General Right to Vote
Constitution
(1946, last amended 2005)

• Article 17 states, "The people shall have the rights of election, recall, initiative, and referendum."

Electoral Law
The Public Officials Election and Recall Law
(1980, last amended 2006)

• Article 3 states, “The election of public offiicals shall be conducted by universal, equal, direct and secret suffrage and by single-member ballots.”

Exclusion Based on Intellectual Disability
Electoral Law
The Public Officials Election and Recall Act
(1980, last amended 2006)

• Article 14 states, "Unless have been declared incompetent and the declaration has not been abrogated, all citizens of the Republic of China who have attained the age of 20 shall be eligible to vote.”

Presidential and Vice Presidential Election and Recall Law
(1995, last amended 2006)

• Article 11 states, “Unless civil rights have been declared incompetent and the declaration has not been abrogated, all citizens of the Republic of China who have attained the age of 20 shall be eligible to vote.”

Voter Assistance
Electoral Law
The Public Officials Election and Recall Act
(1980, last amended 2006)

• Article 21 states, “Elector shall circle his/her vote after ballot is claimed. However, disabled people who may not be able to practice the vote but can express his/her will shall require to be assisted in circling ballot or circle ballot for him/her in accordance with his/her will by one of his/her families. Those without families’ company shall require one administrator and one inspector to assist circling or circle for him/her in accordance with his/her will.”

Presidential and Vice Presidential Election and Recall Law
(1995, last amended 2006)

• Article 14 repeats the provisions of Article 21 of The Public Officals Election and Recall Act.

• Constitution - http://english.president.gov.tw/Default.aspx?tabid=1107#b
• All Electoral Law - http://www.cec.gov.tw/English/laws.html