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Electoral Bodies
Panama
- EnglishIn addition to the functions conferred upon it by law, the Electoral Tribunal shall have the following functions which it shall exercise solely, with the exception of those mentioned in numerals 5 and 7:
1. To record births, marriages, deaths, naturalizations, and the other facts and legal acts related to the civil status of persons, and to include the necessary explanatory notes in the respective records;
2. To issue personal identity cards;
3. To regulate, interpret and apply the Electoral Law and to decide on disputes caused by its application;
4. To punish offenses and crimes against free and fair elections in accordance with law, granting a second instance;
5. To keep the electoral register;
6. To organize, direct and supervise the registration of voters, and to resolve disputes, applications and complaints that may arise in this respect;
7. To process the records of immigration and naturalization applications;
8. To name the members of the Electoral Boards on which the representation of the legally established political parties must be guaranteed. The law shall regulate this matter;
9. To draft its budget and to present it in a timely manner to the Executive Branch for inclusion in the draft General Budget of the State. The Electoral Tribunal shall defend, at all stages, its draft budget. The finally approved budget shall provide it with the necessary funds for the fulfillment of its functions. In the budget shall be included the operating costs of the Electoral Tribunal and of the Office of the Electoral Prosecutor, the investments and costs needed for the conduct of the election processes and other popular consultations as well as the subsidies to the political parties and the independent candidates for elected office. In the year immediately prior to the general elections and until the end of the electoral period the Tribunal Electoral shall be subject only to posterior supervision by the Office of the Comptroller General;
10. To initiate legislation on matters within its jurisdiction;
11. To consider as the sole competent body the applications and actions brought against the decisions of the lower electoral criminal tribunals and the Office of the Electoral Prosecutor.
… (Art. 143) - SpanishEl Tribunal Electoral tendrá, además de las que le confiere la Ley, las siguientes atribuciones que ejercerá privativamente, excepto las consignadas en los numerales 5, 7 y 10:
1. Efectuar las inscripciones de nacimientos, matrimonios, defunciones, naturalizaciones y demás hechos y actos jurídicos relacionados con el estado civil de las personas, y hacer las anotaciones procedentes en las respectivas inscripciones.
2. Expedir la cédula de identidad personal.
3. Reglamentar la Ley Electoral, interpretarla y aplicarla, y conocer de las controversias que origine su aplicación.
4. Sancionar las faltas y delitos contra la libertad y pureza del sufragio, de conformidad con la Ley, garantizando la doble instancia.
5. Levantar el Padrón Electoral.
6. Organizar, dirigir y fiscalizar el registro de electores y resolver las controversias, quejas y denuncias que al respecto ocurrieren.
7. Tramitar los expedientes de las solicitudes de migración y naturalización.
8. Nombrar los miembros de las corporaciones electorales, en las cuales se deberá garantizar la representación de los partidos políticos legalmente constituidos. La Ley reglamentará esta materia.
9. Formular su presupuesto y remitirlo oportunamente al Órgano Ejecutivo para su inclusión en el proyecto de Presupuesto General del Estado. El Tribunal Electoral sustentará, en todas las etapas, su proyecto de presupuesto. El presupuesto finalmente aprobado procurará garantizarle los fondos necesarios para el cumplimiento de sus fines. En dicho presupuesto se incorporarán los gastos de funcionamiento del Tribunal Electoral y de la Fiscalía General Electoral, las inversiones y los gastos necesarios para realizar los procesos electorales y las demás consultas populares, así como los subsidios a los partidos políticos y a los candidatos independientes a los puestos de elección popular. Durante el año inmediatamente anterior a las elecciones generales y hasta el cierre del periodo electoral, el Tribunal Electoral será fiscalizado por la Contraloría General de la República, solamente mediante el control posterior.
10. Ejercer iniciativa legislativa en las materias que son de su competencia.
11. Conocer privativamente de los recursos y acciones que se presenten en contra de las decisiones de los juzgados penales electorales y de la Fiscalía General Electoral.
