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Mongolia

General Right to Vote
Constitution
(1992, last amended 2001)

  • Article 16, section (9) states, “Right to take part in the conduct of State affairs directly or through representative bodies. The right to elect and to be elected to  State bodies. The right to elect shall be enjoyed from the age of eighteen years and the age eligible for being elected shall be defined by law according to the requirements in respect of the bodies of posts concerned.”
  • Article 21, section (2) states, "The members of the State Ih Huralare 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 Intellectual Disability
Electoral Law
Electoral Law of State Great Hural
(1992)

  • 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."

(Draft) Law on Elections to the State Ih Hural
(2005)

  • Article 4, section 4.2 states, “Only the persons whose insanity has been proved by a medical conclusion and judicial decision, as well as those who are serving punishment at correctional facilities, shall not pariticpate in elections.”

Voter Assistance
Electoral Law
Electoral Law of State Great Hural
(1992)

  • 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."

(Draft) Law on Elections to the State Ih Hural
(2005)

  • Article 42, section 42.5 states, “Voters shall confirm receipt of the ballot papers by signing in the list of voters...special marking approved by the General Elections Committee shall be allowed.”
  • Article 44, section 44.10 states, “A voter shall be alone in the polling booth. A voter who is unable to read the ballot papers or mark his/her vote by himself/herself due to the health reason or lack of education may be assisted by his/her trusted person. However, such assistance may not be received from the election officers of the parites and coalitions, personal assistants of independent candidates, members of the election committees and observers.”

Off-Site Voting
Electoral Law
(Draft) Law on Elections to the state Ih Hural
(2005)

  • Article 44, section 44.2 states, “A voter who is unable to appear at polling station for the health reasons shall make a written request at least five days prior to the polling day. On the basis of such request the list of voters whose vote shall be obtained through a sealed mobile box shall be made separately and upon approval of the list and route by the division election committee meeting at least two members of the division election committee representing different parties shall visit such voter and obtain his/her vote.”


 
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