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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
- English(1) There shall be a legislature of Sierra Leone which shall be known as Parliament, and shall consist of the President, the Speaker and Members of Parliament.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the legislative power of Sierra Leone is vested in Parliament.
(3) Parliament may make laws for the peace, security order and good government of Sierra Leone. (Sec. 73)
Legislature
- English
(1) The members of the Federal Council and their substitutes are elected by the Provincial Parliament for the duration of their respective legislative periods in accordance with the principle of proportional representation but at least one seat must fall to the party having the second largest number of seats in a Provincial Parliament or, should several parties have the same number of seats, the second highest number of votes at the last election to the Provincial Parliament. When the claims of several parties are equal, the issue shall be decided by lot.
… (Art. 35) - German
(1) Die Mitglieder des Bundesrates und ihre Ersatzmitglieder werden von den Landtagen für die Dauer ihrer Gesetzgebungsperiode nach dem Grundsatz der Verhältniswahl gewählt, jedoch muss wenigstens ein Mandat der Partei zufallen, die die zweithöchste Anzahl von Sitzen im Landtag oder, wenn mehrere Parteien die gleiche Anzahl von Sitzen haben, die zweithöchste Zahl von Wählerstimmen bei der letzten Landtagswahl aufweist. Bei gleichen Ansprüchen mehrerer Parteien entscheidet das Los.
… (Art. 35)
Legislature
- EnglishThe candidate to the elections of the Senators must be of Burundian nationality, being already thirty-five years old at the moment of the elections, [and] enjoy all their civil and political rights.
… (Art. 184) - KirundiUwitoza ngo abe umukenguzamateka ategerezwa kuba ari umurundi, akaba akwije imyaka mirongo itatu n’itanu y’amavuka ku munsi w’itora, akaba atakimukumira mu mabanga y’igihugu.
… (Ingingo ya 184) - FrenchLe candidat aux élections des Sénateurs doit être de nationalité burundaise, être âgé de trente cinq ans révolus au moment de l’élection, jouir de tous ses droits civils et politiques.
… (Art. 184)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Diet shall consist of two Houses, namely the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. (Art. 42)
- Japanese国会は、衆議院及び参議院の両議院でこれを構成する。 (第42条)
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 Council of States shall consist of:
1.
a. Members of the Council of States shall be elected through their respective States Assemblies; and
b. The National Elections Law shall determine the number of members of the Council of States.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article (1) above, during the transitional period, the Council of States shall consist of:
a. all South Sudanese who were representatives in the Council of States of the Republic of Sudan, by virtue of their membership in that Council; and
b. thirty (30) members appointed by the President. (Art. 58)
Legislature
- English(1) Elections to the Chamber of Deputies shall be held by secret ballot on the basis of a universal, equal, and direct right to vote, according to the principle of proportional representation.
(2) Elections to the Senate shall be held by secret ballot on the basis of a universal, equal, and direct right to vote, according to the principle of majority rule.
… (1993 Constitution, Art. 18) - Czech(1) Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny se konají tajným hlasováním na základě všeobecného, rovného a přímého volebního práva, podle zásady poměrného zastoupení.
(2) Volby do Senátu se konají tajným hlasováním na základě všeobecného, rovného a přímého volebního práva, podle zásady většinového systému.
… (Ústava 1993, Čl. 18)
Legislature
- EnglishA law establishes the conditions and the modalities of election of each of the categories of the members of the Assembly of the Union, mentioned in the Article above as well as their number.
… (Art. 67) - Arabicيضع القانون شروط وطرائق انتخاب كل من فئات أعضاء برلمان الاتحاد المذكورة في المادة أعلاه إلى جانب عددهم
... (المادة 67) - FrenchUne loi fixe les conditions et les modalités d’élection de chacune des catégories des membres de l’Assemblée de l’Union, mentionnés à l’article ci-dessus ainsi que leur nombre.
… (Art. 67)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power shall be vested in the National Assembly. (Art. 40)
- Korean입법권은 국회에 속한다. (제40조)