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General Right to Vote
Constitution
(1975, last amended 2008)

  • Article 51, section (3) states, “The 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 righto 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.”

Specific Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
Constitution
(1975, last amended 2008)

  • Article 21, section (2) states, “...as well as persons suffering from incurable bodily or mental ailments are entitled to the special care of the State.”

Exclusion Based on Intellectual Disability
Constitution
(1975, last amended 2008)

  • Article 51, section (3) states, “The 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 righto 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.”


 
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