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Lebanon
General Right to
Vote Constitution
(1926, updated 1947)
- Article 21 states: "Every Lebanese citizen who has reached his twenty-first year and fulfills the conditions set forth by the electoral law shall have the right to vote."
Electoral Law
Parliamentary Elections Law (Law No. 25)
(2008)
- Article 3 states, “Every Lebanese individual who has attained the legal age stipulated in the constitution, whether or not resident on the Lebanese territory, shall be entitled to vote.”
Exclusion Based on Intellectual Disability
Electoral Law
Parliamentary Elections Law
(2008)
- Article 4 states, “The following shall be prevented from voting...persons deprived by legal sentence of their civil rights...persons interdicted by court order or until the end of the interdiction period.”
Voter Assistance
Electoral Law
Parliamentary Elections Law (Law No. 25)
(2008)
- Article 91 states, “No voter may delegate his right to vote to another party. However, a handicapped voter who cannot practice his right to vote shall be allowed, under the supervision of the polling station panel, to have the assistance of another voter of his choice. Such an event shall be mentioned in the box reserved for comments on the check list.”
- Article 92 states, “The Ministry shall take into consideration the needs of disabled persons while organizing the electoral process and take all measures allowing those to exercise their right to vote without obstacles. The Ministry shall put in place a relevant exhaustive implementation code after consulting with Disabled Persons organizations and Service Providing organizations set forth in the Law on the Rights of Disabled Persons no 220 dated 29/5/2000.”
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