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"In a number of countries, convicts are disqualified from voting, but detained individuals who have not been convicted retain the right to vote."
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OSCE (ODIHR): Election Observation Handbook (Fifth Edition)
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Limitations on the voting rights of convicted criminals should be proportionate to the offense and the sentence.