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Tuvalu

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General Right to Vote
Constitution:
(1978)
• Section 90, subsection (1) states, "Subject to the succeeding provisions of this section, any person who is registered under an Act of Parliament as an elector for Parliamentary elections in an electoral district is entitled to vote, in such manner as is prescribed, in an election of a member of Parliament for that district."

Exclusion Based on Mental Disability
Constitution:
(1978)
• Section 92, subsection (1) states: "A person is not entitled to be registered as an elector in Parliamentary elections if… (b) he is certified to be insane, or otherwise adjudged to be of unsound mind, under an Act of Parliament…"
• Section 95, subsection (1) states: "A person is not qualified to be elected as a member of Parliament if… (b) he is certified to be insane, or otherwise adjudged to be of unsound mind, under an Act of Parliament…"


 
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