Article 47 states:
(1) The Members of Parliament shall be elected by proportional representation within the limits to be laid down by national ordinance.
(2) Elections shall be free and shall be conducted by secret ballot.
Article 48 states:
(1) The Members of Parliament shall be elected directly by the residents of Sint Maarten who are Dutch nationals and have attained the age of eighteen.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 36(1), and 50(1), persons who have been given custodial sentences of at least one year in a final decision of a court for committing an offence designated as such by national ordinance and have at the same time been disenfranchised.
Article 34, section 1 states:
For appointment as a minister, a candidate must hold Dutch nationality and must not be excluded from voting.
Article 49, section 1 states:
To be eligible for membership of Parliament, a person must be a resident of Sint Maarten, a Dutch national, have attained the age of eighteen years and must not have been disqualified from voting.
Article 16 states:
All persons in Sint Maarten shall be treated equally in equal circumstances. Discrimination on the grounds of religion, belief, political opinion, race, skin colour, sex, language, national or social origins, membership of a national minority, assets, birth or on any grounds whatsoever shall not be permitted.
Article 34, section 1 states:
For appointment as a minister, a candidate must hold Dutch nationality and must not be excluded from voting.