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Legislature
- English(1) The Senate consists of—
(a) forty-seven members each elected by the registered voters of the counties, each county constituting a single member constituency;
(b) sixteen women members who shall be nominated by political parties according to their proportion of members of the Senate elected under clause (a) in accordance with Article 90;
(c) two members, being one man and one woman, representing the youth;
(d) two members, being one man and one woman, representing persons with disabilities; and
(e) the Speaker, who shall be an ex officio member.
(2) The members referred to in clause (1) (c) and (d) shall be elected in accordance with Article 90.
(3) Nothing in this Article shall be construed as excluding any person from contesting an election under clause (1) (a). (Art. 98) - Swahili(1) Bunge la Seneti linaundwa na -
(a) wajumbe arobaini na saba kila mmoja aliyechaguliwa na wapiga kura waliosajiliwa wa kaunti husika, kila kaunti inaunda eneo bunge moja;
(b) wajumbe wanawake kumi na sita ambao watachaguliwa na vyama vya siasa kulingana na idadi yao ya wajumbe wa Seneti waliochaguliwa chini ya ibara ya (a) kwa mujibu wa Kifungu cha 90;
(c) wajumbe wawili, mmoja akiwa mwanaume na mwingine mwanamke wakiwakilisha vijana;
(d) wajumbe wawili, mmoja akiwa mwanaume na mwingine mwanamke wakiwakilisha watu wenye ulemavu; na
(e) Spika, ambaye atakuwa mjumbe kwa nafasi yake.
(2) Wajumbe waliotajwa katika ibara ya (1) (c) na (d) watachaguliwa kwa mujibu wa Kifungu cha 90.
(3) Hakuna chochote katika Kifungu hiki kitachukuliwa kama kumwondoa mtu yeyote kugombea kwenye uchaguzi chini ya ibara ya (1) (a). (Kifungu cha 98)
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
- EnglishThe Senate, including the Speaker, shall consist of a number not exceeding one-half of the number of the House of Representatives. (Art. 63)
- Arabicيتألف مجلس الاعيان بما فيه الرئيس من عدد لا يتجاوز نصف عدد مجلس النواب. (المادة 63)
Legislature
- EnglishLegislative authority is vested in the Riigikogu. (Sec. 59)
- EstonianSeadusandlik võim kuulub Riigikogule. (§ 59)
Legislature
- EnglishTo be eligible to hold office in the Olbiil Era Kelulau, a person must be:
(1) a citizen;
(2) not less than twenty-five (25) years of age;
(3) a resident of Palau for not less than five (5) years immediately preceding the election; and
(4) a resident of the district in which he wishes to run for office for not less than one (1) year immediately preceding the election. (Art. IX, Sec. 6)
Legislature
- EnglishThe rules of functioning of the Senate, its composition as well as the modalities of election and of designation of its members are established by an organic law. (Art. 82)
- FrenchLes règles de fonctionnement du Sénat, sa composition ainsi que les modalités d'élection et de désignation de ses membres sont fixées par une loi organique. (Art. 82)
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
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The election of members of the National Assembly and the Local People'sAssemblies shall be carried out through the principles of universal equal direct suffrage and secret balloting.
… (Art. 4) - Lao
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ການເລືອກຕັ້ງສະມາຊິກສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ ແລະ ສະພາປະຊາຊົນທ້ອງຖິ່ນແມ່ນປະຕິບັດຕາມຫຼັກການທົ່ວໄປ, ສະເໝີພາບ, ໂດຍກົງ ແລະ ລົງຄະແນນສຽງປິດລັບ.
... (ມາດຕາ 4) (ປັບປຸງ)
Legislature
- English(1) Members of the National Assembly shall be elected by universal and equal suffrage in a direct and secret ballot, in elections which guarantee the free expression of the will of the voters, in the manner laid down in a cardinal Act.
… (The State, Art. 2) - Hungarian(1) Az országgyűlési képviselőket a választópolgárok általános és egyenlő választójog alapján, közvetlen és titkos szavazással, a választók akaratának szabad kifejezését biztosító választáson, sarkalatos törvényben meghatározott módon választják.
... (Az Állam, 2. cikk)