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Lithuania

General Right to Vote
Constitution
(1992, last amended 2006)

  • Article 34 states, “Citizens, who on the day of election, have reached 18 years of age shall have the electoral right.”

Electoral Law
Law on Elections to the Seimas
(1992, last amended 2010)

  • Article 2, section 1 states, “Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who, on election day are 18 years of age shall have the right to vote.”

Law on Presidential Elections
(1992, last amended 2010)

  • Article 4, section 1 states, “Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who on election day are 18 years of age or over shall have the right to vote for the President of the Republic.”

Law on Elections to Municipal Councils
(1994, last amended 2010)

  • Article 2, section 1 states, “The right to elect municipal councilors shall be enjoyed by permanent residents (voters) of that municipality who are 18 years of age on election day.”

Law on Elections to the European Parliament
(2003, last amended 2010)

  • Article 3, section 1 states, “Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania as well as citizens of other Member States of the European Union, permanently residing in Lithuania, who, on the election day, are 18 years of age shall have the right to vote in elections to the European Parliament.”

Exclusion Based on Intellectual Disability
Constitution
(1992, last amended 2006)

  • Article 34 states, “Citizens who are recognised incapable by court shall not participate in elections.”
  • Article 56 states, “...Persons who have not fulfilled punishment imposed by a court judgment as well as persons recognised as incapable by court may not be elected Members of the Seimas.”

Electoral Law
Law on Elections to the Seimas
(1992, last amended 2010)

  • Article 2, section 1 states, “Citizens who have been declared legally incompetent by the court shall not participate in elections.”
  • Article 2, section 3 states, “...persons who have been declared legally incompetent by the court may not stand for election as members of the Seimas.”
  • Article 26, section 3 states, “The following persons shall be removed from the electoral roll of the Republic of Lithuania...a citizen who has been declared legally incompetent by the court.”

Law on Presidential Elections
(1992, last amended 2010)

  • Article 4, section 1 states, “Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who have been declared incapable by court shall not participate in elections.”
  • Article 24, section 3 states, “The following persons shall be removed from the electoral roll of the Republic of Lithuania...3) a citizen who has been declared legally incompetent by the court.”

Law on Elections to the European Parliament
(2003, last amended 2010)

  • Article 3, section 1 states, “Citizens who have been declared legally incompetent by the court shall not participate in elections.”

Voter Assistance
Electoral Law
Law on Elections to the Seimas
(1992, last amended 2010)

  • Article 5 states, “A voter who because of his physical disability cannot cast a ballot himself may vote with the assistance of another person whom he trusts as laid down in Paragraph 6 of Article 66 of this Law.”
  • Article 66, section 6 states, “The voter who, because of his physical disability, is unable to mark his ballot papers and cast them into the ballot box himself, may invite another person (with the exception of the chairman of the electoral committee or its member, or an election observer) to carry out these actions for him.”
  • Article 71, section 5 states, “If because of the physical disability voters are unable to vote themselves, they may entrust other persons to vote for them.  These persons must mark the ballot papers in the presence of the voter according to his instructions and preserve the secrecy of voting.”

Law on Presidential Elections
(1992, last amended 2010)

  • Article 28 states, “... the voter himself shall sign his voter certificate, except for the cases when because of the physical handicaps or disability he himself cannot sign it and the certificate is signed by another person chosen by the voter; the said person shall indicate his name, surname and personal number.”
  • Article 37, section 3 states, “If a voter cannot fill out and sign the form because of his physical handicaps or disability, another person shall do this upon his request...”
  • Articles 56 and 61 correspond to the provisions of the Law on Elections to the Seimas Articles 66 and 71 respectively.

Law on Elections to Municipal Councils
(1994, last amended 2010)

  • Article 5, section 1 states, “A voter, who is unable to vote because of his physical disability, may vote with the assistance of another person whom he trusts.”
  • Article 28 corresponds to the provisions of Article 28 in the Law on Presidential Elections.
  • Article 63, section 5 states, “The voter who because of his physical disability is unable to mark his ballot paper and cast it into the ballot box himself may invite another person...to carry out these actions in his place.”
  • Article 64 repeats the provisions of Article 71 of the Law on Election to the Seimas.

Law on Elections to the European Parliament
(2003, last amended 2010)

  • Article 6, section 1 states, “A voter, who, because of his physical handicaps or disability, is unable to cast a ballot himself, may vote with the assistance of another person whom he trusts.”
  • Article 29 corresponds to Article 28 of the Law on Presidential Elections.
  • Article 64, section 5 states, “The voter who because of his physical disability is unable to mark his ballot paper and cast it into the ballot box himself may invite another person...to carry out these actions in his place.”
  • Article 69, section 5 corresponds to the provisions of Article 71 of the Law on Election to the Seimas.

