General Right to Vote
Constitution
(1992)

• Article 120 states, "Every Paraguayan citizen, 18 years old and residing in the national territory is eligible to vote. Citizens can not only elect, but can also be elected without restrictions, other than those established in this Constitution and the law."

Specific Inclusion of People with Disabilities
Constitution
(1992)

• Article 58 states, "The State will formulate a policy for the prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and integration into society of physically disabled and psychologically or sensorially impaired individuals, who will be entitled to receive the specialized care they need. These people are entitled to equal opportunities to enjoy the rights guaranteed by this Constitution to every inhabitant of the Republic, seeking to offset their disadvantages."

Exclusin Based on Intellectual Disability
Electoral Law
Electoral Code
(1996)

• Article 149 states, “...This is intended to exclude from the electoral registration registration by...b) persons declared not rehabilitated or under interdiction.”

Exclusion Based on Physical Disability
Electoral Law
Electoral Code
(1996)

• Article 91 states, “The following persons are not electors...b) the deaf who can not make themselves understood in writing or by other means.”

Voter Assistance
Electoral Law
Electoral Code
(1996)

• Article 207 states, "Electors shall vote in order of arrival, but the returning officer shall give priority to...b) persons suffering from illness c) Voters over seventy-five years...”
• Article 217 states, "Persons who are unable, due to physical defect, to mark their ballots and insert them in the ballot box, may avail themselves, for these operations, of a person in whom they trust."

• Constitution - http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PY/constitucion/Paraguay%20%281992%29.pdf/view
• Electoral Law - http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PY/leyes-electorales/Ley%20834%20%20Codigo%20electoral%20%281996%29.pdf/view