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Serbia
General Right to
Vote
Constitution:
(1995)
Article 42 states: "A citizen who has reached the age of eighteen
shall have the right to vote and to be elected to the National Assembly
and to other agencies and bodies. Elections shall be direct, by universal
and equal suffrage, and shall be held by secret ballot."
Electoral Law:
(1993: Law on Electing Representatives)
Article 2 states: "Citizens shall elect the representatives
on the basis of free, universal, equal and direct suffrage, by secret
vote."
Exclusion based
on Mental Disability
Electoral Law:
(1993: Law on Electing Representatives)
Article 12 states: "A citizen of the Republic of Serbia who
is at the same time a citizen of Yugoslavia, who is over 18 years of age,
has the business capacity and is domiciled on the territory of the Republic
of Serbia
shall have the right to elect a representative."
Voter Assistance
by Other Citizens
Electoral Law:
(1993: Law on Electing Representatives)
Article 82 states: "A voter who is not able to vote by himself
at the polling place (a blind, disabled or illiterate person) has the
right to bring with him a person who shall mark the ballot, that is, perform
the voting procedure, according to his instructions. The manner of voting
described
shall be entered in the minutes."
Off-Site Voting
Alternatives
Electoral Law:
(1993: Law on Electing Representatives)
Article 83, paragraph (1) states: "A voter who is not able
to vote at the polling place (powerless or unable to come) shall inform
the polling board whether he wishes to vote. The polling board shall,
through its members, enable this person to vote in a manner which shall
ensure the directness and secrecy of the vote."
Article 83, paragraph (2) states: "After being informed of
the voter's being unable to come to the polling place, the polling board
shall, through its members, deliver to the voter, in an official envelope,
a stamped ballot, a copy of the general electoral list, a separate envelope
for the marked ballot and the certificate of his suffrage."
Article 83, paragraph (3) states: "After the voter described
in paragraph (1) of this Article has voted, he shall enclose his ballot
in a special envelope, which the polling board shall open, confirm whether
it contains the certificate of suffrage, circle the ordinal number under
which the voter is entered in the extract from the electoral roll, and
then drop the unopened envelope with the ballot into the ballot box."
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