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total countries/territories: 191
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| Country/Territory |
Answers |
Comments |
Verified |
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Albania
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k. No information available
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The national legislature consists of one chamber only.
Source:
Constitution, article 64.
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2003/06/10
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Algeria
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
j. Other
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a.) 40 years old
j.) Full politcal and civil rights
Source:
Electoral Law, art. 128 and 129.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2006/05/08
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American Samoa
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
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The candidate must be 25 years of age or more, and have lived in American Samoa for 5 years or more
Source:
Revised Constitution of American Samoa Article 2 The legislature Section 3 A Representative shall; (a), (b), (c) and (d).
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2017/08/18
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Andorra
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
c. Country of birth
f. Registration
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Source:
Valenti Marti, Secretary General, Consell General, Andorra
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2007/01/03
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Angola
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k. No information available
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Not applicable, Unicameral Legislature
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2007/09/03
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Anguilla
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k. No information available
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2007/02/15
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Antigua and Barbuda
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
j. Other
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a) 21 years old.
Senators are appointed, not elected. In any case, they should meet same requirements that candidates to the House:
Ordinary residence in Antigua and Barbuda for a period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of his election and to be able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read the English language with sufficient profiency to enable him to take an active part in the proceedings of the chamber.
Source:
Constitution 29.
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2007/02/08
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Argentina
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
c. Country of birth
d. Residence
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Requires to reach 30 years old, have six years of citizenship and to be natural of the province or to have two years of inmediate residence in it, and to enjoy an annual income of 2000 "pesos fuertes" or an equivalent receipt.
Source:
Article 55 National Constitution.
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2021/12/26
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Armenia
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l. Not applicable
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The National Legislature consists of only one chamber.
Source:
Constitution: Constitution of Armenia (2005), ch. 4
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2011/08/25
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Aruba
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k. No information available
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Source:
Mr. Hubert Maduro, President, Electoral Council of Aruba
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2007/01/25
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Australia
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
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(Candidate must be enrolled or entitled to be enrolled.) Constitution Section 44 is held to prohibit dual citizens from standing for Parliament.
Source:
Constitution, Part 3, Art. 8, 34 and 44.
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2002/05/29
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Austria
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l. Not applicable
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2009/08/12
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Azerbaijan
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b. Citizenship
j. Other
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I. Every citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the right to participation in election can be elected a Deputy of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the procedure determined by law.
II. Persons cannot be elected Members of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan who have dual citizenship, are in State service in other countries, work in the executive or juridical organs, persons engaged in a different paid activity with the exception of scientific, creative and teaching work, ministers of religion, persons whose incapacity has been confirmed by a court, persons who serve their sentence in places of confinement based on a court verdict.
Source:
Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1995), art. 85:
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Azerbaijan_2016.pdf?lang=en (2016);
Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan as amended in 2016, art. 144; 14.2: https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7885/file/Azerbaijan_Election_am2017_en.pdf(2018).
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2022/02/06
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Bahamas
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
k. No information available
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k. Senators are appointed, not elected. In any case, they should have at least 30 years old and an ordinary residence in The Bahamas for a period of not less than one year immediately before the date of his/her appointment.
Source:
C: 41.
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2002/12/17
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Bahrain
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l. Not applicable
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2005/03/30
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Bangladesh
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k. No information available
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Source:
S. M. Asaduzzaman; Public Relations Officer; Bangladesh Election Commission. Email: [email protected]
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2006/05/23
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Barbados
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
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a) 21 years of age.
d) Residence in the country for at least 12 months immediately preceding appointment.
Source:
Constitution, Ch.5, Art.37
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2003/06/10
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Belarus
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
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a) 18 years old.
Source:
Constitution, articles 97 and 98.
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2002/09/09
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Belgium
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
j. Other
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a) 21 years old
b) Belgian citizenship
j) Candidates need to declare which linguistic group they represent in the bi-lingual constituency (Brussels)
Source:
Constitution, Art. 69
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2012/05/04
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Belize
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k. No information available
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Even though senators are not publicly elected, in order to be appointed they must comply with the same qualifications (and most of the restrictions) applied to the representatives.
Source:
Constitution 62.
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2006/04/12
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Benin
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k. No information available
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2005/01/18
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Bermuda
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j. Other
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b. A deposit of $250.00 for each candidate deposited with accountant general on Nomination Day; and to be duly nominated through Nomination procedure.
Source:
The Parliamentary Act (1978)
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2006/04/11
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Bolivia
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
f. Registration
j. Other
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- To have 35 up to date completed years of the election
- To be postulated by a Political Party or for representative civic grouping.
- Not to have been condemned to corporal punishment.
