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"In such cases where voting is permitted in military barracks, prisons and hospitals, the process can be open to abuse potentially undermining the principles of secrecy and freedom of choice."
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee: Manual on Human Rights Monitoring: An Introduction for Human Rights Field Officers, p. 13

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  • Accommodation to vote should be made for voters with special needs, including conscripts.
  • Accommodation to vote should be made for voters with special needs, including eligible voters in hospitals.
  • Methods to facilitate voting may include establishing polling sites in hospitals.
  • Methods to facilitate voting may include establishing polling sites in prisons.
  • Methods to facilitate voting may include making special provision for members of the military to vote.
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