General Right to Vote
Constitution
(2005)

• Article 20 states, “Iraqi citizens, men and women, shall have the right to participate in public affairs and to enjoy political rights include the right to vote, elect and run for office.”
• Article 49, section 1 states, “The Council of Representatives shall...be elected through a direct secret general ballot.”

Electoral Law
Election Law 2005
(2005, last amended 2010)

• Article 2 states, “Elections shall be held by public process, direct voting and secret ballot.”

Exclusion Based on Intellectual Disability
Electoral Law
Election Law 2005
(2005, last amended 2010)

• Article 3 states, “The voter must be...2. Legally competent.”

Exclusion Based on Physical Disability
Poll Manuals
Regulations for Polling and Counting
(2005)

• Section 3.2 states, “Voters may only vote in person at a polling station in a polling centre where s/he is on the voters list; there will be no proxy voting or voting in other locations, such as homes, hospitals or prisons.”

Voter Assistance
Electoral Law
Election Law 2005
(2005, last amended 2010)

• Article 4 states, “The special voting and it includes...Third, the sick population of the hospitals and other sanatoriums shall vote according to the lists submitted by these entities before the election date and based on procedures determined by the IHEC.”

Poll Manuals
Regulations for Polling and Counting
(2005)

• Section 4.5 states, "...A voter who needs assistance because of illiteracy or because of blindness or other disability may be assisted by a relative or friend of their choice, or by the presiding officer of the polling station.”

• Constitution - http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/mideast/IQ/Full%20Text%20of%20Iraqi%20Constitution.pdf/view
• Electoral Law - http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/showfile.exe?CISOROOT=/qip&CISOPTR=387&filename=388.pdf
• Regulations for Polling and Counting - http://aceproject.org/ero-en/topics/vote-counting/IECI%20Reg%2013-05%20-%20Polling%20and%20counting%20-%20final.pdf/view