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Legislature
- English
1. To elect the Great and General Council the electorate constitutes a single constituency.
2. The elections are held in poll list with proportional representation. (Electoral Law 1996, Art. 10)4 - Italian
1. Per l'elezione del Consiglio Grande e Generale il corpo elettorale costituisce un collegio unico.
2. L'elezione si svolge a scrutinio di lista con rappresentanza proporzionale. (Legge Elettorale 1996, Art. 10)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Legislative power is exercised by a Parliament consisting of two Chambers: the National Assembly and the Senate.
… (Art. 100) - FrenchLe pouvoir législatif est exercé par un Parlement composé de deux Chambres: l’Assemblée nationale et le Sénat.
… (Art. 100)
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
- EnglishA Senator shall have the qualifications and not be under any of the prohibitions as follows:
a. qualifications:
1. being of Thai nationality by birth;
2. being not less than forty years of age on the date of application for selection;
3. having knowledge, expertise and experience, or having worked for not less than ten years in the field for which he or she applies, or having the qualifications under the rules and conditions prescribed in the Organic Act on Installation of Senators;
4. being born, having his or her name listed in the household register, having worked or having a connection to the area in which he or she applies for selection in accordance with the rules and conditions prescribed in the Organic Act on Installation of Senators;
... (Sec. 108) - Thaiสมาชิกวุฒิสภาต้องมีคุณสมบัติและไม่มีลักษณะต้องห้ามดังต่อไปนี้
ก. คุณสมบัติ
(๑) มีสัญชาติไทยโดยกำเนิด
(๒) มีอายุไม่ต่ำกว่าสี่สิบปีในวันสมัครรับเลือก
(๓) มีความรู้ ความเชี่ยวชาญ และประสบการณ์ หรือทํางานในด้านที่สมัครไม่น้อยกว่าสิบปี หรือเป็นผู้มีลักษณะตามหลักเกณฑ์และเงื่อนไขที่บัญญัติไว้ในพระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญว่าด้วยการได้มาซึ่งสมาชิกวุฒิสภา
(๔) เกิด มีชื่ออยู่ในทะเบียนบ้าน ทํางาน หรือมีความเกี่ยวพันกับพื้นที่ที่สมัครตามหลักเกณฑ์และเงื่อนไขที่บัญญัติไว้ในพระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญว่าด้วยการได้มาซึ่งสมาชิกวุฒิสภา
... (มาตรา ๑๐๘)
Legislature
- EnglishParliament consists of the Senate and the National Assembly. (Sec. 118)
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
- English1 The National Council is composed of 200 representatives of the People.
2 The representatives are elected directly by the People according to a system of proportional representation. A general election is held every four years.
3 Each Canton constitutes an electoral constituency.
4 The seats are allocated to the Cantons according to their relative populations. Each Canton has at least one seat. (Art. 149) - French1 Le Conseil national se compose de 200 députés du peuple.
2 Les députés sont élus par le peuple au suffrage direct selon le système proportionnel. Le Conseil national est renouvelé intégralement tous les quatre ans.
3 Chaque canton forme une circonscription électorale.
4 Les sièges sont répartis entre les cantons proportionnellement à leur population. Chaque canton a droit à un siège au moins. (Art. 149) - German1 Der Nationalrat besteht aus 200 Abgeordneten des Volkes.
2 Die Abgeordneten werden vom Volk in direkter Wahl nach dem Grundsatz des Proporzes bestimmt. Alle vier Jahre findet eine Gesamterneuerung statt.
3 Jeder Kanton bildet einen Wahlkreis.
4 Die Sitze werden nach der Bevölkerungszahl auf die Kantone verteilt. Jeder Kanton hat mindestens einen Sitz. (Art. 149) - Italian1 Il Consiglio nazionale è composto di 200 deputati del Popolo.
2 I deputati sono eletti dal Popolo a suffragio diretto secondo il sistema proporzionale. Ogni quadriennio si procede al rinnovo integrale.
3 Ogni Cantone forma un circondario elettorale.
4 I seggi sono ripartiti tra i Cantoni proporzionalmente alla loro popolazione. Ogni Cantone ha diritto almeno a un seggio. (Art. 149)
Legislature
- English1. The Senate will be composed of seventy senators who are elected for a mandate of five years by universal, direct and secret suffrage in general elections that are celebrated on one sole day and within the sixty days before or following the expiration of their mandate.
2. The law determines the number of senators of free appointment [designaci6n] of the President of the Republic among the seventy senators.
3. The Electoral Law defines the electoral circumscriptions and determines the number of seats corresponding to each one, the regime of eligibility and ineligibility and [of] compatibility and incompatibility of the senators and develops other aspects of the electoral process.
4. Seats are attributed to each territorial representation and to the local corporations. (Art. 84) - Spanish1. El Senado está integrado por setenta senadores que son elegidos por un mandato de cinco años mediante sufragio universal directo y secreto en elecciones generales que se celebran en un solo día y dentro de los sesenta días antes o después de la expiración de su mandato.
2. La ley determina el número de senadores de libre designación por el Presidente de la República de entre los setenta senadores.
3. La Ley Electoral define las circunscripciones electorales y determina el número de escaños correspondientes a cada una, el régimen de elegibilidad e inelegibilidad y compatibilidad e incompatibilidad de los senadores y desarrolla los demás aspectos del proceso electoral.
4. Los escaños se atribuyen a cada representación territorial y a las corporaciones locales. (Art. 84) - French1. Le Sénat est composé de soixante-dix sénateurs élus pour un mandat de cinq ans au suffrage universel direct et par scrutin secret au cours d'élections générales tenues durant une seule et même journée, dans les soixante jours qui précèdent ou suivent l'expiration de leur mandat.
2. La loi détermine le nombre de sénateurs librement désignés par le Président de la République parmi les soixante-dix sénateurs.
3. La loi électorale définit les circonscriptions électorales et détermine le nombre de sièges correspondant à chacune d'elles, le régime d'éligibilité et d'inéligibilité ainsi que de compatibilités et d'incompatibilités des sénateurs et précise les autres éléments du processus électoral.
4. Les sièges sont attribués à chaque représentation territoriale et aux collectivités locales. (Art. 84)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Dominica. (Sec. 41)
Legislature
- EnglishAn Emirate is free to determine the method of selection of its representatives in the FNC. (Art. 69)
- Arabicﻳﺘﺮﻙ ﻟﻜﻞ اﻣ ﺎرﺓ ﺗﺤﺪﻳﺪ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺔ اﺧﺘﻴﺎﺭ اﻟﻤﻮ اﻃﻨﻴﻦ اﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻳﻤﺜﻠﻮﻧﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ اﻻﺗﺤ ﺎدﻱ. (المادّة 69)