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Legislature
- English
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Chapter, the House of Representatives shall consist of such number of members, being an odd number and divisible by the number of electoral divisions, as Parliament shall from time to time by law determine. Such members shall be elected in the manner provided by or under any law for the time being in force in Malta in equal proportions from the electoral divisions referred to in article 56 of this Constitution, each division returning such number of members, being not less than five and not more than seven as Parliament shall from time to time by law determine; and such members shall be known as "Members of Parliament"
... (Art. 52) - Maltese
(1) Bla ħsara għad-disposizzjonijiet ta’ dan il-Kapitolu, il-Kamra tad-Deputati tkun magħmula minn dak in-numru ta’ membri, li jkun numru fard u li jkun diviżibbli bin-numru tad-distretti elettorali, li l-Parlament jista’ minn żmien għal żmien b’liġi jistabbilixxi. Dawk il-membri jiġu eletti bil-mod provdut minn jew skont xi liġi li għal dak iż-żmien tkun isseħħ f’Malta bi proporzjonijiet indaqs mid-distretti elettorali msemmija fl-artikolu 56 ta’ din il-Kostituzzjoni, billi kull distrett jeleġġi dak in-numru ta’ membri, li ma jkunx inqas minn ħamsa u mhux iktar minn sebgħa kif il-Parlament għandu minn żmien għal żmien jistabbilixxi; u dawk il-membri jkunu magħrufa bħala "Membri tal-Parlament"
... (Art. 52)
Legislature
- English
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, every Senatorial district or Federal constituency established in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Chapter9 shall return a member who shall be directly elected to the Senate or the House of Representatives in such manner as may be prescribed by an act of the National Assembly.
… (Sec. 77)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power shall be vested in the National Assembly. (Art. 40)
- Korean입법권은 국회에 속한다. (제40조)
Legislature
- English(1) Each of the constituencies established in accordance with the provisions of section 57 of this Constitution shall return one Representative to the House who shall be directly elected in such manner as may, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, be prescribed by or under any law.
… (Sec. 33)
Legislature
- English(1) The Bundesrat shall consist of members of the Land governments, which appoint and recall them. Other members of those governments may serve as alternates.
… (Art. 51) - German(1) Der Bundesrat besteht aus Mitgliedern der Regierungen der Länder, die sie bestellen und abberufen. Sie können durch andere Mitglieder ihrer Regierungen vertreten werden.
… (Art. 51)
Legislature
- EnglishA person shall be qualified to be a candidate for election as a member of a Communal Chamber if at the time of the election that person—
a. is a citizen of the Republic and is registered in the respective communal electoral list;
b. has attained the age of twenty-five years,
c. has not been, on or after the date of the coming into operation of this Constitution, convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or moral turpitude or is not under any disqualification imposed by a competent court for an electoral offence,
d. is not suffering from a mental disease incapacitating such person from acting as a member of a Communal Chamber. (Art. 95) - GreekΠαν άτομον δικαιούται να υποβάλει υποψηφιότητα διά την εκλογήν αυτού ως μέλους Κοινοτικής Συνελεύσεως, εφ’ όσον κατά τον χρόνον της εκλογής:
(α) είναι πολίτης της Δημοκρατίας, εγγεγραμμένος εις τον αντίστοιχον κοινοτικόν εκλογικόν κατάλογον,
(β) έχει συμπληρώσει το εικοστόν πέμπτον έτος της ηλικίας αυτού,
