General Right to Vote
Constitution
(1990, last revised 2002)

• Article 1 states, "Guinea is a unified Republic indivisible, civil, democratic, and social. She assures equality before the law of all citizens without distinction of origin, race, ethnicity, sex, religion, or opinion."
• Article 2 states, "Suffrage is universal, direct, equal, and secret."

Electoral Law
Electoral Code of Guinea
(1991, last modified 2007)

• Article L1 states, “The suffrage is universal, direct, equal, and secret.”
• Article L3  states, “All Guineas aged eighteen or older on the day of polling who are in full possession of their civil and political rights, notwithstanding the dispositions outlined in article 44 of the Civil Code, who do not find themselves in any case of incapacity provided under the legislation found here, are considered eligible electors.”

Specific Inclusion of People with Disabilities
Constitution
(1990, last revised 2002)

• Article L17 states: "Youth are particularly protected against exploitation and moral adornment. The elderly and handicapped benefit from the assistance and the protection of society."

Exclusion Based on Intellectual Disability
Electoral Law
Electoral Code of Guinea
(1991, last revised 2002)

• Article L8 states, “Must not be registered to the voter list except in cases of rehabilitation...7) individuals who are committed or severely mentally disabled.”

Voter Assistance
Electoral Law
Electoral Code of Guinea
(1991, last modified 2002)

• Article L79 states, “Any elector suffering from a disability which makes it impossible for him to place his ballot in the envelope and to then slip it into the ballot box is authorized to be assisted by an elector of his choosing.”

Off-Site Voting
Electoral Law
Electoral Code of Guinea
(1991, last modified 2002)

• Article L93 states, “May exercise, on their request, their right to vote by proxy, those electors belonging to one of the categories listed here, constrained by the obligations of the electoral constituency where they are registered...3) Individuals who are hospitalized or treated at home 4) Individuals with a severe disability or invalidity.”
• Article L95 states, “The proxy vote is given to all included in article 93 as long as they are authorized legally competent.”

• Constitution - http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=193669
• Electoral Law - http://www.ceniguinee.org/doc/codeelectoral.pdf