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Legislature
- EnglishThe Deputies hold this character by the Nation and will be elected by provinces.
The Assembly is composed of fifty-seven Deputies. … (Art. 106) - SpanishLos diputados tienen ese carácter por la Nación y serán elegidos por provincias.
La Asamblea se compone de cincuenta y siete Diputados. … (Art. 106)
Legislature
- EnglishThe modalities of the organization and the functioning of the appointment and the elections of the Senators as well as the determination of the voters, the electoral colleges and the electoral constituencies must be determined by a law. (Art. 101)
- Khmerការរៀបចំបែបបទ និងការប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៃការចាត់តាំង និងការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា ព្រមទាំងការកំណត់អំពីអ្នកបោះឆ្នោត អង្គបោះឆ្នោត និងមណ្ឌលបោះឆ្នោត ត្រូវចែងក្នុងច្បាប់មួយ។ (មាត្រា ១០១)
Legislature
- EnglishNo person shall be qualified to be an elector at an election of the President, or of the Members of Parliament or to vote at any Referendum, if he is subject to any of the following disqualifications, namely –
(a) if he is not a citizen of Sri Lanka ;
(b) if he has not attained the age of eighteen years on the qualifying date specified by law under the provisions of Article 101 ;
(c) if he is under any law in force in Sri Lanka found or declared to be of unsound mind;
… (Art. 89) - Sinhala(අ) යම්කිසි තැනැත්තෙක් ශ්රී ලංකාවේ පුරවැසියෙක් නොවේ නම්,
(ආ) යම්කිසි තැනැත්තෙක් 101 වැනි ව්යවස්ථාවේ විධිවිධාන යටතේ නීතියෙන් නිශ්චය කොට ඇති සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමේ දිනයේ දී අටළොස් විය සම්පූර්ණ කර නොමැති නම්,
(ඇ) යම්කිසි තැනැත්තෙක් සිහිවිකල තැනැත්තකු ලෙස ශ්රී ලංකාවේ බලපවත්නා යම්කිසි නීතියක් යටතේ තීරණය කරනු ලැබ සිටී නම් හෝ විනිශ්චය කරනු ලැබ සිටී නම්
– ඒ තැනැත්තා ජනාධිපතිවරයා තෝරා පත් කිරීමේ ඡන්ද විමසීමක දී හෝ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රීවරයන් තෝරා පත් කිරීමේ මැතිවරණයක දී හෝ ඡන්ද හිමියකු වීමට හෝ ජනමත විචාරණයක දී ඡන්දය දීමට හෝ සුදුස්සෙක් නොවන්නේ ය.
… (89 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Legislature
- English
1. In addition to the conditions of voting by Articles 1 and 2 of this Act, the prerequisites to be eligible are:
- Be 21 years of age by election day;
- Be domiciled in the Republic;
… (Electoral Law 1996, Art. 18)5 - Italian
1. Oltre alle condizioni per essere elettori, contemplate dagli articoli 1 e 2 della presente legge, sono requisiti indispensabili per essere eleggibili:
- aver compiuto 21 anni di età entro il giorno delle elezioni;
- avere domicilio sul territorio della Repubblica;
… (Legge Elettorale 1996, Art. 18)
Legislature
- English
The law establishes the number of members of the National Assembly, the conditions of eligibility, the minimum of votes to obtain by the lists of candidatures at national level [plan] to be eligible to the attribution of seats, the regime of incompatibilities and the conditions within which vacant seats are provided for.
... (Art. 81) - French
La loi fixe le nombre des membres de l’Assemblée nationale, les conditions d’éligibilité, le minimum de suffrages à recueillir par les listes de candidatures au plan national pour être éligibles à l’attribution des sièges, le régime des incompatibilités et les conditions dans lesquelles il est pourvu aux sièges vacants.
... (Art. 81)
Legislature
- English(1) Parliament consists of –
(a) the National Assembly; and
(b) the National Council of Provinces.
(2) The National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces participate in the legislative process in the manner set out in the Constitution.
… (Sec. 42)
Legislature
- EnglishIn order to be a male or female senator one is required to be a male or female Dominican in full exercise of civil and political rights, to have reached twenty-five years of age, to be a native of the territory that elects him or to have resided in it for at least five consecutive years.
… (Art. 79) - SpanishPara ser senadora o senador se requiere ser dominicana o dominicano en pleno ejercicio de los derechos civiles y políticos, haber cumplido veinticinco años de edad, ser nativo de la demarcación territorial que lo elija o haber residido en ella por lo menos cinco años consecutivos.
… (Art. 79)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be the following organic acts:
1. Organic Act on Election of Members of the House of Representatives;
2. Organic Act on Installation of Senators;
… (Sec. 130) - Thaiให้มีพระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญดังต่อไปนี้
(๑) พระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญว่าด้วยการเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎร
(๒) พระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญว่าด้วยการได้มาซึ่งสมาชิกวุฒิสภา
… (มาตรา ๑๓๐)
Legislature
- English1 The Council of States is composed of 46 representatives of the Cantons.
2 The Cantons of Obwalden, Nidwalden, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden each elect one representative; the other Cantons each elect two representatives.
3 The Cantons determine the rules for the election of their representatives to the Council of States. (Art. 150) - French1 Le Conseil des Etats se compose de 46 députés des cantons.
2 Les cantons d’Obwald, de Nidwald, de Bâle-Ville, de Bâle-Campagne, d’Appenzell Rhodes-Extérieures et d’Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures élisent chacun un député; les autres cantons élisent chacun deux députés.
3 Les cantons édictent les règles applicables à l’élection de leurs députés au Conseil des Etats. (Art. 150) - German1 Der Ständerat besteht aus 46 Abgeordneten der Kantone.
2 Die Kantone Obwalden, Nidwalden, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Appenzell Ausserrhoden und Appenzell Innerrhoden wählen je eine Abgeordnete oder einen Abgeordneten; die übrigen Kantone wählen je zwei Abgeordnete.
3 Die Wahl in den Ständerat wird vom Kanton geregelt. (Art. 150) - Italian1 Il Consiglio degli Stati è composto di 46 deputati dei Cantoni.
2 I Cantoni di Obvaldo, Nidvaldo, Basilea Città, Basilea Campagna, Appenzello Esterno e Appenzello Interno eleggono un deputato ciascuno; gli altri Cantoni, due.
3 La procedura d’elezione è determinata dal Cantone. (Art. 150)
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)