General Right to Vote
Constitution:
Article 34 states, "Khmer citizens of either sex shall enjoy the
right to vote and to stand as candidates for the election
Provisions restricting
the right to vote and to stand for the election shall be defined in the electoral
for the election."
Exclusion Based on Mental
Disability
Electoral Law:
(19 December 1997: Law on Election of the Members of National Assembly)
Article 34 states "the following persons shall not be entitled to
stand as candidates for election to the National Assembly
4. insane persons
or persons in custody who are certified as such by a competent institution."
Article 50 states "
to be eligible to register as a voter,
a person
6. has not been certified as an insane person or a person under
custody by a competent institution."
Voter Assistance By Other
Citizens
Electoral Law:
(19 December 1997: Law on Election of the Members of National Assembly)
Article 97 states "Handicapped electors and electors who are otherwise
unable to vote by themselves may seek the assistance of the Chairman of the
polling station commission, who shall direct one of its members to help them."
Poll Worker Manuals:
(1997)
Under "Voters Requiring Assistance" it states: "A voter
who is blind or handicapped may request assistance to vote. The Chairman may
assist the person himself or assign another member of the PSC to do so. The
person helping the voter cast his vote: Walks behind the voting screen and asks
the person for which party he wants to vote. He asks in a way not to be heard
by the other persons in the polling station. He then marks the ballot in the
appropriate box corresponding to the voter's choice and folds the ballot twice
so that the mark is inside the fold. He guides the voter to the ballot box and
assists him to insert his ballot in one of the slots of the ballot box."