General Right to Vote
Electoral Law:
(2001: Public Elections Law)
• Article 2, section (1) states, "A person is entitled to vote in an election of a Connétable, or Centenier, of a parish if the name of the person is on the electoral register for an electoral district within the parish, being the register in force for the election."
• Article 2, section (2) states, "A person is entitled to vote in an election of one or more Deputies of an electoral district if the name of the person is on the electoral register for the electoral district, being the register in force for the election."
• Article 5, section (1) states, "A person is entitled on a particular day to have his name included on the electoral register for an electoral district if on that day (a) the person is at least 18 years old, (b) the person is ordinarily resident in that district…"
• Article 25 states, "In every public election the poll shall be by secret ballot."

Voter Assistance by other Citizens
Electoral Law:
(2001: Public Elections Law)
• Article 35, section (1) states, "In the case of a person entitled to vote who is ill, disabled or illiterate, the Autorisé or an Adjoint may take such measures as he considers appropriate for taking his vote, provided secrecy in voting is maintained."

Off-Site Voting Alternatives
Electoral Law:
(2001: Public Elections Law)
• Article 35, section (2) states, "Those measures [referring to section (1)] may include a visit to the person."
• Article 38 states, "A person entitled to vote at a poll for a public election is entitled to do so before the poll if…(b) the person has commitments, or a disability, that will prevent him from attending personally at a polling station on polling day."