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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

Registration must not be restricted among potential voters based on a registration fee.


Obligations

  • Freedom from Discrimination and Equality Before the Law

Election Parts

  • Voting Operations

Issues

  • The Right to Vote, and Voting Operations

Criteria

  • The right to vote was guaranteed by law and was subject only to reasonable and objective restrictions

Quotes

  • Unreasonable restrictions include those based on race, sex, religion, ethnic origin, past political affiliations, language, literacy, property, or ability to pay a registration fee.
  • ...[S]ignificant segments of the population [should not be] disenfranchised (prevented from voting) by: (1) unreasonable criteria restricting eligibility, such as the use of distinctions based on race, color, gender, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, social group, past political affiliations, literacy, property ownership and ability to pay.
  • Unreasonable restriction [on voter registration] include: registration fee.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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