General Right to Vote
Constitution
(2002)

• Article 4 states, “Suffrage is universal, direct or indirect, free, equal and secret. The election method, conditions for eligibility and incompatibilities are fixed by the law.”

Specific Inclusion of People with Disabilities
Constitution
(2002)

• Article 30 states, “The elderly and people with disabilities are entitled to protection measures in relation to their physical and moral development to their full potential.”

Exclusion Based on Disability
Constitution
(2002)

• Article 58 states, “One cannot be a candidate for the office of President of the Republic if...He is not in a healthy physical and mental state, confirmed by a group of three doctors under oath, designated by the Constitutional Court.”

Voter Assistance
Electoral Law
Electoral Law of the Republic of Congo
(2001)

• Article 91 states, “An elector of assured disability, which makes it impossible for him to place his ballot in the envelope and to slip it into the ballot box, is authorized to be assisted by a voter of his choice or a polling place official.”

Off-Site Voting
Electoral Law
Electoral Law of the Republic of Congo
(2001)

• Article 96 states, “Voting by proxy is authorized. The methods of this exercise are defined by way of regulation.”
• Constitution - http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=193697
• Electoral Code - http://www.cesbc.org/congo/Lois/Loi%2024-2001.pdf