General Right to Vote
Constitution:
(1987)
Article 52-1 states, "Civic duties are the citizen's moral, political,
social and economic obligations as a hole to the State and the country. These
obligations are
(c) To vote in elections without constraint
"
Specific Inclusion of
People with Disabilities
Electoral Law:
(1995)
Article 10-1 states: "Physical incapacity cannot be invoked to forbid
the citizen's right to vote to any Haitian citizen who has fulfilled all the
conditions required by them. All members of the Provisional Electoral Council
(CEP) have the obligation to take all the necessary steps to facilitate the
voting rights of the physically handicapped citizens."
Exclusion Based on Mental
Disability
Electoral Law:
(1995)
Article 10 states: "All Haitians
who
enjoy civil and political
rights, and who are not incapacitated in any way by law" are entitled to
vote.
Article 13 states: "The right to vote can be suspended for as long
as the following causes last
(f) insanity."
Voter Assistance by Other
Citizens
Electoral Law:
(1995)
Article 101-2 states: "Any disabled elector who can not register
and vote as prescribed by the present law, is authorized to be assisted by an
elector of his choice. Mention of it is to be made on the roster, on the electoral
card and the minutes."