General Right to Vote
Constitution:
(1995)
Article 42 states: "A citizen who has reached the age of eighteen
shall have the right to vote and to be elected to the National Assembly and
to other agencies and bodies. Elections shall be direct, by universal and equal
suffrage, and shall be held by secret ballot."
Electoral Law:
(1993: Law on Electing Representatives)
Article 2 states: "Citizens shall elect the representatives on the
basis of free, universal, equal and direct suffrage, by secret vote."
Exclusion based on Mental
Disability
Electoral Law:
(1993: Law on Electing Representatives)
Article 12 states: "A citizen of the Republic of Serbia who is at
the same time a citizen of Yugoslavia, who is over 18 years of age, has the
business capacity and is domiciled on the territory of the Republic of Serbia
shall
have the right to elect a representative."
Voter Assistance by Other
Citizens
Electoral Law:
(1993: Law on Electing Representatives)
Article 82 states: "A voter who is not able to vote by himself at
the polling place (a blind, disabled or illiterate person) has the right to
bring with him a person who shall mark the ballot, that is, perform the voting
procedure, according to his instructions. The manner of voting described
shall
be entered in the minutes."
Off-Site Voting Alternatives
Electoral Law:
(1993: Law on Electing Representatives)
Article 83, paragraph (1) states: "A voter who is not able to vote
at the polling place (powerless or unable to come) shall inform the polling
board whether he wishes to vote. The polling board shall, through its members,
enable this person to vote in a manner which shall ensure the directness and
secrecy of the vote."
Article 83, paragraph (2) states: "After being informed of the voter's
being unable to come to the polling place, the polling board shall, through
its members, deliver to the voter, in an official envelope, a stamped ballot,
a copy of the general electoral list, a separate envelope for the marked ballot
and the certificate of his suffrage."
Article 83, paragraph (3) states: "After the voter described in
paragraph (1) of this Article has voted, he shall enclose his ballot in a special
envelope, which the polling board shall open, confirm whether it contains the
certificate of suffrage, circle the ordinal number under which the voter is
entered in the extract from the electoral roll, and then drop the unopened envelope
with the ballot into the ballot box."