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General Right to Vote
Constitution:
(1994)
• Section 28, subsection (1) states, "Without limiting the provisions of any law prescribing any additional qualifications not inconsistent with any provision of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be an elector for the election of a Member of Parliament for any constituency other than the Overseas Constituency, if, and only if…(a) He is a Commonwealth citizen, or he has the status of a permanent resident of the Cook Islands as defined by Act…"

Off-Site Voting Alternatives
Constitution
(1994)
• Section 28D states, "Provision may be made by Act for any elector of a constituency other than the Overseas Constituency who is outside the Cook Islands on polling day to vote by postal vote at any election of a member representing the constituency for which the elector is enrolled."