Republic of Congo

Population Statistics

4,755,097

Total Population

713,265

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

02 September 2014

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Electoral Act of the Republic of Congo (2001)

Updated: June 2015

Article 91 states:

An elector of assured disability, which makes it impossible for him to place his ballot in the envelope and to slip it into the ballot box, is authorized to be assisted by a voter of his choice or a polling place official.

 

Article 96 states:

Voting by proxy is authorized. The methods of this exercise are defined by way of regulation.

 
Excerpts from the Electoral Act of the Republic of Congo (2001)