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Section 3Sec./Art. 3
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Section Right to Participation in Electoral Processes. The State shall guarantee the political rights of persons with disabilities and senior citizens, in line with the concept of universal design, by:
(a) Ensuring that voting procedures, facilities and materials are appropriate, accessible, and easy to understand and use;
(b) Protecting the right of persons with disabilities and senior citizens to vote by secret ballot in elections without intimidation, facilitating the use of assistive and new technologies where appropriate; and
(c) Guaranteeing the free expression, in the exercise of the right of suffrage, of persons with disabilities and senior citizens, allowing assistance in voting by a person of their own choice.
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