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Legislature
- EnglishCabo Verdean citizen voters shall be eligible except in case of ineligibilities foreseen in the law. (Art. 117)
- PortugueseSão elegíveis os cidadãos cabo-verdianos eleitores ressalvadas as inelegibilidades previstas na lei. (Art. 117)
Legislature
- EnglishMembers in the Transitional Legislative Council meet the following conditions:
(1) He is a Sudanese national by birth;
(2) He is not be less than 21 years of age;
(3) He possesses integrity and competence;
(4) He has not been convicted by a final ruling from a competent court of a crime relating to honor, trustworthiness, or financial responsibility;
(5) He must be able to read and write. (Art. 25) - Arabicيشترط في عضو المجلس التشريعي الانتقالي:
1. ان يكون سودانياً بالميلاد.
2. الا يقل عمره عن واحد وعشرين عاماً.
3. ان يكون من ذوي النزاهة والكفاءة.
4. الا يكون قد ادين بحكم نهائي من محكمة مختصة في جريمة تتعلق بالشرف او الامانة او الزمه المالية.
5. ان يكون ملماً بالقراءة والكتابة. (الماده 26)
Legislature
- EnglishTo be an Assembly person, one must be an Ecuadorian national, at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of registering one's candidacy, and in possession of political rights. (Art. 119)
- SpanishPara ser asambleísta se requerirá tener nacionalidad ecuatoriana, haber cumplido dieciocho años de edad al momento de la inscripción de la candidatura y estar en goce de los derechos políticos. (Art. 119)
Legislature
- EnglishEvery citizen who is not disqualified by the provisions under this Constitution or the provisions of the election law shall have the right to stand for election to any Hluttaw. (Sec. 395)
- Burmeseဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေပါ ပြဌာန်းချက်များအရသော်လည်းကောင်း၊ ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခြင်းဆိုင်ရာ ဥပဒေပါပြဌာန်းချက်များအရသော်လည်းကောင်း၊ အရည်အချင်း ပျက်ယွင်းသူ မဟုတ်ပါက နိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် လွှတ်တော်တစ်ရပ်ရပ်သို့ ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခံပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၉၅)
Legislature
- English
The chamber of deputies represents the country. It exercises the legislative power.
… (Art. 62)
Legislature
- EnglishThe members of the National Assembly bear the title of Deputy. They are elected by universal direct suffrage.
… (Art. 128) - FrenchLes membres de l’Assemblée nationale portent le titre de député. Ils sont élus au suffrage universel direct.
… (Art. 128)
Legislature
- English1. A person is qualified to be a member of Parliament if that person-
a. is a citizen of Uganda;
b. is a registered voter; and
c. has completed a minimum formal education of Advanced Level standard or its equivalent which shall be established in a manner and at a time prescribed by Parliament by law.
… (Art. 80)
Legislature
- English…
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make provision -
(a) …
(v) for the extraction from the lists and declaration of names of the candidates who have been elected, and for such provision for extraction to take into account the proportion that women form of the electorate;
…
(b) …
(iii) for the minimum number or proportion of female candidates on a party’s list and in all party’s lists taken together;
(iv) for the minimum number or proportion of female candidates on a party’s lists for geographical constituencies taken individually or together;
(v) for the maximum percentage or the number of geographical constituencies a party can contest in which its lists contain no female candidate.
… (Art. 160)
Legislature
- EnglishThe members of the Legislative Council shall be elected in general, free and direct elections in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Law, which shall determine the number of members, electoral constituencies and electoral system.
… (Art. 48) - Arabicينتخب أعضاء المجلس التشريعي انتخابا عاما حرا ومباشرا وفقا لأحكام قانون الانتخابات، ويحدد القانون عدد الأعضاء والدوائر الانتخابية والنظام الانتخابي.
… (المادّة 48)
Legislature
- English
1. The members of the Upper House shall be chosen by the members of the provincial councils and the members of the electoral colleges as referred to in paragraph 2 and in Article 132a, paragraph 3.
… (Art. 55) - Dutch
1. De leden van de Eerste Kamer worden gekozen door de leden van provinciale staten en de leden van de kiescolleges, bedoeld in het tweede lid en artikel 132a, derde lid.
… (Art. 55)