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Who will (not) get to vote in the 2019 European Parliament elections?
Developments in the right to vote of people deprived of legal capacity in EU Member States
Who will (not) get to vote in the 2019 European Parliament elections?
Developments in the right to vote of people deprived of legal capacity in EU Member States
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The right to vote is at the heart of what it means to live in a democratic society. However, legislation sets out a number of restrictions on this right. In all but two Member States, children under the age of 18 cannot vote. Citizens of some Member States lose their right to vote if they live outside their country of origin for a certain period; other countries prevent prisoners from voting. In addition, across the EU many persons with disabilities are deprived of this right. Two-thirds of EU Member States restrict the right to vote of people deprived of legal capacity. This means that they cannot participate in elections on an equal basis with others. As it is typically people with intellectual and/or psychosocial impairments who are deprived of legal capacity, these groups are disproportionately affected by resulting restrictions on the right to vote
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- Corporate author(s): European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (EU body or agency)
- Themes: Fundamental rights
- Subject: democracy , deprivation of rights , discrimination based on disability , election monitoring , European election , legal capacity , right to vote , turnout of voters
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-9474-538-5 | DOI 10.2811/4099 | Catalogue number TK-04-19-163-EN-C |
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