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Article 97
 

Voting by disabled persons


1 - An elector who is affected by an obvious illness or physical disability and whose inability to undertake the acts described in Article 96 is verified by the board of officers, shall vote while accompanied by another elector of his choice, who shall ensure that his vote is cast as he intends it to be and who shall be bound to absolute secrecy.
2 - If the board of officers decides that that the obviousness of the illness or physical disability is not verified, they shall require presentation to them, upon the act of voting, of a certificate confirming that it is impossible for the elector to undertake the acts described in the previous Article, to be issued by the doctor who exercises public health authority powers in the municipality’s area and to be authenticated with the respective department’s seal.
3 - For the purposes of the previous paragraph, on election day health centres must remain open during the period in which electoral stations are operating.
4 - Without prejudice to the board of officers’ decision on the admissibility of a vote, any of its members or any delegate for a political party or coalition may make a written protest.
5 - Voters with a visual impairment can, if they so wish, ask the officers to provide a Braille template to enable them to carry out the acts described in Article 96.