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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Issue

Universal Suffrage, the Right to Vote, and Voter Education


Election Parts

  • Voter Education

Criteria

  • All eligible voters were informed of their electoral rights before, during, and after election day
  • The obligations of universal suffrage and the right to vote were advanced through voter education
  • Voter education campaigns were responsive to the needs of the electorate
Summaries
  • Elections must be held by universal suffrage.
  • The fulfillment of universal and equal suffrage is partially dependent on the success of an adequate voter education process.
  • Every citizen has the right to vote.
  • Limits placed on the right to vote must be based on objective and reasonable criteria.
  • Criteria restricting the right to vote must be clearly stated in law.
  • Voter education campaigns are necessary to ensure an informed community is able to effectively exercise the right to vote.
  • Voter education campaigns should be designed with the aim of reaching all eligible voters.
  • Voter education campaigns should be responsive to the needs to the electorate.
  • An adequate voter education process is necessary to ensure the electorate is able to utilize their rights.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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