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Legislature
Mexico
- EnglishThe Chamber of Deputies will be composed of 300 deputies [feminine] and deputies [masculine] elected according to the principle of relative majority voting, within a system of uninomial electoral districts, as well as 200 deputies [feminine] and deputies [masculine] who will be elected according to the principle of proportional representation, within the System of Regional Lists [Sistema de Listas Regionales], voting in plurinomial circumscriptions. (Art. 52)
- SpanishLa Cámara de Diputados estará integrada por 300 diputadas y diputados electos según el principio de votación mayoritaria relativa, mediante el sistema de distritos electorales uninominales, así como por 200 diputadas y diputados que serán electos según el principio de representación proporcional, mediante el Sistema de Listas Regionales, votadas en circunscripciones plurinominales. (Art. 52)
Legislature
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- EnglishSubject to section 28, a person shall be qualified to be elected or appointed as a member of the National Assembly if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he or she is a citizen of the age of twenty-one years or upwards and he or she or one of his or her parents was born in Saint Christopher and Nevis and he or she is domiciled there at the date of his or her nomination for election or his or her appointment, as the case may be. (Sec. 27)
Legislature
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Saint Vincent. (Sec. 37)
Legislature
Bahamas
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of Article 42 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be appointed as a Senator if, and shall not be qualified to be so appointed unless, he is a citizen of The Bahamas, of the age of thirty years or upwards and has ordinarily resided in The Bahamas for a period of nor less than one year immediately before the date of his appointment. (Art. 41)
Legislature
Uruguay
- EnglishThe Legislative Power shall be exercised by the General Assembly. (Art. 83)
- SpanishEl Poder Legislativo será ejercido por la Asamblea General. (Art. 83)
Legislature
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishThe Pluri-National Legislative Assembly is composed of two chambers, the Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados) and the Chamber of Senators (Camara de Senadores), and it is the only body with authority to approve and sanction laws that govern the entire Bolivian territory. (Art. 145)
- SpanishLa Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional está compuesta por dos cámaras, la Cámara de Diputados y la Cámara de Senadores, y es la única con facultad de aprobar y sancionar leyes que rigen para todo el territorio boliviano. (Art. 145)
Legislature
Chile
- EnglishTo be elected Deputy [it] is required to be a citizen with the right of suffrage, [to] have become twenty-one years of age, [to] have completed secondary education, or [the] equivalent, and [to] have residence in the region to which the corresponding electoral district pertains for a period no less than two years, counted backwards from the date of the election. (Art. 48)
- SpanishPara ser elegido diputado se requiere ser ciudadano con derecho a sufragio, tener cumplidos veintiún años de edad, haber cursado la enseñanza media o equivalente, y tener residencia en la región a que pertenezca el distrito electoral correspondiente durante un plazo no inferior a dos años, contado hacia atrás desde el día de la elección. (Art. 48)
Legislature
Dominica
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of section 32 of this Constitution a person shall be qualified to be elected as a Representative if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he—
(a) is a citizen of Dominica of the age of twenty-one years or upwards;
(b) has resided in Dominica for a period of twelve months immediately before the date of his nomination for election or is domiciled and resident in Dominica at that date; and
(c) is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read the English language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him to take an active part in the proceedings of the House.
(2) Subject to the provisions of section 32 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be elected or appointed as a Senator if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he—
(a) is a Commonwealth citizen of the age of twenty-one years or upwards;
(b) is domiciled and resident in Dominica at the date of his appointment or nomination for election; and
(c) is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read the English language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him to take an active part in the proceedings of the House. (Sec. 31)
Legislature
Grenada
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of section of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be appointed as a Senator if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he-
(a) is a Commonwealth citizen who has attained the age of eighteen years;
(b) has either resided in Grenada for a period of twelve months immediately before the date of his appointment or is domiciled and resident in Grenada at that date; and
(c) is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read the English language with sufficient proficiency to enable him to take an active part in the proceedings of the Senate. (Sec. 25)
Legislature
Haiti
- EnglishA Senator of Republic is elected by universal suffrage by an absolute majority of votes in the Primary Assemblies held in the geographic Departments, under the terms prescribed by the Electoral Law. (Art. 94-2)
- FrenchLe sénateur de la République est élu au suffrage universel à la majorité absolue dans les assemblées primaires tenues dans les Départements géographiques, selon les conditions prescrites par la loi électorale. (Art. 94.2)