… (Art. 143)
Electoral Bodies
Jordan
- English…
2. An independent commission shall be established by a law to supervise the parliamentary electoral process and to administer it in all of its stages, and to - as well supervise any other elections decided by the Council of Ministers. (Art. 67) - Arabic…
2. تنشأ بقانون هيئة مستقلة تدير الانتخابات النيابية والبلدية وأي انتخابات عامة وفقاً لأحكام القانون، ولمجلس الوزراء تكليـف الهيئة المسـتقلة بإدارة أي انتخابات أخرى أو الإشـراف عليها بناء على طلب. الجهة المخولة قانوناً بـإجراء تلك الانتخابات. (المادّة 67)
Electoral Bodies
Armenia
- English1. The Central Electoral Commission is an independent state body, which shall organize the elections of the National Assembly and local self-government bodies, as well as referenda, and shall supervise their lawfulness.
2. In the cases and manner stipulated by law, the Central Electoral Commission shall adopt sub-legislative normative legal acts.
3. The Central Electoral Commission shall present a communication about its activities to the National Assembly.
4. The system of electoral commissions and their powers, procedure of formation and operation, and safeguards of activities shall be stipulated by the Electoral Code. (Art. 194) - Armenian1. Կենտրոնական ընտրական հանձնաժողովն անկախ պետական մարմին է, որը կազմակերպում է Ազգային ժողովի և տեղական ինքնակառավարման մարմինների ընտրությունները, հանրաքվեները, ինչպես նաև վերահսկողություն է իրականացնում դրանց օրինականության նկատմամբ:
2. Օրենքով սահմանված դեպքերում և կարգով Կենտրոնական ընտրական հանձնաժողովն ընդունում է ենթաօրենսդրական նորմատիվ իրավական ակտեր:
3. Կենտրոնական ընտրական հանձնաժողովը հաղորդում է ներկայացնում Ազգային ժողով իր գործունեության մասին:
4. Ընտրական հանձնաժողովների համակարգը, ընտրական հանձնաժողովների լիազորությունները, կազմավորման և գործունեության կարգը, գործունեության երաշխիքները սահմանվում են Ընտրական օրենսգրքով: (Հոդված 194)
Electoral Bodies
Sri Lanka
- English(1) The Commission shall exercise, perform and discharge all such powers, duties and functions conferred or imposed on or assigned to –
(a) the Commission; or
(b) the Commissioner-General of Elections,
by the Constitution, and by the law for the time being relating to the election of the President, the election of Members of Parliament, the election of members of Provincial Councils, the election of members of Local Authorities and the conduct of Referenda, including but not limited to all the powers, duties and functions relating to the preparation and revision of registers of electors for the purposes of such elections and Referenda and the conduct of such elections and Referenda.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Commission to secure the enforcement of all laws relating to the holding of any such election or the conduct of Referenda and it shall be the duty of all authorities of the State charged with the enforcement of such laws, to co-operate with the Commission to secure such enforcement.
… (Art. 104B) - Sinhala(1) ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව මගින් සහ ජනාධිපතිවරයා තෝරා පත් කර ගැනීම, පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රීවරයන් තෝරා පත් කර ගැනීම, පළාත් සභා මන්ත්රීවරයන් තෝරා පත් කර ගැනීම, පළාත් පාලන ආයතනවල සභිකයන් තෝරා පත් කර ගැනීම සහ ජනමත විචාරණයක් පැවැත්වීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් තත්කාලයේ බලපවත්නා නීතියක් මගින් -
(අ) කොමිෂන් සභාව; හෝ
(ආ) මැතිවරණ කොමසාරිස් ජනරාල්වරයා,
වෙත පවරා දී ඇති හෝ පනවා ඇති හෝ සියලු බලතල, කාර්ය සහ කර්තව්ය කොමිෂන් සභාව විසින් ක්රියාත්මක කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ද ඉටු කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ද සිදු කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ද වන්නේ ය. එවැනි ඡන්ද විමසීම්වල සහ ජනමත විචාරණවල කාර්ය සඳහා ඡන්ද හිමි නාමලේඛන පිළියෙල කිරීම සහ ප්රතිශෝධනය කිරීම ද, එම ඡන්ද විමසීම් පැවැත්වීම ද එකී බලතලවලට, කාර්යවලට සහ කර්තව්යවලට ඇතුළත් වන නමුත් ඒවාට ම පමණක් සීමා නොවන්නේ ය.
