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Somalia

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General Right to Vote
Constitution:
(1995: Transitional Charter)

Exclusion Based on Mental Disability
Constitution:
(1995: Transitional Charter)
• Article 22, section (2) states: "Any citizen aged 25 Years who can write and read and mentally sound…can be elected as a representative of the Assembly of Representatives."


 
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