Palau

Population Statistics

21,265

Total Population

3,190

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

11 June 2013

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Constitution of the Republic of Palau (1979, last amended 2004)

Updated: June 2015

Article VII states:

A citizen of Palau eighteen (18) years of age or older may vote in national and state elections. The Olbiil Era Kelulau shall prescribe a minimum period of residence and provide for voter registration for national elections. Each state shall prescribe a minimum period of residence and provide for voter registration for state election. A citizen who is in prison, serving a sentence for a felony, or mentally incompetent as determined by a court may not vote. Voting shall be by secret ballot.

 

Excerpt from the Constitution of the Republic of Palau (1979, last amended 2004)