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Article 48
 

Voting Rights


(1) All citizens, male and female, who are of legal age, shall have the right to vote.


(2) Votes shall be personal and equal, free and secret. Voting shall be a civic duty.


(3) The law shall establish the requirements and manner by which citizens residing abroad may exercise their right to vote and shall guarantee its effectiveness. To this end, a Foreign constituency shall be established for elections to the Chambers of Parliament; the number of seats of such constituency is set forth in a constitutional provision according to criteria set forth by law.


(4) The right to vote cannot be restricted save for civil incapacity or as a consequence of an irrevocable penal sentence or in cases of moral unworthiness as determined by law.