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Tunisia
General Right to
Vote
Constitution:
(1991)
Article 6 states, "All citizens have the same rights and same
duties. All are equal before the law."
Article 20 states: "An elector is every citizen possessing
Tunisian nationality for at least five years and having attained at least
twenty years of age."
Exclusion Based
on Mental Disability
Constitution:
(1988)
Article 3 states, "The following may not be registered
5)
Insane interns in special hospitals. 6) Individuals under legal/judicial
guardianship."
Electoral Law:
(1994)
Article 2 states, "Electors are all Tunisians of twenty years
of age who have had Tunisian nationality no less than 5 months, who enjoy
their civil and political rights and are not incapacitated in the view
of law."
Article 11 states, "During a period of revision, the following
may be registered
4) People who's incapacity has been removed."
Voter Assistance
by Other Citizens
Electoral Law:
(1994)
Article 49 states, "An elector who cannot read or write and
those who are infirm and find it impossible to perform the different operations
of voting are authorized to be assisted. They may appoint someone of their
choice but not a candidate."
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