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Legislature
Costa Rica
- EnglishThe power to legislate resides in the People, who delegate it to the Legislative Assembly through suffrage.
… (Art. 105) - SpanishLa potestad de legislar reside en el pueblo, el cual la delega en la Asamblea Legislativa por medio del sufragio.
… (Art. 105)
Legislature
Canada
- EnglishThere shall be One Parliament for Canada, consisting of the Queen, an Upper House styled the Senate, and the House of Commons. (Constitution Act 1867, Sec. 17)
- FrenchIl y aura, pour le Canada, un parlement qui sera composé de la Reine, d’une chambre haute appelée le Sénat, et de la Chambre des Communes. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1867, Sec. 17)
Legislature
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Saint Vincent. (Sec. 37)
Legislature
United States of America
- EnglishThe Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years; … No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen. … (Art. I, Sec. 3)
Legislature
Antigua and Barbuda
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Antigua and Barbuda. (Sec. 46)
Legislature
Dominican Republic
- EnglishThe election of senators and deputies shall be made by universal direct suffrage by the terms established by law.
… (Art. 77) - SpanishLa elección de senadores y diputados se hará por sufragio universal directo en los términos que establezca la ley.
… (Art. 77)
Legislature
Chile
- EnglishThe Chamber of Deputies is composed of members elected in direct voting by electoral districts. The respective constitutional organic law will determine the number of deputies, the electoral districts and the form of their election.
… (Art. 47) - SpanishLa Cámara de Diputados está integrada por miembros elegidos en votación directa por distritos electorales. La ley orgánica constitucional respectiva determinará el número de diputados, los distritos electorales y la forma de su elección.
… (Art. 47)
Legislature
Argentina
- EnglishIn order to be elected senator the following conditions are required: to have attained to the age of 30, to have been six years a citizen of the Nation, to have an annual income of two thousand strong pesos or similar revenues, and to be a native of the province electing him or to have two years of immediate residence therein. (Sec. 55)
- SpanishSon requisitos para ser elegidos senador: tener la edad de treinta años, haber sido seis años ciudadano de la Nación, disfrutar de una renta anual de dos mil pesos fuertes o de una entrada equivalente, y ser natural de la provincia que lo elija, o con dos años de residencia inmediata en ella. (Art. 55)
Legislature
Haiti
- EnglishThe Senate is a body composed of members elected by direct suffrage of the citizens and charged with exercising on their behalf, in concert with the Chamber of Deputies, the duties of the Legislative Power. (Art. 94)
- FrenchLe Sénat est un Corps composé de membres élus au suffrage direct par les citoyens et chargé d'exercer en leur nom, de concert avec la Chambre des Députés, les attributions du Pouvoir législatif. (Art. 94)
Legislature
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishI. The Chamber of Deputies shall have 130 members.
II. In each Department, half of the Deputies (Diputados) shall be elected by direct voting electoral districts. The other half shall be elected by proportional voting electoral districts, from lists headed by candidates for President, Vice President and the Senators of the Republic.
III. Deputies are elected by universal, direct and secret vote. In the single Districts, they are elected by simply majority of the voters; in the multiple districts, by a system of representation established by law.
IV. The number of Deputies must reflect the proportional vote obtained by each party, citizen group or indigenous people.
… (Art. 146) - SpanishI. La Cámara de Diputados estará conformada por 130 miembros.
II. En cada Departamento, se eligen la mitad de los Diputados en circunscripciones uninominales. La otra mitad se elige en circunscripciones plurinominales departamentales, de las listas encabezadas por los candidatos a Presidente, Vicepresidente y Senadores de la República.
III. Los Diputados son elegidos en votación universal, directa y secreta. En las circunscripciones uninominales por simple mayoría de sufragios. En las circunscripciones plurinominales mediante el sistema de representación que establece la ley.
IV. El número de Diputados debe reflejar la votación proporcional obtenida por cada partido, agrupación ciudadana o pueblo indígena.
... (Art. 146)