General Right to Vote
Constitution
(1981, last amended 2006)

• Section 50, subsection (1) states: "Subject to the express limitations imposed by this Constitution, every citizen who is of full capacity and has reached the voting age...has the right, and shall be given a reasonable opportunity...(d) to vote for, and to be elected to, elective public office at genuine, periodic, free elections; and (e) to hold public office and to exercise public functions."

Exclusion Based on Intellectual Disability
Constitution
(1981, last amended 2006)

• Section 50, subsection (1) states, “Subject to the express limitation imposed by this Constitution, every citizen who is of full capacity and has reached voting age...has the right and shall be given reasonable opportunity - (c) to take part in the conduct of public affairs...(d) to vote for, and to be elected to, elective public office...”
• Section 103, subsection (3) states: "A person is not qualified to be, or to remain, a member of Parliament if...(b) he is of unsound mind within the meaning of any law relating to the protection of the persons and property of persons of unsound mind..."

Voter Assistance
Electoral Law
Organic Law on National and Local-level Government Elections
(1997, last amended 2006)

• Section 140
• Subsection (1) states, “If a voter satisfies the presiding officer that - (a) his sight is impaired; or (b) that he is so physically incapacitated that he is unable to vote without assistance; or (c) that he is so illiterate that he is unable to vote without assistance the presiding officer shall permit such number of persons appointed by the voter to enter an unoccupied compartment of the booth with the voter, and mark, fold and deposit the voter’s ballot-paper for him.”
• Subsection (1A) states, “A voter may present to a Presiding Officer or other polling officer a list indicating the candidates the voter wants to vote for and upon receipt of such a list and in the presence of another polling official, the Presiding Officer or polling officer shall read to the voter the candidates named on the list and confirm if the voter wishes to mark votes for these candidates and in the order of preference so indicated and only after this can the Presiding Officer or other polling officer complete a ballot paper for the voter in accordance with the voter’s instructions.”
• Section 143
• Subsection (1) states, “If a voter who claims to vote under Section 141 [Voter Claiming to Vote Whose Name on Roll Has Been Marked] or 142 [Person Claiming to Vote Whose Name is Noted as Person to Whom Postal Vote Certificate, etc. Issued] satisfies the presiding officer that his sight is so impaired or that he is so physically incapacitated that he is unable to vote without assistance, the presiding officer shall -
• Fill in the form of declaration with the required particulars relating to the enrolment of the voter as required by the voter; and
• Read over to the voter the form of declaration; and
• Require the voter to sign the form of declaration
• In his own handwriting if he is able to do so; or
• With his mark as his personal signature if he is unable to sign his name in his own handwriting; and
• Cause the signature of the voter, if made by means of a mark, to be witnessed by a scrutineer present, or if no scrutineer be present, by the poll clerk; and
• Complete and attest the declaration; and
• Permit such number of persons appointed by the voter to enter an unoccupied compartment of the booth with the voter and to mark and fold the ballot-paper for the voter; and
• Enclose the ballot paper in the envelope bearing the declaration of the voter, securely fasten the envelope and deposit it in the ballot-box
• Subsection (2) states, “If a voter to whom subsection (1) applies fails to appoint a person under that subsection, the presiding officer shall take action in accordance with Subsection (1)(a) to (e) (inclusive) and shall, in the presence of a person appointed by the voter for the purpose if the voter so desires, or, in the absence of any such appointment, the poll clerk –
• Mark and fold the ballot-paper for the voter; and
• Enclose the ballot-paper in the envelope bearing the declaration of the voter, securely fasten the envelope and deposit it in the ballot-box.
• Section 144, subsection (1) states, “The presiding officer shall, upon receiving a ballot-paper from a person voting under this Division, in the presence of the voter and of such scrutineers as are present and without unfolding the ballot-paper, enclose it in an envelope bearing the declaration of the voter under Section 143, and addressed to the Returning Officer, and shall securely fasten the envelope and deposit it in the ballot-box.”

Voter Manuals
Enrollment FAQ

• It states, “If the elector cannot sign their signature because they cannot write, then they can make their ‘mark’ in the space provided.”
• One question asks, “What if my relative is blind or disabled in any way, can I help then enroll? A: Yes, you can help them fill out their enrolment Form, but they will need to make their own mark on the form where it asks for signature. You may have to help them do this.”

Off-Site Voting Alternatives
Electoral Law
Organic Law on National and Local-level Government Elections
(1997, last amended 2006)

• Section 98, subsection (1) states, “An elector who- (c) is seriously ill or infirm, and by reason of that illness or infirmity will be precluded from attending at a polling booth to vote...may make application for a postal vote certificate and postal ballot-paper.”

• Constitution - http://web.parliament.go.th/parcy/sapa_db/cons_doc/constitutions/data/Papua%20New%20Guinea/Constitution%20of%20the%20Independent%20State%20of%20Papua%20New%20Guinea.htm
• Organic Law on National and Local-level Government Elections - http://www.pngec.gov.pg/home/legislation/organic_law_on_national_and_llg_elections.pdf
• Enrollment FAQ - http://www.pngec.gov.pg/home/enrollment/enrollment_faq.php