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Mongolia
General Right to
Vote
Constitution
(1992)
Article 21, section (2) states, "The members of the National
Parliament are elected by citizens qualified to vote, on the basis of
universal, free, and direct suffrage by secret ballot for a term of four
years."
Exclusion Based
on Mental Disability
Electoral Law:
(1993: Law on Elections of President)
Article 3, section (3) states: "The primary elections shall
be universal
Those who have been certified insane by medical conclusion
and who are under detention shall not be eligible to participate in elections."
(1992: Electoral Law of State Great Hural)
Article 2 states: "Elections to the State Great Hural
shall
be universal. Citizens of Mongolia
shall have the right to vote,
with the exception of persons who have been proved insane by the medical
experts and/or court decisions, and those who are incarcerated."
Voter Assistance
by Other Citizens
Electoral Law:
(1993: Law on Elections of President)
Article 33, section (4) states: "No person, except and elector,
shall be present in the voting booth, An elector, who is not able to fill
in the ballot paper in person, may be assisted by his/her trustee. However,
any party election officer, election committee member or observer cannot
be allowed to assist as a trustee.
(1992: Electoral Law of State Great Hural)
Article 35 states: "The elector shall be alone in the polling
booth. However, and elector who is unable to mark his/her vote by himself/herself
may be assisted by his/her trusted person. However, election officers
of the parties, coalitions and personal assistants of independent candidates
or members of election committees and observers shall not be allowed to
assist in this case."
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