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United Arab Emirates

Voting Provisions
Constitution
(1971, as amended 1996)

  • The United Arab Emirates have limited suffrage.
  • Suffrages rights vary among the emirates; Article 69 states, “Each Emirate shall be free to determine the method of selection of the citizens representing it to the Union National Assembly.”

Exclusion Based on Intellectual Disability
Constitution
(1971, as amended 1996)

  • Article 70 states, “A member of the Union National Assembly must satisfy the following conditions...4. Must have adequate knowledge of reading and writing.”

Exclusion Based on Physical Disability
Electoral Law
Standing Order for UAE Federal National Council
(1977)

  • Article 3 states, “A Council member shall be...4. having a sufficient Arabic Language speaking and reading.”

 

 


 
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