Elections Law 2000
First Chapter:

In the Number of Members in the Parliament, the Electoral Districts
Calling for the Elections, and Conditions for the Nomination:

  • Article No.1:
    The Parliament consists of 128 members of whose ruling period lasts for four years.

 

  • Article No.2:
    The structure of the Electoral Divisions complies to the following:

  1. Beirut Province, District No.1 includes the following Areas:
    Achrafieh - Mazraa - Al Saifi.

  2. Beirut Province, District No.2 includes the following Areas:
    Msseitbeh - Bachoura - Rmeil.

  3. Beirut Province, District No.3 includes the following Areas:
    Dar El Mreisseh - Ras Beirut - Zkak El Blat - Mdawwar - the Port - Mina El Hosson.

  4. Mount Lebanon Province, the First District includes the two Casas:
    Jbeil - Kesserwan.

  5. Mount Lebanon Province, the Second District includes one Casa:
    El-Metn.

  6. Mount Lebanon Province, the Third District includes the two Casas:
    Baabada - Aley.

  7. Mount Lebanon Province, the Fourth District includes one Casa:
    El Chouf.

  8. North Lebanon Province, the First District includes the three Casas:
    Akkar - El Dennieh - Bcharreh.

  9. North Lebanon Province, the Second District includes 5 Casas:
    Tripoli - El Minieh - Zghorta - Batroun - Koura.

  10. South Lebanon Province, the First District includes the four Casas:
    Saida City - Zahrani - Tyre - Bint Jbeil.

  11. South Lebanon & Nabatieh Provinces, the Second District includes the four Casas:
    Marjeyoun - Hasbaya - Nabatieh - Jezzine.

  12. Bekaa Province, the First District includes the two Casas:
    Baalbeck - Hermel.

  13. Bekaa Province, the Second District includes one Casa:
    Zahleh.

  14. Bekaa Province, the Third District includes the two Casas:
    West Bekaa - Rachaya.

  • Article No.3:
    The Deputy Members’ number for each Sect is defined in each Area, District or Casa of the Electoral Divisions, and the nomination takes place according to the Chart No.2 (attached to this Law).

 

  • Article No.4:
    All voters of all sects vote to the candidates of a Division.

 

  • Article No.5:
    Voting will take the form of generality and secrecy at the same level.

 

  • Article No.6:
    Not any Member in the Parliament should be elected unless he is Lebanese, is registered in the Voting List, finished his twenty five years old, enjoys his civil and political rights, and is educated. It is not allowed to elect any who acquired the Lebanese nationality less than ten years period.

 

  • Article No.7:
    The Electoral Organisations are called by a Decree. The period between issuing this Decree and the Electoral Organisations’ meeting should be at least thirty days.
    The general elections take place within sixty days proceeding the ending date of the present Parliament, except the condition where this Parliament is dissolved.
    A one-day time elections shall occur for all the Districts, except for security reasons, there may be defined a special appointment for one District or more, on condition that all the elections shall occur for all the Districts within the periods mentioned in the previous parapgragh.

 

  • Article No.8:
    If any Seat is vacant for death reason or resignation or any other reason, then elections take place to replace the vacant Seat during sixty days starting from the date of vacancy. The Seat is considered vacant from the date of death, or from the date of the Parliament’s Decision regarding the other situations or from the date of the issuance of the Constitutional Board’s Decision in the Public Newspaper, in case this Board abolishes the election of any Deputy Member. The vacancy of any Deputy Member will not be filled if it occurs before the Parliament’s ending date by six months or less.
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