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Legislature
- English1. The Federal Assembly shall consist of two chambers - the Council of Federation and the State Duma.
… (Art. 95) - Russian1. Федеральное Собрание состоит из двух палат - Совета Федерации и Государственной Думы.
… (Статья 95)
Legislature
- EnglishTo be elected [a] Representative, it is required to be in full exercise of citizenship and be older than twenty-five years of age on the date of the election. (Art. 177)
- SpanishPara ser elegido representante se requiere ser ciudadano en ejercicio y tener más de veinticinco años de edad en la fecha de la elección. (Art. 177)
Legislature
- EnglishThe National Assembly shall comprise at least 120 members.
The Members of the National Assembly shall be elected by a universal, free, equal, direct suffrage and secret ballot.
The National Assembly’s Members are re-eligible.
Khmer citizens of both sexes, enjoying the right to vote, aged at least 25 years and having Khmer nationality by birth, have the right to be candidates to the National Assembly.
The modalities and functioning of the elections shall be determined by the electoral law. (Art. 76) - Khmerរដ្ឋសភាមានសមាជិកជាតំណាងរាស្រ្តយ៉ាងតិច ១២០រូប។
តំណាងរាស្ត្រ ត្រូវជ្រើសតាំងដោយការបោះឆ្នោតជាសកល ដោយសេរី ដោយស្មើភាព ដោយចំពោះ និង តាមវិធីជ្រើសរើសឆ្នោតជាសម្ងាត់។
តំណាងរាស្ត្រអាចឈរឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតសាជាថ្មីបាន។
អ្នកដែលមានសិទ្ធិឈរឈ្មោះជាបេក្ខជនតំណាងរាស្ត្រ គឺជាប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ ដែលមានសិទ្ធិបោះឆ្នោត មានអាយុយ៉ាងតិច ២៥ឆ្នាំ មានសញ្ជាតិជាខ្មែរ តាំងពីកំណើត។
បែបបទនិងការបំពេញមុខងារនៃការបោះឆ្នោតត្រូវកំណត់ក្នុងច្បាប់ (មាត្រា ៧៦)
Legislature
- English
(1) If at a general election which is contested by two or more political parties and in which only candidates of two parties are elected or in the eventuality of an election result as provided for in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) of the proviso to sub-article (1) of article 52 and in the event that the number of Members of Parliament of the under-represented sex, elected by virtue of article 52, inclusive of those members elected at a casual election in terms of the relevant regulations, is less than forty per cent (40%) of all the Members of Parliament, then the number of Members of Parliament shall increase by not more than twelve (12) Members of the under-represented sex:
Provided that the number of Members of Parliament of the under-represented sex elected by virtue of article 52 added to the members of the under-represented sex elected by virtue of this article shall not exceed forty per cent (40%) of the total number of elected Members of Parliament making up the House.
The candidates elected by virtue of this article are to be apportioned equally between the absolute majority party or the relative majority party and the minority party.
... (Art 52A) - Maltese
(1) Jekk f’elezzjoni ġenerali li tkun ikkontestata minn żewġ partiti politiċi jew aktar u li fiha l-kandidati ta’ żewġ partiti biss ikunu eletti jew f’każ ta’ riżultat ta’ elezzjoni kif provdut fis-subparagrafi (i) u (ii) tal-proviso tas-subartikolu (1) tal-artikolu 52 u fil-każ li n-numru ta’ Membri tal-Parlament tas-sess l-inqas rappreżentat, elett bis-saħħa tal-artikolu 52, inkluż dawk il-membri eletti f’elezzjoni każwali skont ir-regolamenti rilevanti, huwa inqas minn erbgħin fil-mija (40%) tal-Membri kollha tal-Parlament, allura n-numru ta’ Membri tal Parlament għandu jiżdied b’mhux aktar minn tnax (12)-il Membru tas-sess l-inqas rappreżentat:
Iżda n-numru ta’ Membri Parlamentari tas-sess l-inqas rappreżentat elett bis-saħħa tal-artikolu 52 miżjud mal-membri tas-sess l-inqas rappreżentat elett bis-saħħa ta’ dan l-artikolu ma għandux jaqbeż l-erbgħin fil-mija (40%) tan-numru totali ta’ Membri eletti tal-Parlament li jifforma l-Kamra.
Il-kandidati eletti bis-saħħa ta’ dan l-artikolu għandhom ikunu mqassma ugwalment bejn il-partit b’maġġoranza assoluta jew il partit b’maġġoranza relattiva u l-partit b’minoranza.
... (Art. 52A)
Legislature
- EnglishA candidate in an election of a Member of the House of Representatives on a constituency basis, must be a person nominated by a political party of which he or she is a member, and shall not stand for election in more than one constituency. … (Sec. 87)
- Thaiผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรแบบแบ่งเขตเลือกตั้ง จะต้องเป็นผู้ซึ่งพรรคการเมืองที่ตนเป็นสมาชิกส่งสมัครรับเลือกตั้ง และจะสมัครรับเลือกตั้งเกินหนึ่งเขตมิได้ … (มาตรา ๘๗)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a National Assembly for the Federation which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives. (Sec. 47)
Legislature
- English
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Only a person who is entitled to vote may be a member or alternate member of the Riksdag.
… (Instrument of Government, Chapter 3, Art. 4) - Swedish
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Endast den som uppfyller villkoren för rösträtt kan vara ledamot av riksdagen eller ersättare för ledamot.
… (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 3 kap, 4§)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Dominica. (Sec. 41)
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
- EnglishVoting in elections shall be by secret ballot, manipulation of the will of the voters during voting shall not be permitted. (Art. 122)
- RussianГолосование на выборах является тайным, контроль за волеизъявлением избирателей в ходе голосования не допускается. (Статья 122)
- TurkmenSaýlawlarda ses bermek gizlindir, ses bermegiň barşynda saýlawçylaryň öz erk-islegini beýan edişine gözegçilik edilmegine ýol berilmeýär. (122-nji madda)