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Iraq

• Electoral Law unavailable for review

General Right to Vote
Constitution:
(1990)
• No mention of voting rights in Constitution

Exclusion Based on Mental Disability
Electoral Law:
(source: IPU)
• Disqualifications: insanity

Exclusion Based on Physical Disability
Electoral Law:
(source: IPU)
• Requirement from holding office: literacy

 
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