Paraguay

Population Statistics

6,783,272

Total Population

1,017,491

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

03 September 2008

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Electoral Code (1994, last amended 2012)

Updated: June 2015
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National Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay (1992, last amended 2011)

Updated: June 2015
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Accessible Vote (TV Spot)

Accessible Vote (TV Spot)

Updated: July 2016
In 2015, the Tribunal Suprema de Justicia Electoral (TSJE) produced a series of videos to facilitate access of persons with disabilities to the election. The spot featured here notes accessible ...
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Voto Accessible (Accessible Vote)

Voto Accessible (Accessible Vote)

Updated: July 2016
In 2015, Fundaciόn Saraki, an organization in Paraguay that promotes the right of persons wtih disabilities to participate in elections, produced a series of videos with funding from the United ...
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Voting Assistance for Persons with Hearing DIsabilities

Voting Assistance for Persons with Hearing DIsabilities

Updated: July 2016
In 2015, Justicia Electoral Paraguay produced a series of videos to inform Deaf voters of voting procedures. This video is available to poll workers on Election Day to help them ...
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Reglamento del Voto Accesible para las Elecciones Municipales del año 2015

Reglamento del Voto Accesible para las Elecciones Municipales del año 2015

Updated: May 2016
In 2015, Fundaciόn Saraki, a Paraguayan organization dedicated to supporting rights of persons with disabilities, produced a number of brochures on access to elections. This voter education brochure informed persons with ...
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Voto en Casa

Voto en Casa

Updated: May 2016
In 2015, Fundaciόn Saraki, a Paraguayan organization dedicated to supporting rights of persons with disabilities, produced a number of brochures on access to elections. This resource describes the process of voting ...
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Accessible Voting Guide

Accessible Voting Guide

Updated: May 2016
In 2015, Fundaciόn Saraki, a Paraguayan organization dedicated to supporting rights of persons with disabilities, produced a number of brochures on access to elections. The Accessible Voting Guide, which says ...
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Accommodations for Voters with Disabilities

Accommodations for Voters with Disabilities

Updated: May 2016
In 2015, with assistance from Fundación Saraki and the United States Agency for International Development, the Supreme Tribunal of Electoral Justice produced a large poster to explain the different types of election accommodations available for people ...
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Instructions for Using Tactile Ballot Guide

Instructions for Using Tactile Ballot Guide

Updated: May 2016
With assistance from Fundación Saraki and the United States Agency for International Development, the Supreme Tribunal of Electoral Justice produced Spanish and braille instructions for how to use the tactile ballot guide ...
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