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}-.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1.10.1 Every citizen who (w
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al election must be deemed to have resigned their 
citizenship at and from the day of the election.{{
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 and the Commissioner or the Court may reinstate t
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 Every citizen who does not vote in a regular general election must show reasonable cause for not voting to the Electoral Commissioner within 21 days or forfeit their citizenship by operation of law
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}-move an elective officer.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.8
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}-0 percent of the last vote for the office, with 
signatures from at least half the Provinces or Ter
ritories equal in number to 1 percent of the last 
vote for the office in the Province or Territory.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.8.3 Signatures to recall Dep
uties and Senators must equal in number 20 percent
 of the last vote for the office.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
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essor must be called by the Electoral Commissioner
 and held not less than 20 days nor more than 30 d
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ignatures.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.8.5 If the majorit
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.6 Deputies may only be recalled by a petition for
 the dissolution of the National Assembly as a who
le.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.8.7 The officer may not b
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r{}{L{I2.8.10 The electoral code must provide for 
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}-DISQUALIFICATIONS The only disqualifications fro
m being or continuing as a legislator are judicial
 office under the Commonwealth or its political su
bdivisions, being a criminal fugitive or convicted
 prisoner according to law, or being otherwise dis
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{I4.9 IMMUNITIES Legislators may not be held to an
swer before any other tribunal for any statement m
ade in the exercise of their legislative duties wh
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ive sessions are not subject to civil process and 
are privileged from arrest save for felony or brea
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must be a legislative council, and the National As
sembly may establish other interim committees. The
 council and other interim committees may perform 
duties and employ personnel as provided by the Nat
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National Assembly must adopt uniform rules of proc
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to by the President. The assembly must elect its o
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ajority. Each must keep a journal of its proceedin
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spoken before, or written in a report to, the Nati
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of any matter or thing submitted by a deputy by pe
tition, bill, resolution, motion or otherwise.{{br
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the assembly, or which tends either directly or in
directly to produce such a result is a legislative
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its business, including committees to ascertain fa
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subject within the scope of legislative control.{{
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