Palestine

Election Law No. 9 (2005)

Updated: June 2015

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Article 9 states:

(1) A person who fulfills the following requirements shall be deemed eligible to vote:

(a) To be Palestinian.

(b) To be at least 18 years of age on polling day.

(c) To be registered in the relevant constituency where he/she practices his/her electoral right.

(d) To be enlisted in the final voter register.

(e) Not to be deprived of the right to freely elect in accordance with Article (10) of this law.

 

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Article 10 states:

(1) An individual shall be deprived of the electoral right if he/she:

(a) Was deprived of that right by virtue of a final judicial decision throughout the term of such a ruling.

(b) Was declared incapacitated by a final judicial ruling.

 

Article 13 states:

An individual shall be deprived of the right to become a presidential candidate when he/she:

(1) Has been disfranchised.

(2) Has been denied the right to candidacy by virtue of a final judicial ruling passed by a competent Palestinian court throughout the term of the ruling.

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Article 80 states:

(4) In case the voter is illiterate or disabled in a manner that renders him/her unable to mark the three ballot papers personally, the voter may seek the assistance of any other trusted voter after permission has been granted to him/her by the polling center committee. The chairperson of the polling center committee shall observe the voter's polling.

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Article 12 states:

The candidate for the position of president must meet the following requirements:

(1) To be Palestinian, a descendant of Palestinian parents.

(2) To be at least 40 years of age on polling day.

(3) To be a permanent resident in the Palestinian territories.

(4) To be registered in the final voters list and meet the requirements for exercising the electoral right.

 

Article 13 states:

An individual shall be deprived of the right to become a presidential candidate when he/she:

(1) Has been disfranchised.

(2) Has been denied the right to candidacy by virtue of a final judicial ruling passed by a competent Palestinian court throughout the term of the ruling.

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