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Electoral Bodies
- English1. There shall be established an Electoral Commission, operating independently, without interference, which shall, on the basis of the electoral law , ensure that free and fair elections are held and administer their implementation; decide on issues raised in the course of the electoral process; and formulate and implement civic educational programmes relating to elections and other democratic procedures.
… (Art. 58)
Electoral Bodies
- English(1) There shall be an Electoral Commission of Namibia which shall be the exclusive body to direct, supervise, manage and control the conduct of elections and referenda, subject to this Constitution, and an Act of Parliament shall further define its powers, functions and duties.
… (Art. 94B)
Electoral Bodies
- English(1) There shall be an Electoral Commission of the United Republic ...
(6) The responsibilities of the Electoral Commission shall be:
(a) to supervise and co-ordinate the registration of voters in Presidential and Parliamentary elections in the United Republic;
(b) to supervise and co-ordinate the conduct of the Presidential and Parliamentary election;
(c) to review the boundaries and demarcate the United Republic into various areas for the purposes of Parliamentary elections;
(d) to supervise and co-ordinate the registration of voters and the conduct of the election of Councilors; and
(e) to perform any other functions in accordance with a law enacted by Parliament.
… (Art. 74)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishAn autonomous organ [organismo] with its own [propios] juridical personality and patrimony, denominated [the] Electoral Service [Servicio Electoral], will exercise the administration, supervision [supervigilancia] and fiscal control of the electoral and plebiscitary processes; of the fulfillment of the norms concerning transparency, limit and control of the electoral expenditure; of the norms concerning the political parties, and [of] the other functions that an organic constitutional law specifies.
... (Art. 94bis) - SpanishUn organismo autónomo, con personalidad jurídica y patrimonio propios, denominado Servicio Electoral, ejercerá la administración, supervigilancia y fiscalización de los procesos electorales y plebiscitarios; del cumplimiento de las normas sobre transparencia, límite y control del gasto electoral; de las normas sobre los partidos políticos, y las demás funciones que señale una ley orgánica constitucional.
... (Art. 94bis)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishElections shall be independently supervised by the Election Commission in accordance with the provisions of article 162. (Art. 62)
Electoral Bodies
- English(1) There shall be a Supervisor of Elections whose duty it shall be to exercise general supervision over the registration of voters in elections of Representatives and over the conduct of such elections.
… (Sec. 34)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishElectoral Power is exercised by the National Electoral Council as governing body, and by the latter’s subordinate organs, the National Board of Elections, the Civil Status and Voter Registration Commission and the Commission on Political Participation and Financing, with organization and functioning as established under the pertinent organic law. (Art. 292)
- SpanishEl Poder Electoral se ejerce por el Consejo Nacional Electoral como ente rector y, son organismos subordinados a éste, la Junta Electoral Nacional, la Comisión de Registro Civil y Electoral y la Comisión de Participación Política y Financiamiento, con la organización y el funcionamiento que establezca la ley orgánica respectiva. (Art. 292)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishThe law shall determine the competent Judicial Authority that shall decide on the validity of the Members' election of Al‐Shoura Council. (Art. 82)
- Arabicيعين القانون الجهة القضائية المختصة بالفصل في صحة انتخاب أعضاء مجلس الشورى. (المادّة 82)
Electoral Bodies
- English
Upon the proposal submitted by the Central Electoral Commission, the Constitutional Court rules either on the validation of the mandate of the Member of Parliament, or on invalidation whenever electoral legislation has been infringed. (Art. 62)
- Moldovian
Curtea Constituţională, la propunerea Comisiei Electorale Centrale, hotărăşte validarea mandatului de deputat sau nevalidarea lui în cazul încălcării legislaţiei electorale. (Art. 62)
Electoral Bodies
- English
The Independent National Authority of Elections has as [its] mission to prepare, to organize, to administer and to supervise the presidential, legislative, [and] local elections as well as the operations of referendum.
The Independent National Authority of Elections exercises its missions on the operations of registration on the electoral lists and their revision, as well as the operations of preparation of the electoral operation, of the operations of voting, of counting and decides on electoral disputes, in accordance with the legislation in force.
It exercises its missions from the convocation of the electoral body until the announcement of the provisional results.
The Independent National Authority of Elections exercises its missions with transparency, with impartiality and neutrality. (Art. 202) - Arabic
تتولّى السلطة الوطنية المستقلة للانتخابات مهمة تحضير وتنظيم وتسيير الانتخابـات الرئاسية والتشريعية والمحلية وعمليات الاستفتاء والإشراف عليها.
تمارس السلطة الوطنية المستقلة لـلانـتـخـابـات عـمـلـيـات الـتسجـيـل في الـقـوائـم الانـتـخـابـيـة ومراجعتها، وعــمــلــيــات تحضيــر الــعـمـلـيـة الانـتـخـابـيـة، وعـمـلـيـات الـتصويت والـفـرز والـبت في النزاعات الانتخابية حسب التشريع الساري المفعول.
تمارس السلطة الوطنية المستقلة للانتخابات مهامها منذ تاريخ استدعاء الهيئة الانتخابية حتى إعلان النتائج المؤقتة للاقتراع.
تمارس السلطة الوطنية المستقلة للانتخابات مهامها في شفافية وحياد وعدم تحيّز. (المــادة 202) - French
L’Autorité nationale indépendante des élections a pour mission de préparer, d’organiser, de gérer et de superviser les élections présidentielles, législatives, locales, ainsi que les opérations de référendum.
L’Autorité nationale indépendante des élections exerce ses missions sur les opérations d’inscription sur les listes électorales et leur révision, ainsi que les opérations de préparation de l’opération électorale, des opérations de vote, de dépouillement et se prononce sur le contentieux électoral, conformément à la législation en vigueur.
Elle exerce ses missions depuis la convocation du corps électoral jusqu’à l’annonce des résultats provisoires.
L’Autorité nationale indépendante des élections exerce ses missions dans la transparence, avec impartialité et neutralité. (Art. 202)