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Legislature
Dominica
- English(1) Of the Senators—
(a) five shall be appointed by the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister; and
(b) four shall be appointed by the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition:
Provided that, if it is so prescribed by Parliament the Senators shall, instead of being appointed under the foregoing provisions of this section, be elected, in accordance with such provision as may be made by Parliament in that behalf.
… (Sec. 34)
Legislature
United States of America
- EnglishThe Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; … (Amendment XVII)
Legislature
Barbados
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of section 44, any person who
(a) is a citizen of Barbados of the age of twenty-one years or upwards; and
(b) has such connection with Barbados by residence therein as may be prescribed by Parliament, shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the House of Assembly. (Sec. 43)
Legislature
Cyprus
- EnglishThe number of the members of each Communal Chamber shall be determined by a communal law carried by a two-thirds majority of the total number of the members of the Communal Chamber concerned. (Art. 92)
- GreekΟ αριθμός των μελών εκατέρας Κοινοτικής Συνελεύσεως καθορίζεται υπό κοινοτικού νόμου ψηφιζομένου διά πλειοψηφίας των δύο τρίτων του όλου αριθμού των μελών εκάστης Κοινοτικής Συνελεύσεως. (Αρθρον 92)
- TurkishHer Cemaat Meclisinin üyelerinin sayısı, ilgili Cemaat Meclisinin üyeleri sayısı toplamının üçte iki çoğunluğu ile kabul olunan bir cemaat kanunu ile tayin edilir. (Madde 92)
Legislature
Sri Lanka
- English...
4. The Sovereignty of the People shall be exercised and enjoyed in the following manner :–
(a) the legislative power of the People shall be exercised by Parliament, consisting of elected representatives of the People and by the People at a Referendum ;
… (Art. 4) - Sinhala...
4. ජනතාවගේ පරමාධිපත්යය ක්රියාත්මක වීම ද, භුක්ති විඳීම ද, මතු දැක්වෙන ආකාරයෙන් සිදුවන්නේ ය:-
(අ) ජනතාවගේ ව්යවස්ථාදායක බලය ජනතාව විසින් තෝරා පත්කර ගනු ලබන මන්ත්රීවරයන්ගෙන් සමන්විත පාර්ලිමේන්තුව විසින් ද, ජනමත විචාරණයක දී ජනතාව විසින් ද ක්රියාත්මක කළ යුත්තේ ය;
… (4 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Legislature
Gambia
- EnglishThere shall be a National Assembly of The Gambia. (Sec. 87)
Legislature
Namibia
- EnglishThe legislative power of Namibia shall be vested in the National Assembly with the power to pass laws with the assent of the President as provided in this Constitution subject, where applicable, to the powers and functions of the National Council as set out in this Constitution. (Art. 44)
Legislature
Hungary
- English(1) Members of the National Assembly shall be elected by universal and equal suffrage in a direct and secret ballot, in elections which guarantee the free expression of the will of the voters, in the manner laid down in a cardinal Act.
… (The State, Art. 2) - Hungarian(1) Az országgyűlési képviselőket a választópolgárok általános és egyenlő választójog alapján, közvetlen és titkos szavazással, a választók akaratának szabad kifejezését biztosító választáson, sarkalatos törvényben meghatározott módon választják.
... (Az Állam, 2. cikk)
Legislature
Paraguay
- EnglishThe Chamber of Deputies is the Chamber of departmental representation. It will be composed of eighty titular [members] at a minimum, and of an equal number of substitutes, elected directly by the People in departmental electoral colleges [colegios]. …
The natural Paraguayan nationality and to be already twenty-five years old are required to be elected Deputy[,] titular or substitute[,]. (Art. 221) - SpanishLa Cámara de Diputados es la Cámara de la representación departamental. Se compondrá de ochenta miembros titulares como mínimo, y de igual número de suplentes, elegidos directamente por el pueblo en colegios electorales departamentales. …
Para ser electo diputado titular o suplente se requiere la nacionalidad paraguaya natural y haber cumplido veinticinco años. (Art. 221)
Legislature
Syrian Arab Republic
- EnglishMembers of the People’s Assembly shall be elected by the public, secret, direct and equal vote in accordance with the provisions of the Election Law. (Art. 57)
- Arabicيُنتخب أعضاء مجلس الشعب بالاقتراع العام والسري والمباشر والمتساوي وفقاً لأحكام قانون الانتخاب. (المادّة 57)