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"Assistance provided to the disabled, blind or illiterate should be independent. Electors should be fully informed of these guarantees."

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UN (CCPR): General Comment No. 25: The Right to Participate in Public Affairs, Voting Rights and the Right to Equal Access to Public Service (Article 25), para. 20

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General Comment No. 25: The Right to Participate in Public Affairs, Voting Rights and the Right to Equal Access to Public Service (Article 25)

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Electors who are unable to vote independently should be made aware of the guarantee of impartial assistance.