Source:
Political Constitution, Art.64
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2008/02/08
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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k. No information available
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Source:
Nada Hadzimehic, Elections Adviser, OSCE Misson to BiH Elections Department, Bosnia, nadah(a)izbori.ba
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2006/12/11
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Botswana
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
f. Registration
i. Minimum level of literacy
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a. Must 21 years old or older
i. The candidate must be able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read English enough to take active part in the proceedings of the House of Chiefs.
j.)Of 15 seats are 8 distributed to the chiefs of 8 designated tribes, 4 are elected sub-chiefs and 3 members are selected by the other 12 members.
Source:
Constitution of Botswana 1966, Article 79(4);[www] http://aceproject.org/ero-en/Constituition of Botswana 1966.pdf.
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2007/09/28
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Brazil
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
c. Country of birth
d. Residence
f. Registration
h. Minimum level of education
i. Minimum level of literacy
j. Other
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Article 12:
§ 2º The law may not establish distinctions between natural-born Brazilians and naturalized citizens, except in the cases provided for in this Constitution.
§ 3º The following positions are exclusive to natural-born Brazilians:
I – President and Vice President of the Republic;
II – President of the Chamber of Deputies;
III – President of the Federal Senate;
IV – Minister of the Supreme Federal Court;
V – Diplomatic career;
VI – Officer of the Armed Forces;
VII – Minister of State for Defense.
Article 14:
§ 3º The conditions for eligibility, as provided by law, are:
I – Brazilian nationality;
II – full exercise of political rights;
III – electoral registration;
IV – electoral domicile in the district;
V – party affiliation;
VI – minimum age: a) thirty-five years for President and Vice President of the Republic and Senator;
b) thirty years for Governor and Vice Governor of a state and the Federal District;
c) twenty-one years for Federal Deputy, State or District Deputy, Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Justice of the Peace;
d) eighteen years for Councilor.
§ 4º Those who are ineligible include the unregistered and the illiterate.
Source:
Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 1988, Article 12, 14:
https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/constituicao-federal/constituicao-da-republica-federativa-do-brasil
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2024/10/24
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Bulgaria
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k. No information available
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The national legislature consists of one chamber only.
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2004/11/02
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Burkina Faso
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k. No information available
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Chamber 2 was suppressed in January 2002.
Source:
Verified by Electoral Commission of Burkina Faso, 2008-02-20
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2015/10/09
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Burundi
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
f. Registration
h. Minimum level of education
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a) 35 years
Source:
Art.169 code électorale de l'an 2000
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2008/01/30
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Cambodia
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
f. Registration
j. Other
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A Khmer citizen who is eligible and wishes to stand as candidate in the election of members of the Senate shall meet the following requirements:
1. Khmer national from birth;
2. At least forty (40) years of age on the date of election;
3. Eligible to vote and registered in the voting list;
4. Has a residence in the Kingdom of Cambodia;
5. Be nominated by a registered political party.
Source:
Law on the Election of the Members of Senate, Chapter 4 on Senate Candidate, Article 17.
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2008/02/11
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Cameroon
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k. No information available
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2018/11/06
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Canada
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
j. Other
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Senators are appointed.
Source:
Elections Canada
Constitution: Constitution Acts 1867-1982, art.23
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2010/06/18
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Cape Verde
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k. No information available
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The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source:
Fernando Monteiro, member of the Electoral Commission, Cape Verde, fam(a)mailcvtelecom.cv
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2002/06/19
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Central African Republic
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h. Minimum level of education
k. No information available
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No Chamber 2
Source:
IPU Parline Database:
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2059.htm
Art. 49; Constitution
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2012/06/25
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Chad
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k. No information available
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2007/01/05
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Chile
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
f. Registration
h. Minimum level of education
i. Minimum level of literacy
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Cámara de Disputados:
a)Age: 21 years old
b)Chilean citizenship
d)Residence in the electoral district for at least two years prior to the election date
h)Completion of secondary education or the equivalent
Source:
Law of Elections, Art. 44
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2009/07/05
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Colombia
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
c. Country of birth
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a. 30 years
b. Colombian citizenship at birth
Source:
Constitución art. 172
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2006/11/15
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Congo (Brazzaville)
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
g. Nationality group
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a) 45 years.
Source:
Election law of 2001, art. 55, 75;
http://www.congo-site.net/v4x/instit/home.php
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2007/10/30
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Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
f. Registration
j. Other
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j)- To be in full disposal of one's civic and political rights.
- To be Congolese by nationality
Source:
Article 131, Electoral Law of February 2006
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2007/09/26
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Cook Islands
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k. No information available
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Source:
Teokoati Joseph, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Service - Ministry of Justice
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2006/12/18
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Costa Rica
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l. Not applicable
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The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
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2011/01/14
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Croatia
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k. No information available
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The national legislature consists of only one chamber.
Source:
Constitution, articles 70 and 71.
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2002/08/23
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Cyprus
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l. Not applicable
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Source:
Constitution, Art. 61
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2012/04/26
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Czech Republic
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
f. Registration
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A Czech citizen who is at least 40 years old (at least by the second day of voting) and has the right to vote can stand as a candidate in elections to the Senate.
