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Legislature
- EnglishTo be elected [a] Representative, it is required to be in full exercise of citizenship and be older than twenty-five years of age on the date of the election. (Art. 177)
- SpanishPara ser elegido representante se requiere ser ciudadano en ejercicio y tener más de veinticinco años de edad en la fecha de la elección. (Art. 177)
Legislature
- English1. In the Maneaba ni Maungatabu one seat shall be reserved for a nominated representative of the Banaban community (in this section referred to as “the nominated member”).
… (Sec. 117)
Legislature
- English
(a) Every Israeli citizen, who on the day of the submission of a list of candidates, which includes his name, is twenty one years old and above, is entitled to be elected to the Knesset, unless a court of law has deprived him of this right by virtue of the law, or who has been sentenced, in a final verdict, to actual imprisonment for a period of over three months, and on the day of the submission of the list of candidates seven years have not lapsed from the day on which he finished serving the actual imprisonment, and if he was convicted of a serious terror offence, or a serious security offence, as prescribed by law, was sentenced, in a final verdict, to an actual prison sentence for a period of over seven years imprisonment, and on the day of the submission of the list of candidate 14 years have not lapsed from the day that he finished serving the actual imprisonment, unless the Chairperson of the Central Elections Committee determined that the offence for which he was sentenced, in the circumstances of the case, did not involve turpitude.
... (Basic Law: The Knesset (1958), Sec. 6) - Hebrew
(א) כל אזרח ישראלי, שביום הגשת רשימת המועמדים הכוללת את שמו הוא בן עשרים ואחת שנה ומעלה, זכאי להיבחר לכנסת, זולת אם בית משפט שלל ממנו זכות זו על פי חוק או שנידון, בפסק דין סופי, לעונש מאסר בפועל לתקופה העולה על שלושה חודשים וביום הגשת רשימת המועמדים טרם עברו שבע שנים מהיום שגמר לרצות את עונש המאסר בפועל, ואם הורשע בעבירת טרור חמורה או עבירת ביטחון חמורה, כפי שייקבע בחוק, נידון, בפסק דין סופי, לעונש מאסר בפועל לתקופה העולה על שבע שנות מאסר, וביום הגשת רשימת המועמדים טרם עברו 14 שנים מהיום שגמר לרצות את עונש המאסר בפועל ,אלא אם כן קבע יושב ראש ועדת הבחירות המרכזית כי אין עם העבירה שבה הורשע בנסיבות העניין, משום קלון.
... (חוק יסוד: הכנסת (1958), סעיף 6)
Legislature
- EnglishI. Every citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the right to participation in election can be elected a Deputy of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the procedure determined by law.
… (Art. 85) - AzerbaijaniI. Azərbaycan Respublikasının seçkilərdə iştirak etmək hüququna malik olan hər bir vətəndaşı qanunla müəyyən edilmiş qaydada Azərbaycan Respublikası Milli Məclisinin deputatı seçilə bilər.
… (Maddə 85)
Legislature
- EnglishThe members of the Senate have the title of Senator.
…
The candidates for Senator are presented by the political parties or by the political groups. They may also present themselves as independents.
They are elected at the second degree by the Provincial Assemblies.
… (Art. 104) - FrenchLes membres du Sénat portent le titre de sénateur.
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Les candidats sénateurs sont présentés par des partis politiques ou par des regroupements politiques. Ils peuvent aussi se présenter en indépendant.
Ils sont élus au second degré par les Assemblées provinciales.
… (Art. 104)
Legislature
- EnglishSave for the restrictions that electoral law lays down in relation to local incompatibilities or the exercise of certain offices, all Portuguese citizens who are registered to vote are eligible for election. (Art. 150)
- PortugueseSão elegíveis os cidadãos portugueses eleitores, salvas as restrições que a lei eleitoral estabelecer por virtude de incompatibilidades locais ou de exercício de certos cargos. (Art. 150)
Legislature
- EnglishTo be elected Senator, one must:
1. be Haitian of origin, never to have renounced his nationality and not holding any other nationality at the moment of his inscription;
2. be thirty (30) years of age;
3. enjoy ones civil and political rights and to never have been condemned to a afflictive and infamous penalty for a crime of common law;
4. have resided in the Department to be represented at least three (3) consecutive years preceding the date of the elections;
5. be the owner of real assets in the department or to exercise a profession or an industry there.
6. have received discharge, the case arising, from being a manager of public funds. (Art. 96) - FrenchPour être élu Sénateur, il faut:
1. être haïtien d'origine, n'avoir jamais renoncé à sa nationalité et ne détenir aucune autre nationalité au moment de l'inscription;
2. être âgé de trente (30) ans accomplis;
3. jouir de ses droits civils et politiques et n'avoir jamais été condamné à une peine afflictive et infamante pour un crime de droit commun;
4. avoir résidé dans le Département à représenter au moins trois (3) années consécutives précédant la date des élections;
5. être propriétaire d'un immeuble dans le département ou y exercer une profession ou une industrie;
6. avoir obtenu décharge, le cas échéant, comme gestionnaire de fonds publics. (Art. 96)
Legislature
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, every person who is registered as an elector of an electoral district, but no other person, is qualified to be a candidate and to be elected a member of Parliament, whether for that electoral district, any other electoral district or as a consequence of the inclusion of that person’s name in a party list submitted pursuant to section 127.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1), if a person is disqualified for registration as an elector, that person shall not be qualified to be a candidate or to be elected.
(3) Regardless of anything in subsection (1), a person is not qualified to be a candidate or to be elected unless he or she is a New Zealand citizen. (Electoral Act 1993, Sec. 47)
Legislature
- English
The Parliament consists of one sole Chambers denominated [the] "National Assembly". (Art. 78)
- French
Le Parlement comprend une chambre unique dénommée « Assemblée nationale ». (Art. 78)
Legislature
- English1. The Federal Assembly shall consist of two chambers - the Council of Federation and the State Duma.
… (Art. 95) - Russian1. Федеральное Собрание состоит из двух палат - Совета Федерации и Государственной Думы.
… (Статья 95)