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Micronesia

General Right to Vote
Constitution:
• Article VI, section (1) states: "A citizen 18 years of age may vote in national election. The Congress shall prescribe…disqualification for mental incompetence or insanity. Voting shall be secret."

Exclusion Based on Mental Disability
Constitution:
• Article VI, section (1) states: "A citizen 18 years of age may vote in national election. The Congress shall prescribe…disqualification for mental incompetence or insanity. Voting shall be secret."
Electoral Law:
(1980)
• Section 201 states: "To be eligible for election as a Member of Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia, a person shall…(4) not be under a judgment of mental incompetency or insanity…"
• Section 501 states: "Every citizen of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands is eligible to vote for Members of the First Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia, if he has fulfilled the following requirements…(3) is not currently under a judgment of mental incompetency or insanity…"
• On "Affidavit on Application for Registration," number 10 states "I am not currently under a judgment of mental incompetency or insanity."


 
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