Source:
Constitution, Art.19(2)
Article 57 of the Electoral Act on Elections to Parliament (no. 247/1995 as amended)
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2006/11/15
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Côte d'Ivoire
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k. No information available
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Pas de chambre 2
Source:
Verified by Electoral Commission of Côte d'Ivoire 2008-02-20.
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2008/02/27
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Denmark
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k. No information available
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2014/05/21
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Djibouti
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k. No information available
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there is only one chamber
Source:
Article 45 of the constitution
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2005/04/01
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Dominica
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k. No information available
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The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source:
C: 30.
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2003/01/21
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Dominican Republic
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k. No information available
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a. 25 years old.
d. If the candidate is not native to the electoral district, must have resided there for at least 5 years.
j. Naturalized citizens are only entitled to be candidates after 10 years of their naturalization and 5 years of residence in the corresponding electoral district.
Source:
C: 121.
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2007/11/13
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Egypt
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a. Age
g. Nationality group
h. Minimum level of education
j. Other
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A candidate for membership in the Senate or the person who appoints him must be an Egyptian with civil and political rights. He must have at least a university degree or equivalent, and his age must be less than thirty-five years. The law specifies the conditions of candidacy, electoral system and the division of constituencies to take into account the equitable representation of the population and the governorates. Nomination can take place through singlem-ember election or multi-member election, or both together.
Source:
Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt 2014, as amended to 2019. (Art. 251)
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2025/09/30
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El Salvador
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k. No information available
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The national legislature consists of one chamber.
Source:
C: 121.
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2009/07/05
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Equatorial Guinea
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k. No information available
|
Unicameral parliamentary system
Source:
IPU Parline database:
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2101.htm
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2007/01/31
|
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Eritrea
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l. Not applicable
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Unicameral chamber
Source:
Chapter IV of constitution
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2011/06/22
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Estonia
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k. No information available
|
Source:
Arne Koitmäe, Elections Department
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2006/12/20
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Ethiopia
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
|
Source:
Consolidated Election Laws of Ethiopia including 2005 amendments
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2005/05/07
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Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
f. Registration
|
Source:
John Rowland, Office of the Registrar General
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2007/02/14
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Fiji
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k. No information available
|
Senate positions are by appointment
Source:
Constitution Section 64
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2003/07/01
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Finland
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k. No information available
|
k) The national legislature consists of one chamber only.
Source:
Constitution, Section 24: http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/kaannokset/1999/en19990731.pdf (2012)
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2012/05/21
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France
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
j. Other
|
a) 24 years old
b) French citizenship
j) Full possession of civil and political rights
Source:
Electoral Code, Art. LO296
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2012/05/03
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French Guiana
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
|
a.) 30 years old The senators are indirectly elected by electoral colleges, consisting of: Members of the National Assembly Members of Regional and Departmental Councils Delegates elected by Municipal Councils.
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2007/01/10
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French Polynesia
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
g. Nationality group
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a.) 35 years old
Source:
Electoral Code, Article LO296, L.44.
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2004/01/15
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Gabon
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
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a) 40 years
Source:
IPU Parline database:
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2115.htm
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2007/11/02
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Gambia
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k. No information available
|
ONLY ONE CHAMBER
Source:
Dawda A. Jallow, [email protected]
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2008/05/13
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Georgia
|
l. Not applicable
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The Parliament is unicameral.
Source:
Constitution of Georgia, chapter 3:
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Georgia_2018?lang=en
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2024/07/25
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Germany
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k. No information available
|
The Bundesrat (Chamber 2) shall consist of members of the Land governments, which appoint and recall them.
Source:
Constitution, Ch.4, Art.51
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2021/11/17
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Ghana
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k. No information available
|
Same as PC 02
Source:
Same as PC 02
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2005/07/02
|
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Grenada
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a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
j. Other
|
Senators are appointed, not elected. In any case, they should meet the same requirements that candidates for the House of Representatives, including age, citizenship, residences, as well as to be able to speak and read the English language.
Source:
Constitution 25.
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2006/05/31
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Guadeloupe
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
|
a) 30 years old.
The senators are indirectly elected by electoral colleges, consisting of: Members of the National Assembly Members of Regional and Departmental Councils Delegates elected by Municipal Councils.
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2007/01/14
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Guam
|
k. No information available
|
Source:
Gerald Taitano, Executive Director, Guam Election Commission
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2006/12/18
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Guatemala
|
k. No information available
|
The national legislature consists of only one chamber.
Source:
Constitution: Article 157.
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2009/07/05
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Guinea
|
k. No information available
|
Source:
Independent National Electoral Commission of Guinea (CENI), 2008-02-20.
