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Legislature
- English
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, every Senatorial district or Federal constituency established in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Chapter9 shall return a member who shall be directly elected to the Senate or the House of Representatives in such manner as may be prescribed by an act of the National Assembly.
… (Sec. 77)
Legislature
- EnglishThe law determines the number of representatives that will make up the National Assembly of People's Power, in proportion to the number of inhabitants within the respective districts in which, for electoral purposes, the national territory is divided into.
The representatives on the National Assembly of People's Power and the delegates on the Municipal Assemblies of People's Power are elected through a vote of the electors that is free, equal, direct, and secret. The law regulates the procedure for their election. (Art. 209) - SpanishLa ley determina la cantidad de diputados que integran la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular y de delegados que componen las asambleas municipales del Poder Popular, en proporción al número de habitantes de las respectivas demarcaciones en que, a los efectos electorales, se divide el territorio nacional.
Los diputados a la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular y los delegados a las asambleas municipales del Poder Popular se eligen por el voto libre, igual, directo y secreto de los electores. La ley regula el procedimiento para su elección. (Art. 209)
Legislature
- EnglishFor a person to be a member of the FNC, that person must:
1. Be a citizen of an Emirate of the UAE, and resides permanently in the Emirate which that person represents in the FNC.
2. Be, when selected, not less than twenty-five years of age according to Gregorian calendar.
3. Has civil capacity, is known for good manners and reputation, and has not previously been convicted of an offence against honor unless he has been rehabilitated in accordance with the law.
4. Has adequate knowledge of reading and writing. (Art. 70) - Arabicﻳﺸﺘﺮﻁ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻀﻮ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ اﻻﺗ ﺤﺎدي
1. أن يكون من مواطني احدي امارات الاتحاد، ومقيماً بصفة دائمة في الامارة التي يمثلها في المجلس.
2. لا تقل سنه عند اختياره عن خمس وعشرين سنة ميلادية.
3. أن يكون متمتعا بالأهلية المدنية محمود السيرة، حسن السمعة، لم يسبق الحكم عليه في جريمة مخلة بالشرف، ما لم يكن قد رد إليه اعتباره طبقاً للقانون.
4. أن يكون لديه إلمام كاف بالقراءة والكتابة. (المادّة 70)
Legislature
- English
A person shall be qualified to be a candidate for election as a Representative if at the time of the election that person-
(a) is a citizen of the Republic;
(b) has attained the age of twenty-one years;
(c) has not been, on or after the date of the coming into operation of this Constitution, convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or moral turpitude or is not under any disqualification imposed by a competent court for any electoral offence;
(d) is not suffering from a mental disease incapacitating such person from acting as a Representative. (Art. 64) - Greek
Πας τις δικαούται να υποβάλει υποψηφιότητα βουλευτού, εφόσον κατά τον χρόνον της εκλογής:
(α) είναι πολίτης της Δημοκρατίας,
(β) έχει συμπληρώσει το εικοστόν πρώτον έτος της ηλικίας αυτού,
(γ) δεν έχει καταδικασθεί κατά την ημέραν της ενάρξεως ισχύος του Συντάγματος ή μετ΄ αυτήν δι’ αδίκημα ατιμωτικόν ή ηθικής αισχρότητος ή δεν έχει στερηθεί της εκλογιμότητος κατόπιν αποφάσεως αρμοδίου δικαστηρίου λόγω οιουδήποτε εκλογικού αδικήματος, και
(δ) δεν πάσχει εκ διανοητικής νόσου καθιστώσης αυτό ανίκανον να ασκήσει τα καθήκοντά του ως βουλευτού. (Αρθρον 64) - Turkish
Bir kişi, seçim anında temsilci olarak seçilmek için aday olmaya hak person
a. Cumhuriyet vatandaşıdır;
b. yirmi beş yaşını doldurmuş;
c. bu Anayasa'nın yürürlüğe girdiği tarihte veya sonrasında, sahtekarlık veya ahlaki kargaşa içeren bir suçtan hüküm giymemiş veya herhangi bir seçim suçu için yetkili bir mahkeme tarafından dayatılan herhangi bir diskalifiye kapsamında değildir;
d. bu kişiyi Temsilci olarak hareket etmekten aciz bırakan bir zihinsel hastalıktan muzdarip değildir. (Madde 64)12
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of section 62 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a Member of the National Assembly if, and shall not be qualified to be so elected unless-
(a) he or she is a citizen of Botswana;
(b) he or she has attained the age of 18 years;
(c) he or she is qualified for registration as a voter for the purposes of the election of the Elected Members of the National Assembly and is so registered; and
(d) he or she is able to speak, and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read English well enough to take an active part in the proceedings of the Assembly. (Sec. 61)
Legislature
- English(1) The National Assembly consists of no fewer than 350 and no more than 400 women and men elected as members in terms of an electoral system that–
(a) is prescribed by national legislation;
(b) is based on the national common voters roll;
(c) provides for a minimum voting age of 18 years; and
(d) results, in general, in proportional representation. (Sec. 46)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament for the Union which shall consist of the President and two Houses to be known respectively as the Council of States and the House of the People. (Art. 79)
- Hindiसंघ के लिए एक संसद होगी जो राष्ट्रपति और दो सदनों से मिलकर बनेगी जिनके नाम राज्य सभा और लोक सभा होंगे। (अनुच्छेद 79)
Legislature
- EnglishTo be elected Deputy, one must be older than twenty-five years of age, [be a] Salvadoran by birth, [a] child of a Salvadoran father or mother, [to be] of wellknown integrity and knowledge [instrucción] and not have lost the rights of citizenship during the five years before the election. (Art. 126)
- SpanishPara ser elegido Diputado se requiere ser mayor de veinticinco años, salvadoreño por nacimiento, hijo de padre o madre salvadoreño, de notoria honradez e instrucción y no haber perdido los derechos de ciudadano en los cinco años anteriores a la elección. (Art. 126)
Legislature
- English
(1) The National Council is elected by the federal people in accordance with the principles of proportional representation on the basis of equal, direct, personal, free and secret suffrage by men and women who have completed their sixteenth year of life on the day of election.
…
(4) Eligible for election are those being entitled to vote for the National Council, who are in the possession of the Austrian nationality on the key date and have completed their eighteenth year of life on the day of election.
… (Art. 26) - German
(1) Der Nationalrat wird vom Bundesvolk auf Grund des gleichen, unmittelbaren, persönlichen, freien und geheimen Wahlrechtes der Männer und Frauen, die am Wahltag das 16. Lebensjahr vollendet haben, nach den Grundsätzen der Verhältniswahl gewählt.
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(4) Wählbar sind die zum Nationalrat Wahlberechtigten, die am Stichtag die österreichische Staatsbürgerschaft besitzen und am Wahltag das 18. Lebensjahr vollendet haben.
… (Art. 26)
Legislature
- English(1) Legislative power shall be exercised by the Parliament which shall comprise 2 (two) Houses:
(a) the National Assembly;
(b) the Senate.
… (Art. 14) - French(1) Le pouvoir législatif est exercé par le Parlement qui comprend deux (2) chambres:
- lʼAssemblée Nationale;
- Le Sénat.
… (Art. 14)