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Legislature
- English1. The Senate will be composed of seventy senators who are elected for a mandate of five years by universal, direct and secret suffrage in general elections that are celebrated on one sole day and within the sixty days before or following the expiration of their mandate.
2. The law determines the number of senators of free appointment [designaci6n] of the President of the Republic among the seventy senators.
3. The Electoral Law defines the electoral circumscriptions and determines the number of seats corresponding to each one, the regime of eligibility and ineligibility and [of] compatibility and incompatibility of the senators and develops other aspects of the electoral process.
4. Seats are attributed to each territorial representation and to the local corporations. (Art. 84) - Spanish1. El Senado está integrado por setenta senadores que son elegidos por un mandato de cinco años mediante sufragio universal directo y secreto en elecciones generales que se celebran en un solo día y dentro de los sesenta días antes o después de la expiración de su mandato.
2. La ley determina el número de senadores de libre designación por el Presidente de la República de entre los setenta senadores.
3. La Ley Electoral define las circunscripciones electorales y determina el número de escaños correspondientes a cada una, el régimen de elegibilidad e inelegibilidad y compatibilidad e incompatibilidad de los senadores y desarrolla los demás aspectos del proceso electoral.
4. Los escaños se atribuyen a cada representación territorial y a las corporaciones locales. (Art. 84) - French1. Le Sénat est composé de soixante-dix sénateurs élus pour un mandat de cinq ans au suffrage universel direct et par scrutin secret au cours d'élections générales tenues durant une seule et même journée, dans les soixante jours qui précèdent ou suivent l'expiration de leur mandat.
2. La loi détermine le nombre de sénateurs librement désignés par le Président de la République parmi les soixante-dix sénateurs.
3. La loi électorale définit les circonscriptions électorales et détermine le nombre de sièges correspondant à chacune d'elles, le régime d'éligibilité et d'inéligibilité ainsi que de compatibilités et d'incompatibilités des sénateurs et précise les autres éléments du processus électoral.
4. Les sièges sont attribués à chaque représentation territoriale et aux collectivités locales. (Art. 84)
Legislature
- EnglishThe House of Deputies shall be composed of representatives directly elected by the people of the provinces, of the City of Buenos Aires, and of the Capital City in case of its moving, which for this purpose are considered as constituencies of a single state, and by simple plurality of votes. ... (Sec. 45)
- SpanishLa Cámara de Diputados se compondrá de representantes elegidos directamente por el pueblo de las provincias, de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, y de la Capital en caso de traslado, que se consideran a este fin como distritos electorales de un solo Estado y a simple pluralidad de sufragios. ... (Art. 45)
Legislature
- English(1) The House of Representatives shall be composed of not more than two hundred and fifty members, unless otherwise fixed by law, who shall be elected from legislative districts apportioned among the provinces, cities, and the Metropolitan Manila area in accordance with the number of their respective inhabitants, and on the basis of a uniform and progressive ratio, and those who, as provided by law, shall be elected through a party-list system of registered national, regional, and sectoral parties or organizations.
(2) The party-list representatives shall constitute twenty per centum of the total number of representatives including those under the party list. For three consecutive terms after the ratification of this Constitution, one-half of the seats allocated to party-list representatives shall be filled, as provided by law, by selection or election from the labor, peasant, urban poor, indigenous cultural communities, women, youth, and such other sectors as may be provided by law, except the religious sector.
... (Art. VI, Sec. 5) - Filipino(1) Ang Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ay dapat buuin ng hindi hihigit sa dalawang daan at limampung kagawad matangi kung magtakda ang batas ng naiiba, na dapat ihalal mula sa mga purok pangkapulungan na pinag-ayaw-ayaw sa mga lalawigan, mga lungsod at Metropolitan Manila Area ayon sa rami ng kinauukulang mga naninirahan, at batay sa magkakatulad at paunlad na pagdami, at yaong ayon sa itinatadhana ng batas ay dapat ihalal sa pamamagitan ng sistemang partilist ng rehistradong partido o organisasyong pambansa, panrehiyon, at pansektor.
(2) Ang kinatawang partilist ay dapat na binubuo ng dalawampung porsyento ng lahat ng mga kagawad ng Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan. Sa loob ng tatlong magkakasunod na taning ng panunungkulan pagkaraang maratipikahan ang Konstitusyong ito, ang kalahati sa mga pwestong nakalaan sa mga kinatawang partilist ay dapat punan, ayon sa itinatadhana ng batas, sa pamamagitan ng pagpili o paghahalal mula sa sektor ng mga manggagawa, magsasaka, mahirap na tagalungsod, mga katutubong pamayanang pangkalinangan, mga kababaihan, kabataan at sa iba pang mga sektor na maaaring itadhana ng batas, maliban sa sektor na panrelihiyon.