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2008/02/27
|
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Guinea-Bissau
|
k. No information available
|
Source:
Vera Cabral Monteiro, Deputive Executive Secretary, National Election Commission
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2007/01/05
|
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Guyana
|
k. No information available
|
The national legislature consists of one chamber only.
Source:
Constitution, art 51.
|
2004/09/03
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Haiti
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
c. Country of birth
d. Residence
j. Other
|
a) 30 years:
d) Residence in the department where running for at least four consecutive years;
j) Ownership of real property or employment/trade in the department concerned. Full possession of civil and political rights
Source:
IPU Parline Database:
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2138.htm
|
2007/02/21
|
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Honduras
|
k. No information available
|
The congress is unicameral.
Source:
Constitution: Article 189.
|
2009/07/05
|
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Hong Kong
|
k. No information available
|
Source:
Judy Liu, Electoral Affairs Commission of Hong Kong, [email protected]
|
2007/01/11
|
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Hungary
|
k. No information available
|
The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source:
Constitution, Chapter II.
|
2002/07/05
|
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Iceland
|
k. No information available
|
The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source:
Björn Fridfinnsson, Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs, bjorn.fridfinnsson(a)dkm.stjr.is
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2002/07/11
|
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India
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
|
For the Rajya Sabha the age limit is 30 years. Candidates of the Rajya Sabha should be a resident of the same state as the constituency from which they wish to contest.
Source:
Article 84 of the Constitution
https://cms.rajyasabha.nic.in/UploadedFiles/Procedure/RajyaSabhaAtWork/English/30-85/CHAPTER3.pdf
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2024/06/25
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Iran, Islamic Republic of
|
l. Not applicable
|
|
2016/01/23
|
|
Iraq
|
k. No information available
|
Source:
Richard John, Chief of Party, IFES - International Election Assistance Team Program
|
2007/01/24
|
|
Ireland
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
|
a) 21 years old
Same qualifications as candidates for Chamber 1.
Source:
Constitution, Ch.4, Art. 18(2)
|
2012/05/10
|
|
Israel
|
k. No information available
|
Unicameral parliamentary system
Source:
IPU Parline Database:
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2155.htm
|
2015/03/15
|
|
Italy
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
|
The legal qualifications to become a candidate for the elections of the Senate are:
1) to be 40 years old by the day of the elections,
2) to be eligible to be a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies.
Source:
Electoral Law of 20 December 1993, n. 533 ("Testo unico delle leggi recanti norme per l'elezione del Senato della Repubblica"), Art.5
|
2012/04/16
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Jamaica
|
k. No information available
|
Senators are appointed, not elected. Nevertheless, all contenders should satisfy same qualifications of age, citizenship and residence as the members of Parliament.
Source:
Constitution 40:1.
|
2006/05/30
|
|
Japan
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
|
Minimum age: 30 years old.
Source:
Constitution, article 44 and Electoral Code, article 10.
|
2003/07/02
|
|
Jordan
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
j. Other
|
The King appoints members of the Senate and appoints the Speaker from amongst them and accepts their resignation.
In addition to the requirements prescribed in Article 75 of the present Constitution, a Senator must have completed forty calendar years of age and must belong to one of the following classes: Present and former Prime Ministers and Ministers, persons who had previously held the office of Ambassador, Minister Plenipotentiary, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, President and judges of the Court of Cassation and of the Civil and Sharia Courts of Appeal, retired military officers of the rank of Lt. General and above, former Deputies who were elected at least twice as deputies, and other similar personalities who enjoy the confidence of the people in view of the services rendered by them to the Nation and the Country.
Source:
Constitution, art. 36 & 64, http://www.parliament.jo/en/node/150 (2016)
|
2016/08/03
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
j. Other
|
To be elected as the Senate deputy, the citizen should meet the requirements established in clause 4 of Article 51 of the Constitution as well as have active suffrage according to clauses 2 and 3 of Article 33 of the Constitution and this Constitutional Act. (Constitutional Law on Elections of the RK, Art. 70)
A deputy of Parliament may be a person who is a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan and who has been a permanent resident for the last ten years on its territory. A deputy of the Senate may be a person who has reached thirty years of age, has a higher education and length of service of not less than five years, and has been a permanent resident for not less than three years on the territory of the respective region, city of republic significance or the capital of the Republic. A deputy of the Mazhilis may be a person who has reached twenty-five years of age. (Constitution of the RK, Art. 51,4)
2. Citizens of the Republic shall have the right to elect and be elected into public and local self-administration as well as to participate in an all-nation referendum.
