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Legislature
- EnglishThe National Assembly shall be the highest representative and legislative body of the State. (Art. 92)
- PortugueseA Assembleia Nacional é o mais alto órgão representativo e legislativo do Estado. (Art. 92)
Legislature
- English
(a) Every Israeli citizen, who on the day of the submission of a list of candidates, which includes his name, is twenty one years old and above, is entitled to be elected to the Knesset, unless a court of law has deprived him of this right by virtue of the law, or who has been sentenced, in a final verdict, to actual imprisonment for a period of over three months, and on the day of the submission of the list of candidates seven years have not lapsed from the day on which he finished serving the actual imprisonment, and if he was convicted of a serious terror offence, or a serious security offence, as prescribed by law, was sentenced, in a final verdict, to an actual prison sentence for a period of over seven years imprisonment, and on the day of the submission of the list of candidate 14 years have not lapsed from the day that he finished serving the actual imprisonment, unless the Chairperson of the Central Elections Committee determined that the offence for which he was sentenced, in the circumstances of the case, did not involve turpitude.
... (Basic Law: The Knesset (1958), Sec. 6) - Hebrew
(א) כל אזרח ישראלי, שביום הגשת רשימת המועמדים הכוללת את שמו הוא בן עשרים ואחת שנה ומעלה, זכאי להיבחר לכנסת, זולת אם בית משפט שלל ממנו זכות זו על פי חוק או שנידון, בפסק דין סופי, לעונש מאסר בפועל לתקופה העולה על שלושה חודשים וביום הגשת רשימת המועמדים טרם עברו שבע שנים מהיום שגמר לרצות את עונש המאסר בפועל, ואם הורשע בעבירת טרור חמורה או עבירת ביטחון חמורה, כפי שייקבע בחוק, נידון, בפסק דין סופי, לעונש מאסר בפועל לתקופה העולה על שבע שנות מאסר, וביום הגשת רשימת המועמדים טרם עברו 14 שנים מהיום שגמר לרצות את עונש המאסר בפועל ,אלא אם כן קבע יושב ראש ועדת הבחירות המרכזית כי אין עם העבירה שבה הורשע בנסיבות העניין, משום קלון.
... (חוק יסוד: הכנסת (1958), סעיף 6)
Legislature
- English(1) The House of Representatives shall consist of such number of members as corresponds with the number of constituencies for the time being established for Grenada under section 56 of this Constitution, who shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of section 32 of this Constitution.
… (Sec. 29)
Legislature
- English
The Deputies are elected by direct, equal and secret universal suffrage.
They exercise the legislative power.
… (Art. 80) - French
Les députés sont élus au suffrage universel direct, égal et secret.
Ils exercent le pouvoir législatif.
… (Art. 80)
Legislature
- English…
The number of Members of the Croatian Parliament and the conditions and procedure for their election thereto shall be regulated by law. (Art. 72) - Croatian…
Zakonom se određuje broj, uvjeti i postupak izbora zastupnika u Hrvatski sabor. (Članak 72)
Legislature
- English(1) A person nominated as a permanent delegate must be eligible to be a member of the provincial legislature.
… (Sec. 62)
Legislature
- EnglishLegislative power is exercised by the Supreme People’s Assembly.
… (Art. 88) - Korean최고인민회의는 립법권을 행사한다.
… (제88조)
Legislature
- EnglishTo be elected Senator, one must:
1. be Haitian of origin, never to have renounced his nationality and not holding any other nationality at the moment of his inscription;
2. be thirty (30) years of age;
3. enjoy ones civil and political rights and to never have been condemned to a afflictive and infamous penalty for a crime of common law;
4. have resided in the Department to be represented at least three (3) consecutive years preceding the date of the elections;
5. be the owner of real assets in the department or to exercise a profession or an industry there.
6. have received discharge, the case arising, from being a manager of public funds. (Art. 96) - FrenchPour être élu Sénateur, il faut:
1. être haïtien d'origine, n'avoir jamais renoncé à sa nationalité et ne détenir aucune autre nationalité au moment de l'inscription;
2. être âgé de trente (30) ans accomplis;
3. jouir de ses droits civils et politiques et n'avoir jamais été condamné à une peine afflictive et infamante pour un crime de droit commun;
4. avoir résidé dans le Département à représenter au moins trois (3) années consécutives précédant la date des élections;
5. être propriétaire d'un immeuble dans le département ou y exercer une profession ou une industrie;
6. avoir obtenu décharge, le cas échéant, comme gestionnaire de fonds publics. (Art. 96)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Central African People elect, by direct universal suffrage for a mandate of five (5) years, citizens who constitute the National Assembly and who have the title of Deputy.
… (Art. 68) - FrenchLe Peuple Centrafricain élit, au suffrage universel direct pour un mandat de cinq (05) ans, des citoyens qui constituent l’Assemblée Nationale et qui portent le titre de Député.
… (Art. 68)
Legislature
- English(1) Members of the German Bundestag shall be elected in general, direct, free, equal and secret elections. They shall be representatives of the whole people, not bound by orders or instructions, and responsible only to their conscience.
(2) Any person who has attained the age of eighteen shall be entitled to vote; any person who has attained the age of majority may be elected.
(3) Details shall be regulated by a federal law. (Art. 38) - German(1) Die Abgeordneten des Deutschen Bundestages werden in allgemeiner, unmittelbarer, freier, gleicher und geheimer Wahl gewählt. Sie sind Vertreter des ganzen Volkes, an Aufträge und Weisungen nicht gebunden und nur ihrem Gewissen unterworfen.
(2) Wahlberechtigt ist, wer das achtzehnte Lebensjahr vollendet hat; wählbar ist, wer das Alter erreicht hat, mit dem die Volljährigkeit eintritt.
(3) Das Nähere bestimmt ein Bundesgesetz. (Art. 38)