Off-Site Voting
Electoral Law
Law on Elections to the Seimas
(1992, last amended 2010)

  • Article 16 states, “The constituency electoral committee shall...7) make up a list of healthcare (with the exception of outpatient health care institutions), social care and guardianship institutions...situated in the territory of the constituency, and together with the head of the post office make arrangements to organize voting by post in those institutions as well as organize early voting.”
  • Article 18 states, “The polling district committee shall...3) in the manner prescribed by the Central Electoral Commission, monitor postal voting conducted in the territory of a polling district in order to create conditions for voting by post in all healthcare (except outpatient healthcare institutions), social care and guardianship institutions...situated in the territory of the polling district, as well as organize voting at home.”
  • Article 67, section 1 states, “Postal voting shall be possible for voters who are in institutions of healthcare (with the exception of outpatient healthcare institutions), social care of guardianship because of their health condition or age....”
  • Article 67 details the specific procedures for voting by post.
  • Article 67.1, section 1 states, “Only the following persons may vote at home: disabled voters, voters with temporary working incapacity, voters aged 70 and over if because of health condition they are unable to come to a polling district to vote on an election day and if they have produced a voter’s request, the form of which is set by the Central Electoral Commission, for voting at home. The electoral committees which draw up and revise rolls of voters voting at home shall have the right to receive the data on disabled persons from the State Social Insurance Fund Board or its territorial offices, and the data on persons with temporary working incapacity from healthcare institutions...”
  • Article 67.1, section 2 states, “Voters who are unable to come to a polling district to vote on election day may vote early...”
  • Article 67.1 details the procedures for home and early voting.
  • Article 71 discusses voting in medical treatment facilities and institutions of social guardianship and care institutions.
  • Article 71, section 1 states, “Voter show because of their health condition or age are in healthcare (except outpatient healthcare) facilities, institutions of social guardianship and care shall be entitled to vote in such institutions.”
  • Article 71, section 4 states, “...Voters who are unable to move shall be visited by at least 2 polling district committee members, election observers (should they wish) and employees of special post offices.”

Law on Presidential Elections
(1992, last amended 2010)

  • Article 14 states, “The municipal electoral committee shall...6) make up a list of health care (except out-patient), social care and guardianship institutions and...have care of the organization of voting by post in those places, as well as organize voting in advance.”
  • Article 16 states, “The electoral committee of the polling district shall...3)...monitor the provision of opportunities for voting by post in all health care (except out-patient), social care and guardianship institutions...as well as organize voting at home.”
  • Article 57 repeats the postal voting provisions of Article 67 of the Law on Elections to the Seimas.
  • Article 61 repeats the voting in institution provisions of Article 71 of the Law on Elections to the Seimas.
  • Article 64 repeats the provisions for voting at home and in advance that are in Article 67.1 of the Law on Elections to the Seimas.

Law on Elections to Municipal Councils
(1994, last amended 2010)

  • Article 14 states, “The constituency electoral committee shall...7)make up a list of health care (except out-patient), social care and guardianship institutions...and...have care of the organization of voting by post in those places, as well as organize voting in advance.”
  • Article 16 states, “The polling district electoral committee shall...3) monitor the provision of opportunities for voting by post in all health care (except out-patient), social care and guardianship institutions...”
  • Article 64 repeats the postal voting provisions of Article 67 of the Law on Elections to the Seimas.
  • Article 65 repeats the provisions for voting at home and in advance that are in Article 67.1 of the Law on Elections to the Seimas.
  • Article 66 repeats the provisions regarding voting in institutions that are in Article 71 of the Law on Elections to the Seimas.

Law on Elections to the European Parliament
(2003, last amended 2010)

  • Article 15 states, “The municipal electoral committee shall...6) make up a list of healthcare (with the exception of outpatient healthcare), social care and guardianship institutions...in which special post offices will be open and...make arrangements to organize voting by post in those institutions, and to create conditions for the voters who are in those institutions to vote by post.”
  • Article 17 states, “The polling district committee shall...3)...ensure that conditions for voting by post are provided in all health care (with the exception of outpatient healthcare), social care and guardianship institutions...”
  • Article 65 repeats the postal voting provisions of Article 67 of the Law on Elections to the Seimas.
  • Article 65.1 repeats the provisions for voting at home and in advance that are in Article 67.1 of the Law on Elections to the Seimas.
  • Article 69 repeats the provisions for polls in institutions and healthcare facilities in Article 71 of the Law on Elections to the Seimas.

 
 
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