Eritrea
General Right to
Vote
Constitution
(1997)
- Article 20 states, “Every citizen who fulfills the requirements of electoral law shall have the right to vote and seek elective office.”
Exclusion Based on Mental Disability
Electoral Law
Eritrean Electoral Law
(2002)
- Article 18 states, “To be eligible to register as a voter a person must be...c) sane...f) capable by law to perform his civil and political rights.”
Voter Assistance
Electoral Law
Eritrean Electoral Law
(2002)
- Article 51 states, “51.1. The blind and handicapped voters shall be assisted to cast their vote by persons of their choice; 51.2. Illiterate voters shall cast their vote through fingerprints that they shall imprint on a specific box on the symbol of the candidate they select.”
- Article 54 states, “Notwithstanding Article 11 of this proclamation, the following shall be able to vote through agents; a) Persons under medical care in hospital or at home; b) Seriously injured and physically incapable persons...”
- Article 55, section 1 states, “Persons who cannot move for medical or physical reasons shall issues power of attorney in the presence of a representative of the Commission.”
