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."

Exclusion Based on Mental Disability
Electoral Law:
(Law No. 01/90)
• Article 81 states: "Disqualifying factors to holding elective positions are…(g) incapacity declared in court, which prevents persons from acting freely and with discernment."
• Article 88 states: "The following are requirements to become a member of the Central Electoral Council…(c) to be intellectually capable…"

Exclusion Based on Physical Disability
Electoral Law:
(Law No. 01/90)
• Article 75 states: "The following persons may not be electors: (a) persons who are under legal interdiction; (b) deaf-mutes who cannot make themselves understood in writing or by any other means."

Voter Assistance by Other Citizens
Electoral Law:
(Law No. 01/90)
• Article 220 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."

Promotes Access
Electoral Law:
(Law No. 01/90)
• Article 210 states: "Electors shall vote in order of arrival, but the returning officer shall give priority to…persons suffering from illness…and disabled persons."
Poll Worker Manuals:
Poll Worker Guidebook: Approved by he Central Election Commission
• During the voting process, preference in line given only to "candidates, election authorities, the sick, pregnant women, and people with disabilities" p 6

Compulsory Vote Excusal
Electoral Law:
(Law No. 01/90)
• Article 78 states: "Exempt from the duty of suffrage are…(d) persons who are unable to attend their polling station due to illness, where that circumstance is provided by certificate issued by the authorities of the hospital at which they are treated…"