2.The members of the State Great Khural shall be elected by citizens eligible to vote in the
election, on the basis of universal, free, direct suffrage by secret ballot for a term of four
years.
3.Citizens of Mongolia who have reached the age of twenty-five years and are eligible to
vote in the elections shall be elected to the State Great Khural.
4.The election procedure of the State Great Khural shall be determined by law. It is
prohibited to approve and amend the Law on the Election of the State Great Khural within
one year prior to the regular election of the Parliament/State Great Khural.
/This paragraph was amended by the law on addendum and amendment to the
Constitution of Mongolia as of November 14, 2019./
Article Twenty-two
1.If it is impossible to hold a regular election due to extraordinary circumstances which are
arising from sudden calamities occurred in the whole or a part of the country, the
imposition of martial law or the outbreak of public disorder, the State Great Khural shall
retain its power until the extraordinary circumstances cease to exist, and the newly elected
members of the State Great Khural are sworn in.
2.The State Great Khural may decide to dissolve itself by at least two-thirds of the
members of the State Great Khural if at least two-thirds of its members consider that the
State Great Khural is unable to carry out its power, or if the President in consent with the
Speaker of the State Great Khural proposes to do so for the same reason hereinabove.
/This paragraph was added by the law on addendum and amendment to the Constitution
of Mongolia as of 24 December 1999, this addendum was repealed by the Resolution
No.02 as of 2000 of Constitutional court (Tsets) of Mongolia. Then this paragraph was
added by the law on addendum and amendment to the Constitution of Mongolia as of 14
December 2000. As well, this paragraph was amended by the law on addendum and
amendment to the Constitution of Mongolia as of November 14, 2019./
3.If the State Great Khural fails to appoint the Prime Minister of Mongolia within forty-five
days after the President has submitted a proposal on the appointment to the State Great
Khural in accordance with the Paragraph 2 of Article Thirty-nine of the Constitution or
within thirty days after resignation of the Prime Minister in accordance with the Paragraph
1 of the Article Forty Three of the Constitution or within thirty days after the Prime Minister
has been deemed resigned in accordance with the Paragraph 2 of the Article Forty four,
the President shall decide to dissolve the State Great Khural.
/This article was added by the law on addendum and amendment to the Constitution of
Mongolia as of 14 November, 2019/
4.The State Great Khural shall announce the election date within ten days after the
decision provided in clauses/paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article is made, and the election
shall be conducted within sixty days. The State Great Khural shall retain its power until
newly elected members are sworn in.
/This paragraph was added by the law on addendum and amendment to the Constitution
of Mongolia as of November 14, 2019./
Article Twenty-three
1.A member of the State Great Khural shall be an envoy of the people and shall represent
and uphold the interests of all the citizens and the State.
2.The term of office of a member of the State Great Khural shall begin with an oath taken
before the State Emblem and expire when newly elected members of the State Great
Khural are sworn in.
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