Costa Rica

Political Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica (1949, last amended 2005)

Updated: June 2015

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Article 93 states:

Suffrage is a fundamental and compulsory civic duty and is exercised before Election Boards through a direct and secret ballot by citizens registered in the Civil Registry.

 

Excerpt from the Political Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica (1949, last amended 2005)

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Article 108 states:

The requirements to become a Representative are:

  • (1) To be a citizen in the exercise of his rights…

 

Article 121 states:

In addition to other powers vested in it by this Constitution, the Legislative Assembly has exclusive powers to:… Take the legal oath and receive the resignation of members of the Supreme Branches of Government, with the exception of Cabinet Ministers; settle any doubts that may arise in the event of the physical or mental incapacity of the person exercising the Presidency of the Republic, and decide whether to summon his legal substitute to take office…

 

Article 131 states:

The requirements to be President or Vice President of the Republic are:

  • (1) To be Costa Rican by birth and a citizen in the exercise of his rights…

 

Article 142 states:

The requirements to be a Minister are:

  • (1) To be a citizen in the exercise of his rights…

 

Article 159 states:

The requirements to be a Justice of the Supreme Court are:…

  • (3) To be a citizen in the exercise of his rights…

 

Article 183 states:

…The Comptroller and the Assistant Comptroller are accountable to the Assembly for the performance of their duties and may be removed by a vote of no less than two-thirds of its members, if their unfitness or misconduct is demonstrated in the proceedings conducted for that purpose.

 

Excerpts from the Political Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica (1949, last amended 2005)

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Article 108 states:

The requirements to become a Representative are:

  • (1) To be a citizen in the exercise of his rights…

 

Article 121 states:

In addition to other powers vested in it by this Constitution, the Legislative Assembly has exclusive powers to:… Take the legal oath and receive the resignation of members of the Supreme Branches of Government, with the exception of Cabinet Ministers; settle any doubts that may arise in the event of the physical or mental incapacity of the person exercising the Presidency of the Republic, and decide whether to summon his legal substitute to take office…

 

Article 131 states:

The requirements to be President or Vice President of the Republic are:

  • (1) To be Costa Rican by birth and a citizen in the exercise of his rights…

 

Article 142 states:

The requirements to be a Minister are:

  • (1) To be a citizen in the exercise of his rights…

 

Article 159 states:

The requirements to be a Justice of the Supreme Court are:…

  • (3) To be a citizen in the exercise of his rights…

 

Article 183 states:

…The Comptroller and the Assistant Comptroller are accountable to the Assembly for the performance of their duties and may be removed by a vote of no less than two-thirds of its members, if their unfitness or misconduct is demonstrated in the proceedings conducted for that purpose.

 

Excerpts from the Political Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica (1949, last amended 2005)