Constitución en Inglés

115 Corte Constitucional de Colombia Chapter IV Senate T he Senate of the Republic shall be composed of one hundred members elected in a single nationwide constituency. There shall be an additional two senators elected in a special national constituency for indigenous communities. Colombian citizens who happen to be abroad or reside abroad may vote in elections for the Senate of the Republic. The electoral quotient system shall apply to the special constituency for the election of senators by indigenous communities. Representatives of indigenous communities who aspire to become members of the Senate of the Republic must have exercised a position of traditional authority in their respective communities or have been leaders of an indigenousorganization. Thisqualification shall be verified by a certificate from the respective organization and endorsed by the Minister of Government. In order to be elected senator, a candidate must be a Colombian by birth, a citizen in good standing, and over thirty years of age on the date of the election. ARTICLE 171 ARTICLE 172