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Political Rights and Association
- English…
(2) A person shall be entitled to vote if-
(a) he is a citizen of Pakistan;
(b) he is not less than eighteen years of age;
(c) his name appears on the electoral roll; and
(d) he is not declared by a competent court to be of unsound mind.
… (Art. 51) - Urdu…
(۲) کوئی شخص ووٹ دینے کا حقدار ہو گا اگر،۔۔
(الف) وہ پاکستان کا شہری ہو؛
(ب) وہ عمر میں اٹھارہ سال سے کم نہ ہو؛
(ج) اس کا نام انتخابی فہرست میں موجود ہو؛ اور
(د) اسے کسی با اختیار عدالت نے فاتر العقل قرار نہ دیا ہو۔
…(آرٹیکل ۵۱)
Political Rights and Association
- English
Every Swedish citizen who is currently domiciled in Sweden or who has ever been domiciled in Sweden, and who has reached the age of eighteen, is entitled to vote in an election to the Riksdag.
… (Instrument of Government, Chapter 3, Art. 4) - Swedish
Rösträtt vid val till riksdagen har varje svensk medborgare som är eller någon gång har varit bosatt i riket och har fyllt arton år.
… (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 3 kap, 4§)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Voting citizens who have been registered in the electoral census in the national territory shall have the right to declare themselves, through a referendum, on matters that may be relevant to national or local interest.
… (Art. 103) - Portuguese1. É reconhecido aos cidadãos eleitores recenseados no território nacional o direito de se pronunciarem, através de referendo, sobre questões de relevante interesse nacional ou local.
… (Art. 103)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe citizen has the right to elect and nominate himself as a candidate in an election, as well as the right to demonstrate his opinion in a referendum. The law shall regulate the provisions regarding the practice of this right. (Art. 43)
- Arabicللمواطن حق الانتخاب والترشيح وإبداء الرأي في الاستفتاء، وينظم القانون الأحكام المتعلقة بممارسة هذا الحقّ. (المادّة 43)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishWE HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE that, subject to any restrictions imposed by law on noncitizens, all persons in our country are entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever their race, tribe, places of origin, political opinion, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the legitimate public interest, to each of the following:-
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(b) the right to take part in political activities; and
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(d) freedom of conscience, of expression, of information and of assembly and association;
… (Preamble, Basic Rights)
Political Rights and Association
- English
In Nicaragua the workers of the cities and of the countryside [campo], women, youth, agricultural producers, artisans, professionals, technicians, intellectuals, artists, religious [persons], the Communities of the Caribbean Coast and the population in general[,] have the right to form organizations, without any discrimination, with the objective of achieving the realization of their aspirations according to their own interests, and to participate in the construction of a new society.
Such organizations will be formed in accordance with the participative and elective will of citizens, [and] will have a social function and may or may not have a partisan character, according to their nature and objectives. (Art. 49) - Spanish
En Nicaragua tienen derecho de constituir organizaciones los trabajadores de la ciudad y del campo, las mujeres, los jóvenes, los productores agropecuarios, los artesanos, los profesionales, los técnicos, los intelectuales, los artistas, los religiosos, las comunidades de la Costa Caribe y los pobladores en general, sin discriminación alguna, con el fin de lograr la realización de sus aspiraciones según sus propios intereses y participar en la construcción de una nueva sociedad.
Estas organizaciones se formarán de acuerdo a la voluntad participativa y electiva de los ciudadanos, tendrán una función social y podrán o no tener carácter partidario, según su naturaleza y fines. (Art. 49)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Single and indivisible sovereignty shall lie with the people, who shall exercise it through universal, free, equal, direct, secret and periodic suffrage in the various forms established in the Constitution, namely in order to choose their representatives.
... (Art. 3) - Portuguese1. A soberania, una e indivisível, pertence ao povo, que a exerce através do sufrágio universal, livre, igual, directo, secreto e periódico, do referendo e das demais formas estabelecidas pela Constituição, nomeadamente para a escolha dos seus representantes.
... (Art. 3)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThat Election of Members of Parliament ought to be free. (Bill of Rights 1689, Heading 24)
Political Rights and Association
- English…
(2) The principles of good governance, which bind the State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level, include—
(a) a multi-party democratic political system;
(b) an electoral system based on—
(i) universal adult suffrage and equality of votes;
(ii) free, fair and regular elections; and
(iii) adequate representation of the electorate;
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(d) respect for the rights of all political parties;
… (Sec. 3)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishVoting is a citizen's right. The vote is exercised voluntarily by Cuban citizens, both men and women, that have reached the age of sixteen, … (Art. 205)
- SpanishEl voto es un derecho de los ciudadanos. Lo ejercen voluntariamente los cubanos, hombres y mujeres, mayores de dieciséis años de edad, … (Art. 205)