(Prohibition of proxy voting. Voting of disabled people)
Voters cannot vote by proxy.
In exceptional cases, voters who are blind, who had their hands amputated, who are paralysed, or are affected by an equally severe disability, can vote with the assistance of another voter, member of his/her family or voluntarily chosen. In any case, the assistant shall be registered in one polling station.
No voter can assist more than one voter. The Chairperson, in any case, shall indicate on the voting certificate of the assistant that he/she has already fulfilled this role.
The Chairperson shall verify that the voter holds a medical certificate attesting the disability, and that he/she freely chose the assistant and knows his/her personal details. The Chairperson shall also record in the specific section of the report the exceptional voting procedure, by indicating the reason, the personal information of the doctor who certified the disability, and the surname and name of the assistant.
The medical certificate shall be issued by a doctor of the Social Security Institute, or approved by the Head of the Hospital and Specialist Service, and shall be attached to the report.
Certificates issued by doctors who stand as candidates for the on-going elections shall not be valid.
