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Legislature
Romania
- English(1) The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate shall be elected by universal, equal, direct, secret and free suffrage, in accordance with the electoral law.
… (Art. 62) - Romanian(1) Camera Deputaţilor şi Senatul sunt alese prin vot universal, egal, direct, secret şi liber exprimat, potrivit legii electorale.
… (Art. 62)
Legislature
Eswatini
- English…(2) Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing subsection, the women of Eswatini and other marginalized groups have a right to equitable representation in Parliament and other public structures. (Sec. 84)
Legislature
Saint Lucia
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Constitution Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Saint Lucia. (Sec. 40)
Legislature
Argentina
- EnglishThe Senate shall be composed of three senators from each province, and three from the City of Buenos Aires, who shall be jointly and directly elected, corresponding two seats to the most voted political party, and the other seat to the political party following in number of votes. ... (Sec. 54)
- SpanishEl Senado se compondrá de tres senadores por cada provincia y tres por la ciudad de Buenos Aires, elegidos en forma directa y conjunta, correspondiendo dos bancas al partido político que obtenga el mayor número de votos, y la restante al partido político que le siga en número de votos. ... (Art. 54)
Legislature
Thailand
- EnglishThe House of Representatives consists of five hundred members, as follows:
1. three hundred and fifty members elected on a constituency basis;
2. one hundred and fifty members from party lists of political parties.
In the case where the office of a Member of the House of Representatives becomes vacant for any reason, and an election of a Member of the House of Representatives has not been held to fill the vacancy, or no declaration of name of a Member of the House of Representatives has been made to fill the vacancy, the House of Representatives shall consist of the existing members of the House.
In the case where there is any reason for the number of the Members of the House of Representatives by party list basis to be fewer than one hundred and fifty persons, the Members of the House of Representatives by party list basis shall consist of the existing members. (Sec. 83) - Thaiสภาผู้แทนราษฎรประกอบด้วยสมาชิกจํานวนห้าร้อยคนดังนี้
(๑) สมาชิกซึ่งมาจากการเลือกตั้งแบบแบ่งเขตเลือกตั้งจํานวนสามร้อยห้าสิบคน
(๒) สมาชิกซึ่งมาจากบัญชีรายชื่อของพรรคการเมืองจํานวนหนึ่งร้อยห้าสิบคน
ในกรณีที่ตําแหน่งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรว่างลงไม่ว่าด้วยเหตุใด และยังไม่มีการเลือกตั้งหรือประกาศชื่อสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรขึ้นแทนตําแหน่งที่ว่าง ให้สภาผู้แทนราษฎรประกอบด้วยสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรเท่าที่มีอยู่
ในกรณีมีเหตุใดๆ ที่ทําให้สมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรแบบบัญชีรายชื่อมีจํานวนไม่ถึงหนึ่งร้อยห้าสิบคน ให้สมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรแบบบัญชีรายชื่อประกอบด้วยสมาชิกเท่าที่มีอยู่ (มาตรา ๘๓)
Legislature
Sweden
- EnglishThe Riksdag is the foremost representative of the people.
The Riksdag enacts the laws, determines State taxes and decides how State funds shall be employed. The Riksdag shall examine the government and administration of the Realm. (Instrument of Government, Chapter 1, Art. 4) - SwedishRiksdagen är folkets främsta företrädare.
Riksdagen stiftar lag, beslutar om skatt till staten och bestämmer hur statens medel ska användas. Riksdagen granskar rikets styrelse och förvaltning. (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 1 kap, 4 §)
Legislature
Ghana
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of this article, a person shall not be qualified to be a member of Parliament unless—
(a) he is a citizen of Ghana, has attained the age of twenty-one years and is a registered voter;
(b) he is resident in the constituency for which he stands as a candidate for election to Parliament or has resided there for a total period of not less than five years out of the ten years immediately preceding the election for which he stands, or he hails from that constituency; and
(c) he has paid all his taxes or made arrangements satisfactory to the appropriate authority for the payment of his taxes.
… (Art. 94)
Legislature
Trinidad and Tobago
- EnglishParliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Trinidad and Tobago, so, however, that the provisions of this Constitution or (in so far as it forms part of the law of Trinidad and Tobago) the Trinidad and Tobago Independence Act 1962 of the United Kingdom may not be altered except in accordance with the provisions of section 54. (Sec. 53)
Legislature
Turkmenistan
- EnglishA citizen of Turkmenistan who has attained the age of 25 and has lived [continuously] in Turkmenistan for the past ten years, can be elected as deputy of the Mejlis.
The requirements for candidates for membership of the Mejlis, Halk maslahaty and Gengeshes shall be defined by laws of Turkmenistan. (Art. 120) - RussianДепутатом Меджлиса может быть избран гражданин Туркменистана, достигший ко дню выборов двадцатипятилетнего возраста и в течение предшествующих десяти лет постоянно проживающий в Туркменистане.
Требования, предъявляемые к кандидатам в депутаты Меджлиса Туркменистана, в члены халк маслахаты и Генгешей, определяются законами Туркменистана. (Статья 120) - TurkmenSaýlawlar gününe çenli ýigrimi bäş ýaşy dolan we soňky on ýylyň dowamynda Türkmenistanda hemişelik ýaşaýan Türkmenistanyň raýaty Mejlisiň deputatlygyna saýlanyp bilner.
Türkmenistanyň Mejlisiniň deputatlygyna, halk maslahatlarynyň we Geňeşleriň agzalygyna dalaşgärlere bildirilýän talaplar Türkmenistanyň kanunlary bilen kesgitlenýär. (120-njy madda)
Legislature
Australia
- EnglishThe Parliament of the Commonwealth may make laws prescribing the method of choosing senators, but so that the method shall be uniform for all the States. Subject to any such law, the Parliament of each State may make laws prescribing the method of choosing the senators for that State.
… (Sec. 9)