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Legislature
- English(1) A person shall not be qualified to be elected or chosen as a member of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) unless-
(a) he is a citizen of Pakistan;
(b) he is, in the case of the National Assembly, not less than twenty-five years of age and is enrolled as a voter in any electoral roll in-
(i) any part of Pakistan, for election to a general seat or a seat reserved for a non-Muslims; and
(ii) any area in a Province from which she seeks membership for election to a seat reserved for women.
(c) he is, in the case of the Senate, not less than thirty years of age and is enrolled as a voter in any area in a Province or, as the case may be, the Federal Capital from where he seeks membership;
(d) he is of good character and is not commonly known as one who violates Islamic Injunctions;
(e) he has adequate knowledge of Islamic teachings and practices obligatory duties prescribed by Islam as well as abstains from major sins;
(f) he is sagacious, righteous, non-profligate, honest and ameen, there being no declaration to the contrary by a court of law; and
(g) he has not, after the establishment of Pakistan, worked against the integrity of the country or opposed the ideology of Pakistan.
(2) The disqualifications specified in paragraphs (d) and (e) shall not apply to a person who is a non-Muslim, but such a person shall have good moral reputation. (Art. 62) - Urdu(١) کوئی شخص مجلس شوریٰ (پارلیمینٹ) کا رکن منتخب ہونے یا چنے جانے کا اہل نہیں ہو گا اگر۔۔
(الف) وہ پاکستان کا شہری نہ ہو؛
(ب) وہ قومی اسمبلی کی صورت میں ,پچیس سال سے کم عمر کا ہواور کسی انتخابی فہرست میں ووٹر کی حیثییت سے، (اول) پاکستان کے کسی حصہ میں، عام نشست یا غیر مسلموں کے لئے مخصوص کسی نشست پر انتخاب کے لئےدرج نہ ہو؛ اور
(دوم) کسی صوبہ کے ایسے علاقے میں جہاں سے وہ خواتین کے لئے مخصوص نشست پر انتخاب کے لئے رکنیت چاہتی ہو، درج نہ ہو۔
(ج) وہ سینٹ کی صورت میں تیس سال سے کم عمر کا ہو اور کسی صوبے میں کسی علاقے میں یا، جیسی بھی صورت ہو وفاقی درالحکومت میں جہاں سے وہ رکنیت چاہتا ہو بطور ووٹر درج نہ ہو؛
(د) وہ اچھے کردار کا حامل نہ ہو اورعام طور پراحکام اسلام سے انحراف میں مشہور ہو؛
(ہ) وہ اسلامی تعلیمات کا خاطرخواہ علم نہ رکھتا ہو اور اسلام کے مقررکردہ فرائض کا پابند نیز کبیرہ گناہوں سے مجتنب نہ ہو؛
(و) وہ سمجھدار، پارسا نہ ہو اور فاسق ہو اور ایماندار اور امین نہ ہو , عدالت نےاس کےبرعکس قرار نہ دیا ہو؛ اور
(ز) اس نے قیام پاکستان کے بعد ملک کی سالمیت کے خلاف کام کیا ہو یا نظریہ پا کستان کی مخالفت کی ہو۔
(۲) پیراجات (د)اور(ہ) میں صراحت کردہ نااہلیوں کا کسی ایسے شخص پر اطلاق نہیں ہو گا جو غیرمسلم ہو، لیکن ایسا شخص اچھی اخلا قی شہرت کا حامل ہو گا۔ ( آرٹیکل۶۲ )
Legislature
- EnglishThe National Assembly consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. … (Sec. 79)
- Thaiรัฐสภาประกอบด้วยสภาผู้แทนราษฎรและวุฒิสภา … (มาตรา ๗๙)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power is jointly exercised by the Prince and the National Council. (Art. 4)
- FrenchLe pouvoir législatif est exercé par le Prince et le Conseil National. (Art. 4)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Constitution, a person qualifies to be appointed, elected or nominated, as the case may be, as a Senator or a member of the House if that person –(a) is a citizen of Eswatini;(b) has attained the age of eighteen years and is a registered voter;(c) has paid all taxes or made arrangements satisfactory to the Commissioner of Taxes; and(d) is registered as a voter in the inkhundla in which that person is a candidate (in the case of elected members). (Sec. 96)
Legislature
- English
(1) The members are elected by universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot according to the principles of proportionate representation.
