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Voter Registration
VR001
Voting age
Question: What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer:
c . 18
Comments:
The right to participate in State management [public administration] affairs directly or through the organs of representation. Have the right to elect and to be elected to the State organs. The right to elect shall be exercised from the age of eighteen years, and the age qualification for being elected shall be determined by law, taking into consideration the requirements for the relevant State organs and official positions concerned.
Source:
Constitution, Art. 16 (9): https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Mongolia_2001?lang=en%20(2017)
Verified:
2020/02/17
VR002
Other voting requirements
Question: Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Answer(s):
a . Citizenship
e . Other
Comments:
e) Full legal capacity
9. The right to participate in State management [public administration] affairs directly or through the organs of representation. Have the right to elect and to be elected to the State organs. The right to elect shall be exercised from the age of eighteen years, and the age qualification for being elected shall be determined by law, taking into consideration the requirements for the relevant State organs and official positions concerned.
Source:
Electoral Law of 2016, Art. 11: https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7739/file/Mongolia_law_elections_2015_am2016_en.pdf;
Constitution, Art. 16 (9): https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Mongolia_2001?lang=en%20(2017)
Verified:
2020/02/17
VR004
Authority responsible for voter registration
Question: Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer:
a . Central Government Department (specify)
Comments:
The state administrative authority in charge of state registration shall provide collective coordination and management for electoral roll review and removal of duplicates and registration of eligible voting citizens who haven’t registered with electoral rolls nationwide.
Source:
Electoral Law of 2016, Art. 61: https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7739/file/Mongolia_law_elections_2015_am2016_en.pdf
Verified:
2020/02/17
VR008
Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Question: Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Electoral rolls are prepared based on the civil registration and national database.
Source:
Electoral Law of 2016, Art. 61: https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7739/file/Mongolia_law_elections_2015_am2016_en.pdf
Verified:
2020/02/17
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