3. The right to elect and be elected, to participate in the all-nation referendum shall not extend to those citizens judged incapable by a court as well as those held in places of confinement upon a court’s sentence. (Constitution of the RK, Art. 33, 2/3)
Source:
Constitutional Law on Elections of the Republic of Kazakhstan as amended on June 29, 2018, art. 70: https://www.election.gov.kz/eng/election-legal-framework/the-laws-of-the-rk.php
Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan as amended on March 10, 2017, art. 51, 33: https://www.election.gov.kz/eng/election-legal-framework/the-constitution-of-the-rk.php
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2024/10/21
|
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Kenya
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
f. Registration
h. Minimum level of education
|
Source:
Constitution art. 99
|
2012/03/14
|
|
Kiribati
|
l. Not applicable
|
Unicameral parliament
|
2020/05/01
|
|
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
|
k. No information available
|
Unicameral parliamentary system
Source:
IPU Parline database:
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2085.htm
|
2007/01/31
|
|
Korea, Republic of
|
k. No information available
|
The national legislature consists of only one chamber.
Source:
Constitution, article 40.
|
2003/01/10
|
|
Kuwait
|
k. No information available
|
Unicameral parliamentary system
Source:
IPU Parline database:
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2171.htm
|
2007/01/31
|
|
Latvia
|
k. No information available
|
The national legislature consists of only one chamber.
Source:
Constitution, chapter II.
|
2002/08/22
|
|
Lebanon
|
k. No information available
|
Source:
Updated on March 9, 2008
|
2008/03/09
|
|
Lesotho
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
f. Registration
i. Minimum level of literacy
j. Other
|
i. Nominated members, unless blind or incapacitated, must be able to read and write in Sesotho or English well enough to take part in Senate proceedings.
j. The Senate is made up of 22 hereditary Principal Chiefs and 11 Senators nominated by the King on the advice of the Council of State
Source:
Constitution of Lesotho 1993, Article 58(1).
|
2015/03/10
|
|
Liberia
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
c. Country of birth
f. Registration
|
Source:
Samuel B. Cole
Director of Civic and Voter Education
NEC - Liberia
[email protected]
|
2008/05/13
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
l. Not applicable
|
|
2012/05/23
|
|
Lithuania
|
k. No information available
|
The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source:
Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006, Art. 55
|
2016/02/02
|
|
Luxembourg
|
l. Not applicable
|
Unicameral parliamentary system.
Source:
Constitution, Art. 50, 51
|
2012/04/23
|
|
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
|
k. No information available
|
The parliament is unicameral.
Source:
Macedonian Constitution articles 61 and 62.
|
2020/04/17
|
|
Madagascar
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
|
To be a candidate one must first fulfil the requirements of being a voter
Source:
Electoral code Articles 1-5
|
2005/08/25
|
|
Malaysia
|
k. No information available
|
k) Members of the Senate are appointed.
Source:
Election Commission Malaysia (ECM)
|
2006/09/26
|
|
Maldives
|
k. No information available
|
The national legislature consists of one chamber only.
Source:
Constitution 1998, article 63.
|
2004/08/25
|
|
Mali
|
k. No information available
|
There are no second chamber.
Pas de chambre 2
Source:
Verified by Mamadou Seck, Forum Civil, [email protected], 2008-02-20
|
2008/03/28
|
|
Malta
|
l. Not applicable
|
Unicameral parliamentary system
|
2012/05/22
|
|
Marshall Islands
|
k. No information available
|
|
2005/02/23
|
|
Martinique
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
|
a) 30 years old. The senators are indirectly elected by electoral colleges, consisting of: Members of the National Assembly Members of Regional and Departmental Councils Delegates elected by Municipal Councils.
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
|
2007/01/14
|
|
Mauritania
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
g. Nationality group
|
Source:
Ahmed Ould Lefghih, General Secretary, National Independent Electoral Commission
|
2007/01/18
|
|
Mauritius
|
k. No information available
|
Unicameral parliament
|
2007/10/08
|
|
Mexico
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
f. Registration
j. Other
|
25 years old
One should not be a ministry of any religious cult. In addition, there are other temporal obstacles such as holding a public post. However, this can be overcomed by resigning before the elections.
Source:
Constitution: “Constitución Política de México (Abril- 2010)”, art. 58; Electoral Law: “Código Federal de Instituciones y Procedimientos Electorales (2008)”, art. 7.
|
2012/06/15
|
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
l. Not applicable
|
|
2021/04/06
|
|
Moldova, Republic of
|
k. No information available
|
The national legislature consists of only one chamber.
Source:
Constitution 2007, article 60.
|
2008/02/06
|
|
Monaco
|
l. Not applicable
|
Source:
Constitution, Art. 4, 53
|
2012/04/27
|
|
Montenegro
|
l. Not applicable
|
|
2021/12/22
|
|
Morocco
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
f. Registration
|
a.) Not less than 30 years old.
Source:
House of Counsellors Law, part 1, article 8.
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2006/11/20
|
|
Mozambique
|
k. No information available
|
The national legislature consists of one chamber only.
Source:
Constitution of Mozambique 1990, Chapter III, Article 133.
|
2007/10/01
|
|
Namibia
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
|
a) 21
d) The candidate must be resident in a constituency in the region he/she represents.
