General Right to Vote
Constitution
(1982, amended 2004)

• Article 34 states, "All citizens of the People's Republic of China who have reached the age of 18 have the right to vote and stand for election, regardless of nationality, race, sex, occupation, family background, religious belief, education, property status, or length of residence, except persons deprived of political rights according to law."
• No mention of limits on participation or special provisions for disabled in Constitution

Exclusion Based on Intellectual Disability
Electoral Law
(1979, amended 2004)

• Article 26 states: "Voting registration shall be held before every election for people who have reached the age of 18 since the last election, and for people whose forfeited political rights have been restored… People who have died, or whose political rights have been forfeited in accordance with the law, shall be removed from the name lists of voters. Citizens who suffer from mental illness and are incapable of exercising their electoral rights shall, upon determination by the election committee, not be included in the roll of voters.”

Voter Assistance
Electoral Law
(1995, amended 2004)

• Article 36 states, "A secret ballot shall be adopted to elect deputies to the national and various levels of the people's congresses. A voter who is illiterate or disabled and cannot write on his ballot may entrust someone to write for them.”

• Constitution - http://english.gov.cn/2005-08/05/content_20813.htm
• Electoral Law - http://cl-co.cn/en/articledetail.asp?id=383