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Slovenia

General Right to Vote
Constitution:
• Article 43 states: "The right to vote shall be universal and equal. Each citizen who has attained the age of 18 years shall be eligible to vote and to stand for election."
Electoral Law:
(1992: Elections to Chamber of State)
• Article 7 states: "All citizens of the Republic of Slovenia who have reached the age of eighteen years…and have not been denied the capability of working have the right to elect and be elected a delegate."

Specific Inclusion of People with Disabilities
Electoral Law:
(1992: Elections to Chamber of State)
• Article 52 discusses "Rights of the Disabled."

Voter Assistance by Other Citizens
Electoral Law:
(1992: Elections to Chamber of State)
• Article 66 states: "A voter is entitled to be accompanied by a person who helps him/her to cast the vote and deliver the ballot, if he/she is not able to vote due to a physical disability."

Off-Site Voting Alternatives
Electoral Law:
(1992: Elections to Chamber of State)
• Article 68 concerns voting by mail, and provides for "people in care in retirement homes" to vote in this manner.
• Article 69 states: "Voters, who are prevented by an illness from voting in person at the polling station, where they are enrolled in the electoral register, can vote in front of the polling committee at their homes. They should inform the district electoral board about such circumstances at least three days prior to the day of voting."

 
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