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Macao

• Total review of electoral law needed by Portuguese or Chinese-speaker

General Right to Vote
Constitution:
(Macao Basic Law)
• Article 26 states: "Permanent residents of the Macao Special Administrative Region shall have the right to vote and the right to stand for election in accordance with law."
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