتخاباتو د څارنې او ادارې او په هېواد كې د خلكو عمومي رايو ته د مراجعې لپاره د انتخاباتو مستقل كمېسيون د قانون له حكمونو سره سم جوړېږي. (۱۵۶ماده)
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)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishThe National Authority of Elections is a perennial, independent and autonomous organ.
The A.N.E. is competent in the matters of general consultations and elections. (Art. 144) - FrenchL’Autorité Nationale des Elections est un organe pérenne, indépendant et autonome.
L’A.N.E est compétente en matière de consultations et élections générales. (Art. 144)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishThe following Autonomous Public Commissions are hereby established:
…
B. Elections Commission; …
The Legislature shall enact laws for the governance of these Commissions and create other agencies as may be necessary for the effective operation of Government. (Art. 89)
Electoral Bodies
- English(1) The Electoral Commission must -
(a) manage elections of national, provincial and municipal legislative bodies in accordance with national legislation;
(b) ensure that those elections are free and fair; and
(c) declare the results of those elections within a period that must be prescribed by national legislation and that is as short as reasonably possible.
(2) The Electoral Commission has the additional powers and functions prescribed by national legislation. (Sec. 190)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishI. The Supreme Electoral Court is the highest level of the Electoral Organ, and has national jurisdiction.
... (Art. 206) - SpanishI. El Tribunal Supremo Electoral es el máximo nivel del Órgano Electoral, tiene jurisdicción nacional.
... (Art. 206)