South Korea

Table of Contents:

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

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Article 24 states: 

All citizens have the right to vote under the conditions prescribed by law.

 

Excerpt from the Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1948, last amended 1987) 

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Article 71 states: 

If the office of the presidency is vacant or the President is unable to perform his duties for any reason, the Prime Minister or the members of the State Council in the order of priority as determined by Act shall act for him.

 

Article 106, paragraph 2 states:

In the event a judge is unable to discharge his official duties because of serious mental or physical impairment, he may be retired from office under the conditions as prescribed by law.

 

Excerpts from the Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1948, last amended 1987) 

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Article 71 states: 

If the office of the presidency is vacant or the President is unable to perform his duties for any reason, the Prime Minister or the members of the State Council in the order of priority as determined by Act shall act for him.

 

Excerpt from the Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1948, last amended 1987)