(2) එවැනි ඡන්ද විමසීමක් හෝ ජනමත විචාරණයක් පැවැත්වීමට අදාළ සියලු ම නීති බලාත්මක කිරීම, සුරක්ෂිත කිරීම කොමිෂන් සභාවේ කාර්යය විය යුතු අතර, එසේ ඒ නීති බලාත්මක කිරීම, සුරක්ෂිත කිරීමෙහිලා කොමිෂන් සභාවේ සහයෝගය දැක්වීම ඒ නීති බලාත්මක කිරීම භාරව සිටින සියලුම රජයේ බලධරයන්ගේ කාර්ය විය යුත්තේ ය.
… (104ආ වැනි වගන්තිය)
Electoral Bodies
Slovakia
- English
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(9) The Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic shall decide whether Presidential elections have been held in conformity with the Constitution and the law.
… (Art. 101) - Slovak
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(9) O ústavnosti alebo zákonnosti volieb prezidenta rozhoduje Ústavný súd Slovenskej republiky.
… (Čl. 101)
Electoral Bodies
Burundi
- EnglishAn Independent National Electoral Commission [Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendente] guarantees the freedom, the impartiality and the independence of the electoral process. (Art. 90)
- KirundiUmurwi wigenga ujejwe gutunganya amatora mu gihugu cose urubahiriza ko abantu batora mu mwidegemvyo, ata nkunzi n’uko amatora aba ata gitsure. (Ingingo ya 90)
- FrenchUne commission électorale nationale indépendante, garantit la liberté, l’impartialité et l’indépendance du processus électoral. (Art. 90)
Electoral Bodies
Kenya
- English
(1) There is established the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
…
(4) The Commission is responsible for conducting or supervising referenda and elections to any elective body or office established by this Constitution, and any other elections as prescribed by an Act of Parliament
… (Art. 88) - Swahili
(1) Kuna Tume Huru ya Uchaguzi na Mipaka.
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(4) Tume inawajibika katika kufanya au kusimamia kura za maoni na chaguzi kwa chombo chochote kilichochaguliwa au ofisi iliyoanzishwa na Katiba hii, na chaguzi nyingine zozote kama ilivyoainishwa na Sheria ya Bunge
… (Kifungu cha 88)
Electoral Bodies
South Africa
- English(1) The Public Protector and the members of any Commission established by this Chapter8 must be women or men who—
(a) are South African citizens;
(b) are fit and proper persons to hold the particular office; and
(c) comply with any other requirements prescribed by national legislation.
(2) The need for a Commission established by this Chapter to reflect broadly the race and gender composition of South Africa must be considered when members are appointed.
… (Sec. 193)
Electoral Bodies
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishI. The Supreme Electoral Court is responsible for organizing, administering and carrying out the electoral processes, and for proclaiming the results.
II. The Court shall guarantee that the voting is carried out effectively, pursuant to that set forth in Article 26 of this Constitution.
III. It is the function of the Supreme Electoral Court to organize and administer the Civil Registry and the Electoral Roll. (Art. 208) - SpanishI. El Tribunal Supremo Electoral es el responsable de organizar, administrar y ejecutar los procesos electorales y proclamar sus resultados.
II. El Tribunal garantizará que el sufragio se ejercite efectivamente, conforme a lo dispuesto en el artículo 26 de esta Constitución.
III. Es función del Tribunal Supremo Electoral organizar y administrar el Registro Civil y el Padrón Electoral. (Art. 208)
Electoral Bodies
El Salvador
- EnglishThe law will establish the organs necessary for the reception, recount and accounting of [fiscalización] the votes and other activities concerning the suffrage and will see [cuidara] that they are integrated in such a way that no party or coalition of parties predominates in them.
The contending political parties or coalitions will have the right of monitoring [vigilancia] the entire electoral process. (Art. 209) - SpanishLa ley establecera los organismos necesarios para la recepcion, recuento Y fiscalizacion de votos y demas actividades concernientes al sufragio y cuidara de que esten integrados de modo que no predomine en ellos ningun partido o coalicion de Partidos.
Los partidos politicos y coaliciones contendientes tendran derecho de vigilancia Sobre todo el proceso electoral. (Art. 209)