Can electors request their family members to cast their ballots in Vietnam?
May I ask, on the day of the National Assembly election, my parents are busy and can't go, can I go and vote on behalf of my parents? Hope to get a reply soon, thanks.
Can electors request their family members to cast their ballots in Vietnam?
Article 1 of the Law on election of deputies to the National Assembly and People’s councils 2015 stipulates that:
The election of deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils shall be conducted in the principles of universal suffrage, equality, direct voting and secret ballot.
According to Article 69 of the Law on election of deputies to the National Assembly and People’s councils 2015, the rules for voting are as follows:
1. Each elector is entitled to cast only one ballot for National Assembly deputies and one ballot for People’s Council deputies equivalent to each level of People’s Council.
2. Electors shall cast their ballots by themselves, except for cases prescribed in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of this Article; the electors are required to present their electors’ cards for voting.
3. Any elector unable to write his/her ballot may ask another person to do that for him/her but he/she is required to cast the ballot by himself/herself; the person who helps in writing the ballot must keep secret the elector’s ballot. If, due to his/her disability, the elector is unable to cast ballot by himself/herself, he/she can ask another person to cast the ballot into the ballot box.
4. In cases where an elector is ill, old or disabled, being unable to go to the polling booth, the Election Team shall bring an auxiliary ballot box and the ballot to his/her residence so that he/she can receive the ballot and cast it. In cases where an elector is detained or stayed in a reform school or a detoxification center which have no separate polling station or the elector is arrested temporarily, the Electoral Team shall bring an auxiliary ballot box and the ballot to the detention center, arrest center, reform school or detoxification center so that he/she can receive the ballot and cast it.
5. When an elector is writing a ballot, nobody, even persons of the Election Team, is allowed to come and see;
6. If the elector makes a writing error, he/she may ask the Election Team to change the ballot.
7. When the elector casted the ballot, the Election Team shall stamp “Casted” on the elector’s card.
8. Everyone must abide by the rules of the polling booth.
Thus, according to the above regulations in Vietnam, citizens are not allowed to ask their family members to vote for them. So, in this case, you cannot vote for your parents.
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