3. The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
3. Matakwa ya watu ndiyo yatakuwa msingi wa utawala wa serikali; hali hii itajidhihirisha kwenye chaguzi za haki kwa watu wote na ambazo zinafanyika kwa siri au namna nyingine ambayo itahakikisha uchagazi kuwa huru.