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ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC
DRAFT LAW NO. 661 /X
Alters the special identification card of the Deputy, by proceeding to the amendment to the
Statute of Deputies, approved by Law No. 7/93, of March 1
The Statute of Deputies, passed by Law No. 7/93 of March 1, provides in its
Article 15º (3) (d) that the Deputies are entitled to the special card of
identification. The special identification card, whose characteristics are set out
then in numbers 4 and 5 of the same article, appear in annex to the Staff Regulations and visa
exclusively the identification of the Deputies.
Although it does not consist of any diploma, since the IXth Legislature, the Deputies
they still have a card for the purpose of electronic voting. In the present
Legislature was established the Certifying Entity of the Assembly of the Republic and commenced
already the issuance of the digital signature cards.
Given not to justify the issuance of three distinct cards, it may still be the option by
a card, type smart card , allow the addition of new functionalities, proposes to
the amendment of the special identification card of the Deputy, which is to be assigned
of card of the Deputy and functions as a ID card, digital signature and
of electronic voting. To facilitate the evolution of the card, it is determined that they are
fixed by order of the President of the Assembly of the Republic the rules relating to the
model and issue.
So, in the applicable constitutional and regimental terms, the lower-signed Deputies
present the following Draft Law:
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Article 1º
Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of Article 15º of Law No 7/93 of March 1, in the wording given by the Laws
n ° 55/98 of August 18, para. 45/99, of June 16 and 3/2001, of February 23,
shall be replaced by the following:
Article 15º
(...)
1 .
2 .
3 ....
a) ...
b) ...
c) ...
d) Card of the Deputy, whose model and issue are set by Despacho of the
President of the Assembly of the Republic;
e) ...
f) ...
g) ...
h) ...
4 . The card of the Deputy shall include, in addition to the name of the Deputy, the signatures
of the own and the President of the Assembly of the Republic, the validity on the grounds of the
respective mandate, as well as the number of the Identity or Card Ticket of the
Citizen
5 . The card of the Deputy includes in the integrated circuit the computer application for the
e-voting, as well as the qualified certificate for electronic signature and
other indispensable elements to new applications that are integrated in it.
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Article 2º
The Annex to the Statute of Deputies in the version adopted by Law No is hereby repealed.
3/2001, of February 23.
Assembly of the Republic, February 2009
The Deputies
José Manuel Lello Ribeiro de Almeida
Jorge Fernando Magalhães da Costa
José Batista Master Soeiro
João Guilherme Noble Fragoso Rebelo
Helena Maria Moura Pinto
Heloísa Augusta Baião de Brito Apollonia
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José Batista Master Soeiro
Representative of the GP of the CFP
Helena Maria Moura Pinto
Representative of the BE GP
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