General Right to Vote
Constitution:
(1994)
• Article 63, section (1) states: "A voter must meet the following two conditions: (a) must be a Yemeni citizen. (b) must be at least 18 years old.
Electoral Law:
(1996: General Elections Law)
• Article 3 states: "All citizens who have attained 18 complete calendar years are entitled to vote except naturalized persons who have not completed the legal period provided…"

Exclusion Based on Physical Disability
Constitution:
(1994)
• Article 63, section (2) states: "A candidate for the House of Representatives must meet the following conditions…(c) must be able to read and write (literate)."
Electoral Law:
(1996: General Elections Law)
• Article 51 states: "Every eligible voter shall have the right to apply for candidacy to the Parliament within the electoral district of the candidate's electoral domicile subject to the following conditions…(3) being capable of reading and writing."