(2) Any citizen who has the right to vote, has attained 21 years of age and has permanent residency in the Slovak Republic is eligible to be elected to the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
(3) The territory of the Slovak Republic constitutes one electoral district for elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
(4) Details relating to the election of the representatives shall be fixed by law. (Art. 74) - Slovak
(1) Poslanci sú volení vo všeobecných, rovných, priamych voľbách s tajným hlasovaním.
(2) Za poslanca možno zvoliť občana, ktorý má volebné právo, dosiahol vek 21 rokov a má trvalý pobyt na území Slovenskej republiky.
(3) Územie Slovenskej republiky tvori pre volby do Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky jeden volebný obvod
(4) Podrobnosti o voľbách poslancov ustanoví zákon. (Čl. 74)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Parliament shall consist of two Houses: The Senate and the House of Representatives. (Art. 62)
- Arabicيتألف مجلس الامة من مجلسين . مجلس الاعيان . ومجلس النواب. (المادة 6)
Legislature
- English(1) The House shall consist of—
(a) such number of Representatives as corresponds with the number of constituencies for the time being established in accordance with the provisions of section 57 of this Constitution, who shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of section 33 of this Constitution;
(b) nine Senators appointed or elected in accordance with the provisions of section 34 of this Constitution.
… (Sec. 30)
Legislature
- EnglishEvery citizen who is not disqualified by the provisions under this Constitution or the provisions of the election law shall have the right to stand for election to any Hluttaw. (Sec. 395)
- Burmeseဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေပါ ပြဌာန်းချက်များအရသော်လည်းကောင်း၊ ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခြင်းဆိုင်ရာ ဥပဒေပါပြဌာန်းချက်များအရသော်လည်းကောင်း၊ အရည်အချင်း ပျက်ယွင်းသူ မဟုတ်ပါက နိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် လွှတ်တော်တစ်ရပ်ရပ်သို့ ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခံပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၉၅)
Legislature
- EnglishThe members of the Legislative Council shall be elected in general, free and direct elections in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Law, which shall determine the number of members, electoral constituencies and electoral system.
… (Art. 48) - Arabicينتخب أعضاء المجلس التشريعي انتخابا عاما حرا ومباشرا وفقا لأحكام قانون الانتخابات، ويحدد القانون عدد الأعضاء والدوائر الانتخابية والنظام الانتخابي.
… (المادّة 48)
Legislature
- English
1. The Parliament shall consist of two Chambers: the Senate and the Mazhilis, which act on a permanent basis.
2. In the manner prescribed by the constitutional law, the Senate is formed by the deputies for two persons out of each region, city of republican significance and the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Ten deputies of the Senate are appointed by the President of the Republic, five of them - at the recommendation of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan.
3. The Mazhilis consists of ninety-eight deputies elected in the manner prescribed by the constitutional law under a mixed electoral system: according to the system of proportional representation in the territory of a single nationwide constituency, as well as in single-mandate territorial constituencies.
… (Art. 50) - Kazak
1. Мәжілістің тоқсан сегіз депутатын сайлау жалпыға бірдей, тең және төте сайлау құқығы негізінде жасырын дауыс беру арқылы жүзеге асырылады. Мәжілістің тоғыз депутатын Қазақстан халқы Ассамблеясы сайлайды. Мәжіліс депутаттарының кезекті сайлауы Парламенттің жұмыс істеп тұрған сайланымы өкілеттігінің мерзімі аяқталардан кемінде екі ай бұрын өткізіледі.
2. Сенат конституциялық заңда белгіленген тәртіппен әр облыстан, республикалық маңызы бар қаладан және Қазақстан Республикасының астанасынан екі адамнан өкілдік ететін депутаттардан құралады. Сенаттың он депутатын, оның ішінде бесеуін Қазақстан халқы Ассамблеясының ұсынысы бойынша Республика Президенті тағайындайды.
3. Мəжіліс конституциялық заңда белгіленген тəртіппен аралас сайлау жүйесі бойынша: біртұтас жалпыұлттық сайлау округінің аумағы бойынша пропорционалды өкілдік ету жүйесі бойынша, сондай-ақ бірмандаттық аумақтық сайлау округтері бойынша сайланатын тоқсан сегіз депутаттан тұрады.
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