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Article 42 — Right to Vote

Article
42
Index row title
Right to Vote
Source document
The ghana constitution
Provision ID
f97042e8-6cca-4231-b192-13195a8ffcb7

40 words

Verbatim text

Every citizen of Ghana of eighteen years of age or above and of sound mind has the right to vote and is entitled to be registered as a voter fo r the purposes of public elections and referenda. Electoral Commission

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  • The index files this text under article 42 of the Constitution of Ghana.
  • The row is titled “Right to Vote”.
  • The passage runs to about 40 words.

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Constitution of Ghana, article 42 (“Right to Vote”), Portable Lawyer, https://www.portablelawyer.app/provision/f97042e8-6cca-4231-b192-13195a8ffcb7 (accessed 25 October 2026).

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