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Electoral Bodies
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(9) The Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic shall decide whether Presidential elections have been held in conformity with the Constitution and the law.
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(9) O ústavnosti alebo zákonnosti volieb prezidenta rozhoduje Ústavný súd Slovenskej republiky.
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Electoral Bodies
- EnglishAn Independent National Electoral Commission [Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendente] guarantees the freedom, the impartiality and the independence of the electoral process. (Art. 90)
- KirundiUmurwi wigenga ujejwe gutunganya amatora mu gihugu cose urubahiriza ko abantu batora mu mwidegemvyo, ata nkunzi n’uko amatora aba ata gitsure. (Ingingo ya 90)
- FrenchUne commission électorale nationale indépendante, garantit la liberté, l’impartialité et l’indépendance du processus électoral. (Art. 90)
Electoral Bodies
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(1) There is established the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
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(4) The Commission is responsible for conducting or supervising referenda and elections to any elective body or office established by this Constitution, and any other elections as prescribed by an Act of Parliament
… (Art. 88) - Swahili
(1) Kuna Tume Huru ya Uchaguzi na Mipaka.
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(4) Tume inawajibika katika kufanya au kusimamia kura za maoni na chaguzi kwa chombo chochote kilichochaguliwa au ofisi iliyoanzishwa na Katiba hii, na chaguzi nyingine zozote kama ilivyoainishwa na Sheria ya Bunge
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Electoral Bodies
- English(1) There shall be an Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone.
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Electoral Bodies
- English(1) There shall be an Electoral and Boundaries Commission for Barbados (in this Part referred to as the “Commission”).
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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.
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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)
Electoral Bodies
- English(1) There shall be an Election Commission, to be constituted in accordance with Article 114, which, subject to the provisions of federal law, shall conduct elections to the House of Representatives and the Legislative Assemblies of the States and prepare and revise electoral rolls for such elections.
… (Art. 113) - Malay(1) Maka hendaklah ada suatu Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya yang hendaklah ditubuhkan mengikut Perkara 114, yang, tertakluk kepada peruntukan undang-undang persekutuan, hendaklah menjalankan pilihan raya ke Dewan Rakyat dan Dewan-Dewan Undangan Negeri dan menyediakan dan menyemak daftar pemilih bagi pilihan raya itu.
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Electoral Bodies
- EnglishThe President of Turkmenistan shall:
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12. form the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda in Turkmenistan, make changes in its composition;
… (Art. 71) - RussianПрезидент Туркменистана:
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12) образует Центральную комиссию по проведению выборов и референдумов в Туркменистане, вносит изменения в её состав;
... (Статья 71) - TurkmenTürkmenistanyň Prezidenti:
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12) Türkmenistanda Saýlawlary we sala salşyklary geçirmek boýunça merkezi topary döredýär, onuň düzümine üýtgetmeler girizýär;
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