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"Article 29 does not provide for any reasonable restriction or exception for any group of persons with disabilities. Therefore, an exclusion of the right to vote on the basis of a perceived or actual psychosocial or intellectual disability, including a restriction pursuant to an individualized assessment, constitutes discrimination on the basis of disability, within the meaning of article 2 of the Convention."

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UN (CRPD): Views of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities under Article 5 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Tenth Session) Concerning Communication No. 4/2011, para. 9.4

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Views of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities under Article 5 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Tenth Session) Concerning Communication No. 4/2011

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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.