General Right to Vote
Electoral Law:
(1989)
• Section B.1. subsection (1) states: "The members of the Lower House of the States-General shall be elected by persons who are Netherlands nationals on nomination day and have attained the age of eighteen years on polling day…"

Exclusion Based on Mental Disability
Constitution:
(updated 1989)
• Article 54, section (2) states: "The following persons shall not be entitled to vote…(b) anyone who has been deemed legally incompetent by irrevocable judgment of a court because of a mental disorder."
• Article 56 states: "To be eligible for membership of the States General, a person must be a Dutch national, must have attained the age of eighteen years and must not have been disqualified from voting."
Electoral Law:
(1989)
• Section B.5. subsection (1) states: "The following persons shall be disqualified from the franchise…(b) those who have been declared by final decision of a court as lacking legal capacity to enter into transactions on account of a mental disturbance."

Voter Assistance by Other Citizens
Electoral Law:
(1989)
• Section J.28. states: "If the electoral committee observes that an elector requires help because of his physical condition, the committee is allowed to assist him."

Off-Site Voting Alternatives
Electoral Law:
(1989)
• Section L.1. states: "An elector who does not expect to be able to vote personally may vote by proxy in accordance with the provisions of this chapter."