Source:
Constitution of the Republic of Namibia, art. 17(2)
|
2007/10/09
|
|
Nepal
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
|
a.) 35 years.
Source:
Constitution 1990, article 47(a).
|
2004/08/16
|
|
Netherlands
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
|
To be eligible for membership of the Parliament, a person must be a Dutch national, must have attained the age of eighteen years and must not have been disqualified from voting.
Source:
Mr. Gerard Boon, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Constitutional Affairs and Legislation Department, The Netherlands, gerard.boon(a)minbzk.nl
|
2016/03/18
|
|
New Caledonia
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
g. Nationality group
|
a.) 35 years old
Source:
Electoral Code, Article L.296 and L.44.
|
2004/01/14
|
|
New Zealand
|
l. Not applicable
|
|
2024/07/10
|
|
Nicaragua
|
k. No information available
|
The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
|
2009/07/05
|
|
Niger
|
k. No information available
|
|
2005/01/21
|
|
Nigeria
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
f. Registration
h. Minimum level of education
|
|
2001/11/09
|
|
Niue
|
k. No information available
|
|
2005/02/23
|
|
Norway
|
k. No information available
|
The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source:
Constitution, Art.73
|
2012/05/22
|
|
Pakistan
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
f. Registration
|
) The minimum age is 25 years.
j) Be of good character and not commonly known as one who violates Islamic injunctions.
Have adequate knowledge of Islamic teachings and practice obligatory duties prescribed by Islam as well as abstain from major sins.
Be sagacious, righteous and non-profligate and honest.
The non-Muslim candidates have been exempted from possessing the two first qualifications listed but they must bear good moral reputation.
Source:
Constitution, article 62
Representation of People Act 1976, subsection 1 of section 99
|
2002/06/18
|
|
Palau
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
f. Registration
|
Constitution, section 6:
To be eligible to hold office in the Olbiil Era Kelulau, a person must be:
(1) a citizen;
(2) not less than twenty-five (25) years of age;
(3) a resident of Palau for not less-than five (5) years immediately preceding the election; and
(4) a resident of the district in which he wishes to run for office for not less than one (1) year immediately preceding the election.
Source:
Constitution, section 6
|
2007/01/04
|
|
Palestine
|
k. No information available
|
The national legislature consists of one chamber only.
Source:
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2005/04/05
|
|
Panama
|
k. No information available
|
The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source:
Constitution: 146.
|
2007/09/25
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
k. No information available
|
|
2005/03/02
|
|
Paraguay
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
f. Registration
j. Other
|
35 years old, natural Paraguayan nationality and must enjoy all civic and political rights.
Source:
National Constitution of Paraguay, Articles 120, 223, 146, 248 and Law N. 834.
|
2009/07/05
|
|
Peru
|
k. No information available
|
One chamber only
Source:
JNE
|
2008/02/15
|
|
Philippines
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
f. Registration
|
Section 6. No person shall be a Member of the House of Representatives unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines and, on the day of the election, is at least twenty-five years of age, able to read and write, and, except the party-list representatives, a registered voter in the district in which he shall be elected, and a resident thereof for a period of not less than one year immediately preceding the day of the election.
Source:
1987 Philippine Constitution, Article VI, Section 6.
|
2008/02/20
|
|
Poland
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
|
a. 30 years.
Source:
The Act of April 2001 on Elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and to the Senate of the Republic of Poland, Article 7.ans Article 190.
|
2002/07/05
|
|
Portugal
|
l. Not applicable
|
The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source:
Constitution of the Portuguese Republic, Seventh Revision, 2005, Article 150: https://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/pt/pt045en.pdf
|
2024/10/10
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
f. Registration
j. Other
|
Candidates to the Senate must be properly registered in the electoral registry, to be at least thirty years of age, to be American and Puerto Rican citizens, to have lived at least during the two years prior to the election in Puerto Rico and at least one year before in the district for which they will contend; likewise they must be able to read and write in Spanish or English. Besides, the candidates from political parties must go through the procedures of internal selection made by their party. In the case of independent candidates, they must present the petitions of the 5% of electors of the total votes for the last General Governor.
Source:
Constitution: Article III sections 5 and 6.
Electoral Law: Articles 4.001 (b), 4.006, 4.006-A, 4.009, 4.010, 4.014 and 4.027.
|
2009/07/05
|
|
Romania
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
f. Registration
|
a.) 35 years.
Source:
Constitution, articles 16 and 35.
|
2004/11/25
|
|
Russian Federation
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
|
A citizen of the Russian Federation over 30 years old enjoying the constitutional right to elect or be elected to state authority bodies could be elected (appointed) member of the Council of the Federation.
