Election Obligations & Standards Database

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"The UN Human Rights Committee has noted as impermissible 'excessive limitations on the voting rights of convicted criminals.'"

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UN (Center for Human Rights): Human Rights and Elections: A Handbook on the Legal, Technical, and Human Rights Aspects of Elections, para. 65(f)

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Human Rights and Elections: A Handbook on the Legal, Technical, and Human Rights Aspects of Elections

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Limits on the right to vote may be based on criminal conviction.
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.