... (Art. VI, Seksyon 5)
Legislature
- EnglishThe House of Representatives shall consist of persons who, being qualified for election as members in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, have been so elected in the manner provided by or under any law for the time being in force in Jamaica and who shall be known as “Members of Parliament”. (Sec. 36)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia is composed of 120 to 140 Representatives. The Representatives are elected at general, direct and free elections and by secret ballot.
… (Art. 62) - MacedonianСобранието го сочинуваат од 120 до 140 пратеници. Пратениците се избираат на општи, непосредни и слободни избори со тајно гласање.
… (Член 62)
Legislature
- English(1) A person shall be qualified for election to the national Assembly if he or she—
(a) is a citizen of The Gambia;
(b) has attained the age of twenty-one years;
(c) has been ordinarily resident in the constituency for a period of at least one year prior to nomination day;
(d) is able to speak the English Language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him or her to take part in the proceedings of the National Assembly;
(e) has made such declaration of his or her assets to the Independent Electoral Commission as is required in accordance with section 43.
(2) The provisions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of Subsection (1) shall apply to a nominated candidate who shall also be required to make a declaration of his assets to the Independent Electoral Commission. (Sec. 89)
Legislature
- English(1) There shall be a Parliament which shall consist of two hundred and twenty-five Members elected in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
… (Art. 62) - Sinhala(1) ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ විධිවිධානවලට අනුකූලව තෝරා පත්කර ගනු ලබන මන්ත්රීවරයන් දෙසිය විසිපස් දෙනකුගෙන් සමන්විත පාර්ලිමේන්තුවක් වන්නේ ය.
… (62 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Chamber of Senators will be composed of forty-five titular [members] at minimum, and of thirty substitutes, elected directly by the People in one sole national circumscription. The law may increase the quantity of Senators, accordingly to the increment of the electors.
The natural Paraguayan nationality and to be already thirty-five years old are required to be elected Senator[,] titular or substitute. (Art. 223) - SpanishLa Cámara de Senadores se compondrá de cuarenta y cinco miembros titulares como mínimo, y de treinta suplentes, elegidos directamente por el pueblo en una sola circunscripción nacional.
La ley podrá acrecentar la cantidad de senadores, conforme con el aumento de los electores.
Para ser electo senador titular o suplente se requieren la nacionalidad paraguaya natural y haber cumplido treinta y cinco años. (Art. 223)
Legislature
- English
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The Great and General Council, made up of 60 members, shall exercise the legislative power, direct and control the Government policy.
The electoral law, passed by an absolute majority, shall govern the election, the causes of ineligibility and disqualification, as well as the incompatibilities of the Council’s members. A law passed by a qualified majority shall discipline the guarantees and responsibilities of such members.
The Council’s members shall be elected by universal and direct suffrage for the duration of the legislature. Their mandate shall end with the dissolution of the Council or for the reasons indicated in the preceding paragraph.
The internal organisation and the functions of the Great and General Council shall be disciplined by the Council’s Rules of Procedure, adopted by an absolute majority of its members.
… (Art. 3) - Italian
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Al Consiglio Grande e Generale composto di sessanta membri, spetta il potere legislativo, la determinazione dell'indirizzo politico e l'esercizio delle funzioni di controllo.
La legge elettorale, adottata a maggioranza assoluta, disciplina l'elezione, le cause di ineleggibilità, di decadenza, il regime delle incompatibilità dei Consiglieri. Una legge qualificata disciplina il regime delle responsabilità e delle guarentigie dei Consiglieri.
I Consiglieri sono eletti a suffragio universale e diretto per la durata della legislatura. Il loro mandato ha termine con lo scioglimento del Consiglio o per le cause di cui al comma precedente.
L'organizzazione interna e le attribuzioni del Consiglio Grande e Generale sono disciplinate dal Regolamento Consiliare, adottato con la maggioranza assoluta dei suoi componenti.
... (Art. 3)
Legislature
- EnglishA person is ineligible to be a member of Congress unless he is at least 30 years of age on the day of election and has been a citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia for at least 15 years, and a resident of the state from which he is elected for at least 5 years. A person convicted of a felony by a state or national government court is ineligible to be a member of Congress. The Congress may modify this provision or prescribe additional qualifications; knowledge of the English language may not be a qualification. (Art. IX, Sec. 9)