Candidates to the Council of the Federation from legislative (representative) state authority’s body of the subject (constituent entity) of Federation are proposed by the Chairman of that body or by Chairmen of both chambers in turn, if the legislative (representative) body consists of two chambers. Groups of constituents of not less than 1/3 of the chamber deputies’ total number could propose alternative candidates as well. The decision on election of a representative from legislative (representative) body is taken by secret ballot and confirmed by Resolution of the above mentioned body or by joint Resolution passed by both chambers of the two-chamber legislative (representative) body.
Source:
http://council.gov.ru/en/about/
|
2016/06/03
|
|
Rwanda
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
j. Other
|
a) Being at least forty years old;
j) Being an inararibonye (higly skilled person);
having irreproachable morals and probity;
not having been deprived of civil and political rights.
Source:
IPU Parline Database:
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2376.htm
Art.32 de la loi organique
|
2018/11/02
|
|
Réunion
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
|
a) 30 years old. The senators are indirectly elected by electoral colleges, consisting of: Members of the National Assembly Members of Regional and Departmental Councils Delegates elected by Municipal Councils.
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
|
2007/01/14
|
|
Saint Helena
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
f. Registration
|
Source:
Carol George, Office of the Chief Secretary, Saint Helena
|
2007/01/19
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
l. Not applicable
|
One chamber only.
|
2020/04/15
|
|
Saint Lucia
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
i. Minimum level of literacy
|
Although Senate members are appointed, they must be: a) at least 30 years old b)Commonwealth citizens d) residents in the country five years immediately before their appointment i) able to speak English with enough proficiency to participate in House proceedings and able to read in English unless incapacitated by blindness.
Source:
C: 25.
|
2003/01/21
|
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
c. Country of birth
d. Residence
|
Requires to reach 30 years old, have six years of citizenship and to be natural of the province or to have two years of inmediate residence in it, and to enjoy an annual income of 2000 "pesos fuertes" or an equivalent receipt.
Source:
Constitution: “Constitución de la Nación Argentina — Ley 24430, texto oficial ordenado”, art. 55: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AR/argentina-constitucion-nacional-reformas-1994/ (2019).
|
2021/12/26
|
|
Samoa
|
l. Not applicable
|
|
2021/04/10
|
|
San Marino
|
k. No information available
|
There is only one chamber.
|
2006/12/15
|
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
k. No information available
|
|
2001/10/04
|
|
Senegal
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
f. Registration
g. Nationality group
|
Source:
Amadou Maleine Niang, former member of the Conseil d’Etat ([email protected]), 2008-02-20.
|
2008/03/28
|
|
Serbia
|
l. Not applicable
|
|
2022/07/21
|
|
Seychelles
|
l. Not applicable
|
|
2016/09/07
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
k. No information available
|
|
2005/06/30
|
|
Singapore
|
k. No information available
|
Source:
Florence Tan, Manager (Policy & Political Donations), Elections Department, Prime Minister’s Office
|
2007/01/25
|
|
Slovakia
|
k. No information available
|
The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source:
Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
|
2007/01/09
|
|
Slovenia
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
|
a) 18 years old.
d) People with permanent residence in a constituency are entitled to vote and to be elected as members of the National Council, representing local interests.
Source:
Law on National Council, article 2.
|
2002/08/27
|
|
Solomon Islands
|
k. No information available
|
Source:
Musu Kevu, Chief Electoral Officer, Solomon Islands Electoral Commission
|
2007/01/11
|
|
Somalia
|
k. No information available
|
Source:
Presidential Elections Law Article 45
|
2005/08/25
|
|
South Africa
|
k. No information available
|
The National Council of Provinces is comprised of a delegation of ten members from each of the nine provincial legislatures and each delegation has one vote. Members of a delegation are allocated to parties in proportion to their seats in the provincial legislature of that province.
Source:
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996, Articles 60(1), 61(1), 65(1), Schedule 3, Part B.
|
2007/10/10
|
|
Spain
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
f. Registration
j. Other
|
j) Not to be ineligible according to article 6 of the Electoral Law
Source:
Electoral Law 5/1985 of 19 June ("Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General"), Art. 6 and 46
|
2012/04/17
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
l. Not applicable
|
Source:
Constitution 1978: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/LK/sri-lanka-constitution-as-amended-up-to-9/at_download/file
|
2016/02/04
|
|
Sudan
|
k. No information available
|
The unicameral parliament is composed of the National Assembly (al-Majlis al-Watani).
Source:
http://www.pogar.org/
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2006/04/12
|
|
Swaziland
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
j. Other
|
j. If the person has paid all taxes or made arrangements satisfactory to the Commissioner of taxes.
Source:
Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland 2005, Article 96.
|
2007/10/15
|
|
Sweden
|
k. No information available
|
The national legislature consists of one chamber only.
