General Right to Vote
Electoral Law:
(16 December 1992: Establishment of Parliament)
Section 7 states: "The nomination of candidates and the election
of elected members of the House of Assembly shall be done by secret ballot at
both primary and secondary levels."
Section 9, subsection (1) states: "Subject to the provisions of
section 7, a person shall be qualified to be registered as a voter for the purpose
of election of elected members of the House of Assembly if, and shall not be
qualified unless, he has attained the age of eighteen years and is a citizen
of Swaziland."
Exclusion Based on Mental
Disability
Electoral Law:
(16 December 1992: Establishment of Parliament)
Section 10 states: "No person shall be qualified to be registered
as a voter or to vote, if (a) he is certified to be insane or otherwise adjudged
to be of unsound mind under any law in force in Swaziland
"
Section 20, subsection (1) states: "No person shall be qualified
to be elected or appointed as a Senator or to be elected as an elected member
of appointed as a nominated member (sic) of the House of Assembly who
(e)
is certified to be insane or otherwise adjudged to be of unsound mind under
any law for the time being in force in Swaziland."
Voter Assistance by Other
Citizens
Electoral Law:
(16 December 1992: Establishment of Parliament)
(16 December 1992: Elections Order)
Section 35, subsection (1) states: "On application by a voter who,
owing to inability to read or on account of blindness or other physical infirmity,
is unable to vote in the manner provided by section 33 the presiding officer
shall take the voter aside and shall ascertain from him, no other person being
present or within hearing the name of the candidate or candidates for whom he
wishes to vote."
Section 35, subsection (2) continues: "The presiding officer shall
then immediately go into the polling booth with the voter and mark the ballot
paper of the voter in the manner directed by the voter and the presiding officer
shall thereupon fold the ballot paper as required by this Order and, in the
case of an ordinary ballot paper put it into the ballot box, in the case of
a tendered ballot paper, retain it to be dealt with as provided
"
Section 35, subsection (3) states: "The presiding officer shall
enter the number and name as shown on the voters list of any voter whose ballot
paper has been marked by him