2017‐08‐27 UN Human Rights Committee ‐ General Comment 25 PROHIBITED LIMITATIONS Race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin,  property, birth, physical disability, education, illiteracy, property, party membership, homeless ALLOWED LIMITATIONS Age, residency, members of particular public service positions, conviction CONDITION for LIMITATION Objective & reasonable criteria, established by the law RESPONSIBILITY OF STATE Effective measures, facilitation, no obstacles, voter and registration campaign What Needs to Be Defined in the Law • types of citizenship and proof of age documentation; • types of residency documentation; • methods of voter registration; • processes for dealing with objections and appeals; • voter identification; and • documentation required by voters.