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Article 7
 

Every citizen of the Republic of Slovenia who has reached the age of 18 by the Election Day shall have the right to vote and to be elected as a deputy.


Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the right to vote and the right to stand for the election shall not be recognized for a citizen of Slovenia who has reached the age of 18, but has for reasons of mental illness, developmental difficulties or impairment legally been deprived of the capacity to enter into contracts or for whom parental rights have been extended for their parents or other persons beyond their majority, and is consequently not able to understand the meaning, purpose and impact of elections. 


In the procedure for taking away the capacity to enter into contracts or extending parental rights beyond majority, the court shall make a separate decision on taking away the right to stand for election and the right to vote.


Voters shall exercise the right to vote in the constituency of their permanent residence.


Voters without permanent residence in the Republic of Slovenia shall exercise the right to vote in the constituency of their - or one of their parent's - last permanent residence.If this cannot be ascertained, the voters themselves shall decide in which constituency and electoral district they shall exercise the voting right.