General Right to Vote
Constitution
(1993, last reformed 2005)

• Article 30 states: "Peruvians over the age of 18 are citizens. In order to exercise their citizenship, they must register to vote."
•  Article 31 states: "...Citizens have the right to vote by virtue of their legal status. Voting is personal, equal, free, secret and compulsory... Any act prohibiting or restricting a citizen from exercising his rights is null and punishable by law."

Electoral Law
Organic Law of Elections
(1998)

• Article 5 states: "The electoral authority will establish the form in which a citizen with a physical disability or who is illiterate will be able to exercise their right to participate in the voting process."
• Article 7 states: "A vote is personal, equal and secret..."
• Article 8 states: "All citizens have the right to be elected or to elect their representatives, in accordance with conditions and procedures that are established in the law."
• Article 9 states: "Voting is compulsory for the citizens of Peru. However, for people older that 70 years old voting is voluntary."

Specific Inclusion of People with Disabilities
Electoral Law
Organic Law of Elections
(1998)

• Article 5 states: "The electoral authority will establish the form in which a citizen with a physical disability or who is illiterate will be able to exercise their right to participate in the voting process."

Exclusion Based on Intellectual Disability
Electoral Law
Organic Law of Elections
(1998)

• Article 9 states, “Peruvians with civil rights in force are required to vote. For over seventy (70) years of age, voting is optional.”
• Article 10 states, “The exercise of citizenship and thus the right to elect and be elected is suspended in the following cases...a) court decision for interdiction b) a ruling by deprivation of liberty c) In a ruling with deprivation of political rights.”

Voter Assistance
Electoral Law
Organic Law of Elections
(1998)

• Article 263 states, "The blind are accompanied into the voting booth by a person whom they trust and, if possible, provide an official document that permits this person to cast their vote."
  

• Constitution - http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PE/constitucion/Peru%20%28reformas%20hasta%202005%29.pdf/view
• Organic Law of Elections - http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Electoral/Peru/leyelecciones.pdf