Bill so all people with disabilities can vote

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1. The bill would remove sections b) and c) of the first paragraph of Article 3 of the General Electoral Regime Law, which allowed taking away the right to vote from people declared incapacitated by a final court ruling or placed in a psychiatric hospital with judicial authorization.
2. The bill would state that every person can vote consciously, freely and voluntarily, communicating it however they wish and with whatever support they need.
3. The bill would add a seventh additional provision that voids voting restrictions imposed by court rulings based on the removed sections. People whose vote had been limited or cancelled because of a disability would automatically get it back.
4. The bill would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

• People with disabilities declared incapacitated by a final court ruling: They would keep or recover the right to vote.
• People placed in psychiatric hospitals with judicial authorization: They would no longer lose the right to vote because of the placement.
• People whose vote was already limited or cancelled because of a disability: They would automatically recover the right to vote.
• Judges and courts: They would no longer be able to declare someone unable to vote.

Words worth knowing

Sufragio

The right to vote in elections.

Sentencia judicial firme

A court ruling that can no longer be appealed.

Por ministerio de la ley

Automatically, by effect of the law itself, with no further steps needed.

Proposición de Ley Orgánica

A bill to change an organic law; it is not an approved law yet.

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