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Morocco
**Constitution is currently being redrafted and revised (8/5/2011)**

General Right to Vote
Constitution
(1996)

  • Article 37 states, “Members of the House of Representatives shall be elected for a six-year term by direct universal suffrage.”

Voter Assistance
Electoral Law
Organic Law Regarding the Chamber of Representatives
(1997, as amended 2002)

  • Article 71, paragraph 4 states, “The voting bureau provides all necessary assistance to voters with disabilities to permit them to vote.”

Organic Law Regarding the Chamber of Councilors
(1997, as amended 2002)

  • Article 38, paragraph 4 states, “The voting bureau provides all necessary assistance to voters with disabilities to permit them to vote.”
 
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