The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
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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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