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Greece

• Total examination of election law needed by Greek-speaker

General Right to Vote
Constitution:
(1995)
• Article 21 section (2) states: "…disabled war and peacetime veterans…as well as persons suffering from incurable bodily or mental ailments are entitled to the special care of the State."
• Article 31 states: "To be eligible for election to the presidency, a person must…be legally entitled to vote."
• Article 51 section (3) states: "Members of Parliament shall be elected through direct, universal and secret ballot by the citizens who have the right to vote, as specified by law. The law cannot abridge the right to vote except in cases where a minimum age has not been attained or in cases of legal incapacity or as a result of irrevocable criminal conviction for certain felonies."
• Article 55 section (1) states "To be elected as Member of Parliament, one must…have the legal capacity to vote…"

Exclusion Based on Mental Disability
Electoral Law:
(source: IPU)
• Requirement for voting: full possession of civil rights

 
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