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"Election laws may contain special provisions to facilitate voting by persons who are physically disabled, those in hospital or in prisons, those who are out of the country or who cannot come to the polling station for other valid reasons."
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International IDEA: International Electoral Standards: Guidelines for Reviewing the Legal Framework of Elections, p. 73Summaries
- Accommodation to vote should be made for voters with special needs, including persons with disabilities.
- With respect to candidates for office, there should be no restrictions on candidacy based on any form of disability.
- Accommodation to vote should be made for voters with special needs, including eligible voters in hospitals.
- Accommodation to vote should be made for voters with special needs, including eligible voters currently out of the country.
- Accommodation to vote should be made for voters with special needs, including prisoners who have voting rights.