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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

Accommodations for voters with special needs should protect the right to vote secretly.


Obligations

  • Secret Ballot

Election Parts

  • Voting Operations

Issues

  • Assisted Voting
  • Secrecy of the Ballot

Criteria

  • Impartial assistance for voters unable to vote independently was provided
  • The legal framework offered clear guidance with regard to the secrecy of the ballot

Quotes

  • States should foster citizen participation in the electoral process by] safeguarding the right to vote of vulnerable groups (people with disabilities, people who are illiterate, etc.) by adapting polling stations and voting material to their needs.
  • There should be clear procedures for the provision of necessary assistance to disabled, illiterate and elderly voters that protect, as far as possible, their right to vote secretly.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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