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Electoral Bodies
- English(1) Scrutiny of elections shall be the responsibility of the Bundestag. It shall also decide whether a Member has lost his seat.
(2) Complaints against such decisions of the Bundestag may be lodged with the Federal Constitutional Court.
(3) Details shall be regulated by a federal law. (Art. 41) - German(1) Die Wahlprüfung ist Sache des Bundestages. Er entscheidet auch, ob ein Abgeordneter des Bundestages die Mitgliedschaft verloren hat.
(2) Gegen die Entscheidung des Bundestages ist die Beschwerde an das Bundesverfassungsgericht zulässig.
(3) Das Nähere regelt ein Bundesgesetz. (Art. 41)
Electoral Bodies
- English
After each election to the Storting, the Storting appoints a National Electoral Committee comprising five members.
... (Art. 72) - Norwegian
Etter hvert stortingsvalg oppnevner Stortinget et riksvalgstyre med fem medlemmer.
... (§ 72)
Electoral Bodies
- English1. There shall be established a National Election Board independent of any influence, to conduct in an impartial manner free and fair election in Federal and State constituencies.
… (Art. 102) - Amharic1. በፌዴራልና በክልል የምርጫ ክልሎች ነጻና ትክክለኛ ምርጫ በገለለተኝነት እንዲያካሂድ ከማንኛውም ተጽእኖ ነጻ የሆነ ብሔራዊ የምርጫ ቦርድ ይቋቋማል፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 102)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishThe registration of voters and the conduct of elections shall be subject to the direction and supervision of Independent National Electoral Commission. (Sec. 78)
Electoral Bodies
- English
The Independent Superior Instance for the Elections is responsible for the administration of the elections and of the referendums, of their organization and of their supervision in their different phases. The Instance guarantees the regularity, the integrity and the transparency of the electoral process and proclaims the results.
… (Art. 134) - Arabic
تتولّى الهيئة العليا المستقلـّة للانتخابــات إدارة الانتخابات والاستفتاءات وتنظيمها والإشراف عليها في جميع مراحلها، وتضمن سلامـة المسـار الانتخابيّ ونزاهته وشفافيّته وتصرّح بالنتائج.
... (الفصل 134) - French
L’Instance supérieure indépendante pour les élections est chargée de la gestion des élections et des référendums, de leur organisation et de leur supervision dans leurs différentes phases. L’Instance garantit la régularité, l’intégrité et la transparence du processus électoral et proclame les résultats.
… (Art. 134)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishThe electoral organization is formed by the National Electoral Council, the Office of the National Registrar of the Civil Status, and by the other organs that the law establishes. It is responsible for the organization of elections, their direction and oversight, as well as that relating to the identity of persons. (Art. 120)
- SpanishLa organización electoral está conformada por el Consejo Nacional Electoral, por la Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil y por los demás organismos que establezca la ley. Tiene a su cargo la organización de las elecciones, su dirección y vigilancia, así como lo relativo a la identidad de las personas. (Art. 120)
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)