Source:
The Instrument of Government, Ch. 3, Art. 2: Official Website of the Parliament: http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Start/Bestall/Sprakversioner/English---engelska1/Sveriges-grundlagar-och-riksdagsordningen1/ (2012)
|
2014/08/04
|
|
Switzerland
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
f. Registration
|
a) 18 years old
f) Registration not required in every canton
Source:
Official Website of the Parliament: http://www.parlament.ch/f/wahlen-abstimmungen/parlamentswahlen/staenderatswahlen/Pages/default.aspx (2012)
|
2012/05/11
|
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
k. No information available
|
Source:
IPU Parline database:
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2307.htm
|
2007/01/31
|
|
Tajikistan
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
h. Minimum level of education
|
A citizen, who has attained the age of 35 years, and has higher education and has been a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan for the last seven years minimum may be elected and appointed a member of Majlisi milli.
A member of Majlisi milli, who is elected by the local representative organs has to be permanent residence in the corresponding electoral district.
Source:
Constitutional Law On Elections to the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan, amended as of July 26, 2014, article 29.
|
2025/02/18
|
|
Tanzania, United Republic of
|
l. Not applicable
|
|
2025/12/01
|
|
Thailand
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
c. Country of birth
d. Residence
h. Minimum level of education
|
Source:
Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2550 (2007), Section 115.
|
2008/02/04
|
|
Timor-Leste
|
k. No information available
|
|
2001/09/17
|
|
Togo
|
k. No information available
|
Source:
ARTICLE 281 DU CODE électoral
|
2005/01/16
|
|
Tonga
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
f. Registration
j. Other
|
Representatives of the people shall be chosen by ballot and any person who is qualified to be an elector may be chosen as a representative, save that no person may be chosen against whom an order has been made in any Court in the Kingdom for the payment of a specific sum of money the whole or any part of which remains outstanding or if ordered to pay by instalments the whole or any part of such instalments remain outstanding on the day on which such person submits his nomination paper to the Returning Officer:
Provided that no person holding an office of emolument under the Crown shall
enter the Assembly except the Ministers, and the Governors.
Source:
Constitution Article 65: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/TO/Tonga%20Act%20of%20Constitution%201988.pdf/view (2021)
|
2021/09/15
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
|
a) 25 years
Source:
IPU Parline Database:
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2319.htm
|
2015/05/22
|
|
Tunisia
|
k. No information available
|
The unicameral parliament is composed of the Chamber of Deputies (Majlis al-Nuwaab).
Source:
http://www.pogar.org/
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2005/04/06
|
|
Turkey
|
k. No information available
|
The Parliament is unicameral.
Source:
Turkish Constitution, art. 7: https://global.tbmm.gov.tr/docs/constitution_en.pdf
|
2016/01/21
|
|
Tuvalu
|
l. Not applicable
|
|
2012/06/19
|
|
Uganda
|
k. No information available
|
The national legislature consists of one chamber only.
Source:
Constitution
|
2025/12/05
|
|
Ukraine
|
k. No information available
|
The Parliament is unicameral.
Source:
Constitution, article 75
|
2002/08/30
|
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
l. Not applicable
|
|
2012/05/09
|
|
United States of America
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
|
"No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen."
Source:
U.S. Constitution Article I, Section 2, Clause 2:
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-2/clause-2/#:~:text=Clause%202%20Qualifications,which%20he%20shall%20be%20chosen.
https://history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/Constitutional-Qualifications/
|
2024/10/15
|
|
Uruguay
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
|
a. 30 years old
b. Uruguayan citizenship by birth or legal citizenship for at least 7 years
Source:
Constitution, art. 98
|
2002/06/18
|
|
Vanuatu
|
k. No information available
l. Not applicable
|
Source:
Constitution of the Republic of Vanuatu, art. 15: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/VU/vanuatu-representation-of-the-people-act-1982-as/at_download/file
|
2016/01/26
|
|
Venezuela
|
k. No information available
|
Source:
Constitución, art. 186
|
2003/09/30
|
|
Viet Nam
|
l. Not applicable
|
There is only one chamber
Source:
Law on Election of Deputies to the National Assembly and Deputies to People’s Councils
|
2021/03/24
|
|
Wallis and Futuna
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
g. Nationality group
|
a.) 35 years
citizenship/nationality: same provisions as for the National Assembly.
Source:
Electoral Code, Article LO296 and L.44.
|
2004/01/15
|
|
Yemen
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
|
a.) 40 years.
Source:
Constitution, chapter 3, part 2, section 1, articles 125 and 126.
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2005/04/08
|
|
Zambia
|
k. No information available
|
Zambia has a unicameral system.
Source:
Constitution of Zambia 1996, Articles 34(8), 62 and 63.
|
2007/10/12
|
|
Zanzibar
|
l. Not applicable
|
The parliament of Zanzibar has one chamber.
Source:
Constitution of Zanzibar.
|
2009/08/12
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
f. Registration
|
Must have attained the age of forty.
Source:
Constitution of Zimbabwe 1980, Schedule 3, 1.
|
2007/10/17
|
