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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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