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Uzbekistan
General Right to
Vote
Constitution
(1992)
Article 77 states, "
Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan
who have, by the date of election, reached the age of 25 years, possess
the right to be elected to the Parliament of the Republic of Uzbekistan
"
Exclusion Based
on Mental Disability
Electoral Law:
(1994: Elections to the Oliy Majlis)
Article 2 states: "
Citizens who have been legally certified
as insane
may neither vote nor be eligible for election."
Exclusion Based
on Physical Disability
Constitution:
(1994)
Article 90 states: "Any citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan
who
is in full command of the state language
shall be eligible
for the post of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan."
Voter Assistance
by Other Citizens
Electoral Law:
(1994: Elections to the Oliy Majlis)
Article 39 states: "
A voter who cannot fill in the
ballot paper himself may invite into the booth or room another person
at his discretion, except members of the electoral committee
. If
a voter cannot arrive at the polling station due to bad health or for
some other reason the ward committee, at his request, shall entrust committee
members with arranging the poll in the place of his stay."
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