General Right to Vote
Constitution:
(1982)
• 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 Mental Disability
Electoral Law:
(1995)
• 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. After it is verified by electoral committees, mental patients incapable of exercising the right to vote shall be excluded from the name lists of voters."
1998: Guangdong Province Measures for the Election of Villager Committees)
• Article 10 states: "Those with mental illness who have no way to carry out their right to vote and be elected, and those dull-witted persons who have no way to manifest their intent shall, after confirmation by the village election committee, not be included in the voter list."
(1999 Yunnan Province Measures for the Election of Villager Committees)
• Article 10 states: "A villager with mental illness certified by a hospital, and confirmed by the villager election committee as not being able to exercise their right to vote, shall not be included on the list of voters."

Voter Assistance by Other Citizens
Electoral Law:
(1995)
• 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."
• Article 20 states: "If a voter is illiterate or unable to independently fill out a ballot, the writing stations or a person other than a candidate may be authorized to fill out the ballot. The authorized writer may not vote against the will of the voter."
(1999: Zhejiang Province Measures for the Election of Villager Committees)
• Article 19 states: "If necessary, roving ballot boxes may be used."
• Article 20 states: "A ballot shall be filled out by the voter himself. For those voters who are illiterate or handicapped and cannot fill out their ballots by themselves, they may authorize a person other than a candidate to fill out their ballots [. . .] When filling out the ballot, those authorized to write in the ballots and designated proxies may not contravene the wishes of the voter.

Off-Site Voting Alternatives
Electoral Law:
(1999: Zhejiang Province Measures for the Election of Villager Committees)
• Article 19 states: "If necessary, roving ballot boxes may be used."
(1999 Yunnan Province Measures for the Election of Villager Committees)
• Article 18 states: "The old, weak, sick, or disabled who cannot go to the election meeting or the polling stations may cast votes into roving ballot boxes."