Nepal

Local Level Election Act (2017)

Updated: June 2018

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Article 33, Polling states:

(1) A voter, whose name is registered in the Electoral Rolls of any ward of a Rural Municipality or Municipality, shall only be entitled to vote in the polling station assigned for the same ward of the same Rural Municipality or Municipality.

 

Excerpt taken from Nepal's Local Level Election Act (2017)

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Article 13, Disqualification of a Candidate states:

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained anywhere in this Act, the following persons shall be deemed disqualified to become a candidate in the election:

(i) A person who is mentally unstable

 

Excerpt taken from Nepal's Local Level Election Act (2017) 

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Article 36, Admission to Polling Station states:

(1) The Polling Officer shall not allow any other persons except the following persons to enter into the polling station: 
(f) An immediate family member that accompanies a person with visual impairment or person with physical disability.

 

Article 38, Disabled Voters states:

(1) If any voter is unable to vote by him/herself due to visual impairment or physical disability or due to any other reason and requests permission for his/her immediate family member to accompany him/her and assist in the task of marking the vote or requests the Polling Officer to assist in the task on marking the vote and if the Polling Officer feels it right, he/she can give permission to such immediate family member to enter the place of polling along with such voter or as per the wish of such voter may assist him/her in marking the vote.

 

Excerpt taken from Nepal's Local Level Election Act (2017)