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Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Every citizen who—
(a) has attained the age of eighteen years on the qualifying date;
(b) is resident in a constituency on such qualifying date or, if not so resident, is an absent voter; and
(c) is, under the provisions of any law relating to elections, registered in the electoral roll as an elector in the constituency in which he resides on the qualifying date,
is entitled to vote in that constituency in any election to the House of Representatives or the Legislative Assembly unless he is disqualified under Clause (3) or under any law relating to offences committed in connection with elections; but no person shall in the same election vote in more than one constituency. (Art. 119) - Malay(1) Tiap-tiap warganegara yang—
(a) telah mencapai umur lapan belas tahun pada tarikh kelayakan;
(b) bermastautin di dalam sesuatu bahagian pilihan raya pada tarikh kelayakan yang sedemikian atau, jika tidak bermastautin sedemikian, ialah seorang pengundi tidak hadir; dan
(c) didaftarkan, di bawah peruntukan mana-mana undang-undang yang berhubungan dengan pilihan raya, dalam daftar pemilih sebagai pemilih dalam bahagian pilihan raya tempat dia bermastautin pada tarikh kelayakan,
berhak mengundi di dalam bahagian pilihan raya itu dalam mana-mana pilihan raya ke Dewan Rakyat atau Dewan Undangan melainkan jika dia hilang kelayakan di bawah Fasal (3) atau di bawah mana-mana undang-undang yang berhubungan dengan kesalahan yang dilakukan berkaitan dengan pilihan raya; tetapi tiada seorang pun boleh mengundi dalam pilihan raya yang sama di dalam lebih daripada satu bahagian pilihan raya. (Perkara 119)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Except with his or her own consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his or her freedom of assembly and association, that is to say, his or her right to assemble freely and associate with other persons and in particular to form or belong to trade unions or other associations for the protection of his or her interests.
… (Sec. 13)
Political Rights and Association
- English…The sovereign People of Senegal, …
Proclaim:
…
- the access of all the citizens, without discrimination, to the exercise of power at all its levels,
… (Preamble) - French... Le peuple du Sénégal souverain, …
Proclame :
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- l’accès de tous les citoyens, sans discrimination, à l’exercice du pouvoir à tous les niveaux ;
… (Préambule)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe State shall promote the equal right of men and women to enjoy all economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights and for this purpose shall take appropriate measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination between the sexes by any person, organisation or enterprise;
… (Art. 14) - MalteseL-Istat għandu jippromwovi dritt ugwali ta’ rġiel u nisa li jgawdu d-drittijiet ekonomiċi, soċjali, kulturali, ċivili u politiċi kollha u għal dan il-għan għandu jieħu dawk il-miżuri li jkunu ndikati biex jelimina kull forma ta’ diskriminazzjoni bejn is-sessi, minn kull persuna, organizzazzjoni jew azjenda;
… (Art. 14)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishSuffrage shall be universal, secret and direct.
Each citizen, at the age and under the requirements laid down by the law, shall have the right to vote and be voted. (Art. 7) - ItalianIl suffragio è universale, segreto e diretto.
Ogni cittadino, all'età e alle condizioni stabilite dalla legge, ha diritto di elettorato attivo e passivo. (Art. 7)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishCitizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the right to elect and be elected to the representative bodies of state authority. Every elector shall have one vote. The right to vote, equality and freedom of expression of will shall be guaranteed by law.
... All citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who have reached eighteen years of age shall have the right to vote.
... Citizens, who have been legally certified as mentally unfit, as well as persons in prisons, may neither elect nor be elected. Any other direct or indirect infringement on citizens’ voting rights shall be inadmissible. … (Art. 117) - UzbekO‘zbekiston Respublikasining fuqarolari davlat hokimiyati vakillik organlariga saylash va saylanish huquqiga egadirlar. Har bir saylovchi bir ovozga ega. Ovoz berish huquqi, o‘z xohish irodasini bildirish tengligi va erkinligi qonun bilan kafolatlanadi.
... O‘zbekiston Respublikasining o‘n sakkiz yoshga to‘lgan fuqarolari saylash huquqiga egadirlar.
... Sud tomonidan muomalaga layoqatsiz deb topilgan fuqarolar, shuningdek sud hukmi bilan ozodlikdan mahrum etish joylarida saqlanayotgan shaxslar saylanishi mumkin emas va saylovda qatnashmaydilar. Boshqa har qanday hollarda fuqarolarning saylov huquqlarini to‘g‘ridan-to‘g‘ri yoki bilvosita cheklashga yo‘l qo‘yilmaydi. ... (117-modda)
Political Rights and Association
- English
Everyone shall be guaranteed the right to freedom of association for the purposes of the protection of common interests or the promotion of social, economic, political, national, cultural and other convictions and aims.
… (Art. 43) - Croatian
Svakom se jamči pravo na slobodno udruživanje radi zaštite njihovih probitaka ili zauzimanja za socijalna, gospodarska, politička, nacionalna, kulturna ili druga uvjerenja i ciljeve.
… (Članak 43)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Every citizen who is or will be the age of 18 years and over on or before the date of the issue of the writ for the next election of members to Parliament, has the right to be registered as a voter, in the manner and form prescribed by a written law governing elections or registration of voters.
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(4) Every person who is registered as a voter has the right to vote in the election of members of Parliament.
… (Sec. 55) - iTaukei(1) Na lewenivanua kece sa yacova na yabaki 18, se sa sivia na yabaki 18, se ni se bera ni vakarautaki na ivakaro tabaki ni veidigidigi tarava, e tu vua na dodonu me volayaca me veidigidigi, ena ivakarau kei na iwalewale e virikotori ena lawa tabaki ni veidigidigi se na lawa tabaki ni volayaca ni veidigidigi.
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(4) Na tamata yadua e sa volayaca me veidigidigi, e tu vua na dodonu me digitaka na nodra mata i na Palimedi ena gauna ni veidigidigi.
… (Sec. 55)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Except with his own consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of assembly and association, that is to say, his right to assemble freely and associate with other persons and in particular to form or belong to any political party, trade union or other association for the protection of his interests.
… (Art. 21)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEvery citizen who reaches the age of eighteen has the right to vote.
Every citizen who reaches the age of twenty-one has the right to stand for election to the National Assembly or People’s Councils. The exercise of those rights shall be prescribed by a law. (Art. 27) - VietnameseCông dân đủ mười tám tuổi trở lên có quyền bầu cử và đủ hai mươi mốt tuổi trở lên có quyền ứng cử vào Quốc hội, Hội đồng nhân dân.
Việc thực hiện các quyền này do luật định. (Điều 27)