The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 63 CHAPTER XIV THE FRANCHISE AND ELECTIONS 88. Every person shall, unless disqualified as hereinafter provided, be qualified to be an elector at the election of the President and of the Members of Parliament or to vote at any Referendum: Right to be an elector Provided that no such person shall be entitled to vote unless his name is entered in the appropriate register of electors. 89. No person shall be qualified to be an elector at an election of the President, or of the Members of Parliament or to vote at any Referendum, if he is subject to any of the following disqualifications, namely – (a) if he is not a citizen of Sri Lanka; (b) if he has not attained the age of eighteen years on the qualifying date specified by law under the provisions of Article 101; (c) if he is under any law in force in Sri Lanka found or declared to be of unsound mind; (d) if he is serving or has during the period of seven years immediately preceding completed serving of a sentence of imprisonment (by whatever name called) for a term not less than six months imposed after conviction by any court for an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term not less than two years or is under sentence of death or is serving or has during the period of seven years immediately preceding completed the serving of a sentence of imprisonment for a term not less than six months awarded in lieu of execution of such sentence: Provided that if any person disqualified under this paragraph is granted a free pardon such disqualification shall cease from the date on which the pardon is granted; (e) if a period of seven years has not elapsed since (i) the last of the if any, of his convicted of any offence under section 52(1) or 53 of the Ceylon (Parliamentary Elections) Disqualification to be an elector

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