General
Right to Vote
Constitution
(2004)
- Article 19 states, “All Central Africans of both genders, of age eighteen or older, benefiting of their civil rights, are qualified as electors under the law.”
Electoral Law
Electoral Code of the Central African Republic
(2004)
- Article 2 states, “The election is to be universal, equal, and secret, direct or indirect.”
Specific Inclusion of People with Disabilities
Constitution
(2004)
- Article 9 states: "The law sets the conditions of assistance and protection according to the workers, particularly to children all ages, and handicapped for those who have problems with their health due to work conditions."
Exclusion Based on Mental Disability
Electoral Law
Electoral Code of the Central African Republic
(2004)
- Article 5 states, “Should not be entered on the electoral role...(3) incapable adults.”
- Article 79 states, “The right to vote is suspended...(2) for those persons authorized to vote but who are currently committed to a psychiatric institution.”
Exclusion Based on Physical Disability
Electoral Law
Electoral Code of the Central African Republic
(2004)
- Article 199 states, "Eligibility for the National Assembly requires the candidate be of 25 years old by the date of the election. They should know how to read, write, and count correctly in one of the two official languages [Sango and French]."
Inhibits Access
Electoral Law
Electoral Code of the Central African Republic
(2004)
- Article 80 states, “no one may vote by proxy or correspondence.”
Voter Assistance
Electoral Law
Electoral Code of the Central African Republic
(2004)
- Article 81 states, “A disabled voter who is unable to distinguish, make a choice, and insert his ballot into the ballots box is authorized to choose another voter to assist him in his choice.”
