General Right to Vote
Constitution:
(18 May 1992)
• Article 30 states, "Citizens have the right to elect and be elected to organs of governmental power…"

Exclusion Based on Mental Disability
Constitution:
(1992)
• Article 89 states: "Any citizen of Turkmenistan who has reached 18 years of age has the right to vote, and each voter has one vote. Not allowed to vote are citizens who are psychologically ill and have been declared by a court to be incompetent."
Electoral Law:
(1992)
• Article 2 states: "Citizens of Turkmenistan who have attained the age of 18 years by the date of elections shall have the right to vote… Citizens who are mentally impaired and deemed incompetent by the courts…shall not participate in elections."

Voter Assistance by Other Citizens
Electoral Law:
(1992)
• Article 37 states: "… A voter who is unable to complete a ballot paper independently has the right to ask another person into the booth or room at his own discretion, except for members of the electoral commission, representatives of political parties and public organizations, and agents of the candidates for people's representatives."

Off-Site Voting Alternatives
Electoral Law:
(1992)
• Article 36 states: "… In cases in which because of their state of health or for other reasons voters are unable to be present at the premises to vote, at their request the electoral commission shall assign particular members of the commission to organize voting wherever these voters may be."