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Legislature
Eritrea
- English1. There shall be a National Assembly which shall be the supreme representative and legislative body.
2. The National Assembly shall be composed of representatives elected by the people.
3. Members of the National Assembly shall be elected by secret ballot of all citizens who are qualified to vote.
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6. The qualifications and election of the members of the National Assembly, the conditions for vacating their seats and other related matters shall be determined by law. (Art. 31)
Legislature
Trinidad and Tobago
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of section 48, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the House of Representatives if, and shall not be qualified to be so elected unless, he—
(a) is a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago of the age of eighteen years or upwards, and
(b) has resided in Trinidad and Tobago for a period of two years immediately before the date of his nomination for election or is domiciled and resident in Trinidad and Tobago at that date. (Sec. 47)
Legislature
Argentina
- EnglishIn order to be a deputy it is necessary to have attained to the age of 25 years; to have been four years a fully qualified citizen; and to be a native of the province electing him or to have two years of immediate residence therein. (Sec. 48)
- SpanishPara ser diputado se requiere haber cumplido la edad de veinticinco años, tener cuatro años de ciudadanía en ejercicio, y ser natural de la provincia que lo elija, o con dos años de residencia inmediata en ella. (Art. 48)
Legislature
Andorra
- English1. The Councillors are elected by universal, free, equal and direct suffrage for a four-year term. Their mandate shall cease four years after their election or on the day that the General Council is dissolved.
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3. All Andorran nationals fully enjoying their political rights are entitled to vote and to be eligible for election.
… (Art. 51) - Catalan1. Els consellers són elegits per sufragi universal, lliure, igual, directe i secret, per un termini de quatre anys. El mandat dels consellers acaba quatre anys després de la seva elecció o el dia de la dissolució del Consell General.
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3. Són electors i elegibles tots els andorrans que estiguin en el ple ús dels seus drets polítics.
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Legislature
Barbados
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Barbados.
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