MoldovaMD

Article 38 — Right to Vote and Right to Stand for Election

Article
38
Chapter
CHAPTER II — FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES
Index row title
Right to Vote and Right to Stand for Election
Source document
Moldova Constitution
Provision ID
0425d451-5b65-411e-b4b7-f697f0cae279

102 words

Verbatim text

(1) The will of the people shall constitute the basis of the State power. This will is expressed by free elections which are periodically con ducted by way of a universal, equal, direct, se cret and freely expressed ballot. (2) The citizens of the Republic of Moldova having attained the age of 18 on or by the vot ing day inclusively are entitled to vote, except for the persons banned from voting by the law. (3) The right to stand for election is guaran teed to all citizens of the Republic of Moldova enjoying the right to vote, according to the law.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 38 of the Constitution of Moldova.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER II — FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES”.
  • The row is titled “Right to Vote and Right to Stand for Election”.
  • The passage runs to about 102 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions equality and non-discrimination — it requires equal treatment or forbids discrimination (the words used: “equal”).

This is a mechanical reading aid generated from the text above by matching words in it. It is not legal advice, not a lawyer’s interpretation, and not a substitute for the provision itself.

How to cite this

Constitution of Moldova, article 38 (“Right to Vote and Right to Stand for Election”), Portable Lawyer, https://www.portablelawyer.app/provision/0425d451-5b65-411e-b4b7-f697f0cae279 (accessed 25 October 2026).

Canonical URL: https://www.portablelawyer.app/provision/0425d451-5b65-411e-b4b7-f697f0cae279

Accessed 25 October 2026.

Link to the canonical URL above, not to a #section-… fragment on the jurisdiction page — the fragment is a scroll position, this URL is the provision.

Machine-readable versions