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Austria
General Right to
Vote
Constitution:
Article 26, section (1) states: "The House of Representatives
is elected by the nation in accordance with the principles of proportional
representation on the basis of equal, direct, secret, and personal suffrage
for men and women who have completed their nineteenth year of life on
a day appointed prior to the election."
No mention of limits on participation or special provisions for
disabled in constitution
Electoral Law:
(National Assembly Voting Order 1992)
Article 21, section (1) states, "Voters are all men and women,
who possess Austrian nationality, have reached January 1 of the year in
which they turn 18, and have not had their voting rights rescinded."
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