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Legislature
- English1. Every citizen having the right to vote, who, no later than on the day of the elections, has attained the age of 21 years, shall be eligible to be elected to the Sejm.
2. Every citizen having the right to vote, who, no later than on the day of the elections, has attained the age of 30 years, shall be eligible to be elected to the Senate.
... (Art. 99) - Polish1. Wybrany do Sejmu może być obywatel polski mający prawo wybierania, który najpóźniej w dniu wyborów kończy 21 lat.
2. Wybrany do Senatu może być obywatel polski mający prawo wybierania, który najpóźniej w dniu wyborów kończy 30 lat.
... (Art. 99)
Legislature
- English
(1) The Senate shall consist of twenty-one persons who, being qualified for appointment as Senators in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, have been so appointed in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(2) Twelve Senators shall be appointed by the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, by instrument under the Public Seal.
(3) Two Senators shall be appointed by the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, by instrument under the Public Seal.
(4) Seven Senators shall be appointed by the President, acting in his discretion, by instrument under the Public Seal, to represent religious, economic or social interests or such other interests as the President considers ought to be represented:
Provided that before appointing any person under this subsection the President shall consult such persons as, in his discretion, he considers can speak for those interests and ought to be consulted. (Sec. 36)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power of the national government is vested in the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia. (Art. IX, Sec. 1)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Senators shall be elected by the system of integral proportional representation. (Art. 95)
- SpanishLos Senadores serán elegidos por el sistema de representación proporcional integral. (Art. 95)
Legislature
- EnglishNo person carrying another nationality, in addition to the nationality of the Syrian Arab Republic, might occupy the office of President of the Republic, Vice-president, Prime Minister, deputy prime ministers, ministers, members of the People’s Assembly or members of the Supreme Constitutional Court. (Art. 152)
- Arabicلا يجوز لمن يحمل جنسية أخرى، إضافة للجنسية العربية السورية، أن يتولى مناصب رئيس الجمهورية أو نائبه أو رئيس مجلس الوزراء أو نوابه أو الوزراء أوعضوية مجلس الشعب أو عضوية المحكمة الدستورية العليا. (المادّة 152)
Legislature
- English(1) Unless disqualified under clause (2), a person is eligible for election as a member of Parliament if the person—
(a) is registered as a voter;
(b) satisfies any educational, moral and ethical requirements prescribed by this Constitution or by an Act of Parliament; and
(c) is nominated by a political party, or is an independent candidate who is supported—
(i) in the case of election to the National Assembly, by at least one thousand registered voters in the constituency; or
(ii) in the case of election to the Senate, by at least two thousand registered voters in the county.
… (Art. 99) - Swahili(1) Isipokuwa kama hana sifa chini ya ibara ya (2), mtu anastahili kuchaguliwa kama mbunge ikiwa mtu huyo—
(a) ameandikishwa kama mpiga kura;
(b) anakidhi matakwa yoyote ya kielimu, ya kiadili na kimaadili yaliyowekwa na Katiba hii au na Sheria ya Bunge; na
(c) ameteuliwa na chama cha siasa, au ni mgombea huru anayeungwa mkono—
(i) katika suala la uchaguzi wa Bunge la Kitaifa na wapiga kura angalau elfu moja walioandikishwa katika jimbo hilo la uchaguzi; au
(ii) katika suala la uchaguzi wa Seneti, na angalau wapiga kura elfu mbili walioandikishwa katika kaunti husika.
… (Kifungu cha 99)
Legislature
- English
The National Assembly is composed of deputies of the citizens of Slovenia and comprises ninety deputies.
Deputies are elected by universal, equal, direct, and secret voting.
One deputy of the Italian and one deputy of the Hungarian national communities shall always be elected to the National Assembly.
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Deputies, except for the deputies of the national communities, are elected according to the principle of proportional representation with a four-percent threshold required for election to the National Assembly, with due consideration that voters have a decisive influence on the allocation of seats to the candidates. (Art. 80) - Slovene
Državni zbor sestavljajo poslanci državljanov Slovenije in šteje 90 poslancev.
Poslanci se volijo s splošnim, enakim, neposrednim in tajnim glasovanjem.
V državni zbor se vedno izvoli po en poslanec italijanske in madžarske narodne skupnosti.
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Poslanci, razen poslancev narodnih skupnosti, se volijo po načelu sorazmernega predstavništva ob štiriodstotnem volilnem pragu za vstop v Državni zbor, pri čemer imajo volivci odločilen vpliv na dodelitev mandatov kandidatom. (80. Člen)
Legislature
- English
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Paragraph 3. The conditions for eligibility, according to the law, are:
I – the Brazilian nationality;
II – the full exercise of the political rights;
III – the electoral enrollment;
IV – the electoral domicile in the electoral district;
V – the membership in a political party;
VI – the minimum age of:
a) thirty-five years for President and Vice-President of the Republic and Senator;
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c) twenty-one years for Federal Deputy, State or District Deputy, Mayor, Vice-Mayor, and justice of the peace;
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Paragraph 4. The illiterate and those that cannot be registered as voters are not eligible.
... (Art. 14) - Portuguese
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§ 3º São condições de elegibilidade, na forma da lei:
I - a nacionalidade brasileira;
II - o pleno exercício dos direitos políticos;
III - o alistamento eleitoral;
IV - o domicílio eleitoral na circunscrição;
V - a filiação partidária;
VI - a idade mínima de:
a) trinta e cinco anos para Presidente e Vice-Presidente da República e Senador;
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c) vinte e um anos para Deputado Federal, Deputado Estadual ou Distrital, Prefeito, Vice-Prefeito e juiz de paz;
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§ 4º - São inelegíveis os inalistáveis e os analfabetos.
… (Art. 14)
Legislature
- EnglishNothing in this Division4 derogates the rights and freedoms of the individual under any other law and, in particular, an Organic Law or an Act of the Parliament may provide further guarantees of rights and freedoms and may further restrict the limitations that may be placed on, or on the exercise of, any right or freedom (including the limitations that may be imposed under Section 38 (general qualifications on qualified rights)). (Sec. 33)