Libya

Law No. 4 on the Election of the General National Congress (2012)

Updated: June 2015

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Article 9 states:

Voter eligibility requirements:

• Must hold a Libyan citizenship and enjoys full legal capacity.

• Must be more than 18 years old.

• Must be registered in the voters register.

• Must have a clear criminal record.

Military personnel do not have the right to vote.

 

Excerpt from Law No. 4 on the Election of the General National Congress (2012)

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Article 9 states:

Voter eligibility requirements: • Must hold a Libyan citizenship and enjoy full legal capacity…

 

Article 28 states:

Voting is carried out in complete secrecy. Voters cast votes in ballot boxes designated for majority or proportional representation. Voters with special needs, unable  of  marking  vote  on  ballot  card, may  do  so  in  oral. Illiterate voters be accompanied by assistant, provided that approval of the chairman of electoral center is granted. In any case, voting by representative or correspondence is not allowed. Executive regulations shall determine conditions of voting authorization. Voting authorization may be given only to one representative. A representative is given only one power of authority.

 

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Article 28 states:

Voting is carried out in complete secrecy. Voters cast votes in ballot boxes designated for majority or proportional representation. Voters with special needs, unable  of  marking  vote  on  ballot  card, may  do  so  in  oral. Illiterate voters be accompanied by assistant, provided that approval of the chairman of electoral center is granted. In any case, voting by representative or correspondence is not allowed. Executive regulations shall determine conditions of voting authorization. Voting authorization may be given only to one representative. A representative is given only one power of authority.

 

Excerpt from Law No. 4 on the Election of the General National Congress (2012)

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Article 10 states:

In addition to voter conditions, candidates must also meet the following conditions:

(1)  Must have a Libyan nationality, according to the provisions of the Libyan Nationality Law number (24) for the year 2010.

(2)  Must have completed 21 years.

(3)  Must be literate...

 

Excerpt from Law No. 4 on the Election of the General National Congress (2012)