Issue
The Right to Vote, and Voting Operations
Election Parts
Criteria
- Any restrictions on the right to vote were established in advance of election day
- Poll workers were adequately trained in the determination of eligible voters
- The legal framework for elections included guarantees of equality before the law
- The right to vote was guaranteed by law and was subject only to reasonable and objective restrictions
Summaries
- Residency requirements should not be excessive, or may be considered discriminatory.
- Registration must not be restricted among potential voters based on status as an internally displaced person.
- Registration must not be restricted among potential voters based on naturalized citizenship.
- The age of majority is eighteen or younger.
- Registration must not be restricted among potential voters based on homelessness.
- Registration must not be restricted among potential voters based on literacy.
- The right to vote in local elections may be extended to foreign residents.
- Criteria restricting the right to vote must be clearly stated in law.
- Limits on the right to vote may be based on citizenship.
- Loss of the right to vote may only be imposed following adjudication by a court.
- Any restrictions on the right to vote are to be established in advance of election day.
- The right to vote is not absolute and can be restricted based on objective and reasonable criteria.
- Limits on the right to vote may be based on residency.
- Registration must not be restricted among potential voters based on property ownership.
- Voter identification and related procedures should not discriminate on the basis of the enumerated grounds.
- Limits placed on the right to vote must be based on objective and reasonable criteria.
- Every citizen has the right to vote.
- Registration must not be restricted among potential voters based on a registration fee.
- Limits on the right to vote may be based on criminal conviction.
- Limitations on the voting rights of convicted criminals should be proportionate to the offense and the sentence.
- Limits on the right to vote may be based on a minimum age.
- Polling personnel should receive clear guidance with respect to identifying and admitting eligible voters.
- Registration must not be restricted among potential voters based on political opinion, affiliation (past or present), or membership in a political party.
- The right to vote should not be restricted based on any perceived or actual disability and mental health status, including pursuant to an individualized assessment.
- Registration must not be restricted among potential voters based on economic circumstances.
- Limits on the right to vote may be based on a requirement for identification.