Cameroon

Population Statistics

23,739,218

Total Population

3,560,883

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

01 October 2008

Signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon (1972, last amended 1996)

Updated: June 2015

The preamble states:

The Nation… shall protect women, the young, the elderly and the disabled

 

Excerpt from the Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon (1972, last amended 1996)

Law Relating to the Electoral Code (2012)

Updated: June 2015

Section 105 states:

(1) Any elector suffering an infirmity or whose physical state makes them unable to carry out on their own, any of the operations described in Sections 103 and 104 above, may enlist the assistance of an elector of their choice.

(2) The elector chosen must be registered on the electoral register of the polling station concerned and shall not be a candidate or representative of a candidate, list of candidates or political party. They may not assist more than one elector on polling day.

 

Excerpt from the Law Relating to the Electoral Code (2012)