Iran

Table of Contents:

• General Right to Vote
• Exclusion or Potential Exclusion Based on Disability
• Candidacy or Holding Office

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Article 27 states:

Voters must meet the following criteria:

• (1) Citizenship in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• (2) At least 15 years of age.
• (3) Being of sound mind.

 

Excerpt from the Elections Act of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (1999)

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Article 27 states:

The electors shall hold the following particulars:…

• (3) Sound of mind

 

Article 28, clause 2 states:

The candidates shall hold the following particulars when they are nominated:…

• (6) Physical health to the extent of being able to see, hear and speak

 

Excerpts from the Elections Act of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (1999)

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Article 28, clause 2 states:

The candidates shall hold the following particulars when they are nominated:…

• (6) Physical health to the extent of being able to see, hear and speak

 

Excerpt from the Elections Act of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (1999)