(γ) δεν έχει καταδικασθεί κατά την ημέραν της ενάρξεως της ισχύος του Συντάγματος ή μετ’ αυτήν δι’ αδίκημα ατιμωτικόν ή ηθικής αισχρότητος ή δεν έχει στερηθεί της εκλογιμότητος κατόπιν αποφάσεως αρμοδίου δικαστηρίου λόγω οιουδήποτε εκλογικού αδικήματος και
(δ) δεν πάσχει εκ διανοητικής νόσου καθιστώσης αυτό ανίκανον να ασκήσει τα καθήκοντα αυτού ως μέλους Κοινοτικής Συνελεύσεως. (Αρθρον 95) - TurkishSeçim zamanında aşağıdaki vasıflara sahip olan her şahıs bir Cemaat Meclisi üyeliği seçiminde aday olabilir:
a. Cumhuriyet vatandaşı olmak ve ilgili cemaat seçim listesinde kayıtlı olmak;
b. yirmi beş yaşını doldurmuş olmak;
c. bu Anayasanın yürürlüğe girdiği tarihte veya ondan sonra, yüz kızartıcı veya ahlaka aykırı bir suçtan hüküm giymemiş veya herhangi bir seçim suçundan dolayı yetkili bir mahkemece ehliyetsiz kılınmamış olmak;
d. bir Cemaat Meclisi üyesi olarak görev görmesine engel bir akıl hastalığı bulunmamak. (Madde 95)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of section 62 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a Member of the National Assembly if, and shall not be qualified to be so elected unless-
(a) he or she is a citizen of Botswana;
(b) he or she has attained the age of 18 years;
(c) he or she is qualified for registration as a voter for the purposes of the election of the Elected Members of the National Assembly and is so registered; and
(d) he or she is able to speak, and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read English well enough to take an active part in the proceedings of the Assembly. (Sec. 61)
Legislature
- English(1) The National Assembly consists of no fewer than 350 and no more than 400 women and men elected as members in terms of an electoral system that–
(a) is prescribed by national legislation;
(b) is based on the national common voters roll;
(c) provides for a minimum voting age of 18 years; and
(d) results, in general, in proportional representation. (Sec. 46)
Legislature
- English(a) A person elected to be a member of the People’s Majlis shall be so qualified if he:
1. is a citizen of the Maldives;
2. is not a citizen of a foreign country;
3. is a Muslim and a follower of a Sunni school of Islam;
4. has attained the age of eighteen years; and
5. is of sound mind.
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(b) A person who has acquired Maldivian citizenship is qualified to be a member of the People’s Majlis five years after the acquisition of citizenship and is domiciled in the Maldives.
… (Art. 73) - Dhivehi(ހ) ރައްޔިތުންގެ މަޖިލީހުގެ މެންބަރުކަމަށް އިންތިހާބްކުރެވޭ މީހެއްގައި އަންނަނިވި ޝަރުތުތައް ފުރިހަމަވާންވާނެއެވެ.
1. ދިވެހިރައްޔިތަކަށްވުން
.2. ބޭރުޤައުމެއްގެ ރައްޔިތަކަށް ނުވުން.
3. މުސްލިމަކު ކަމުގައިވުމާއި، ސުންނަތް ޖަމާއަތުގެ މީހަކުކަމުގައިވުން.
4. އުމުރުން އަށާރަ އަހަރު ފުރިފައިވުން.
5. ބުއްދި ހަމައަށް ހުރި މީހަކުކަމުގައިވުން.
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(ށ) ބޭރުޤައުމެއްގެ ރައްޔިތަކު ދިވެހިރައްޔިތަކަށް ވެފައިވާ ނަމަ، އެ މީހަކަށް ރައްޔިތުންގެ މިޖިލީހުގެ މެންބަރުކަމަށް ކުރިމަތިލެވޭނީ، އެ މީހަކު ދިވެހިރައްޔިތަކަށްވީތާ ފަސް އަހަރު ފުރުމަށްފަހުގައެވެ. އަދި އެމީހަކީ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގައި ދިރިއުޅެމުންދާ މީހަކު ކަމުގައި ވާންވާނެއެވެ.... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 73 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Legislature
- English(1) The House of Representatives shall consist of such number of members as corresponds with the number of constituencies for the time being established for Grenada under section 56 of this Constitution, who shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of section 32 of this Constitution.
… (Sec. 29)