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It really depends upon local laws pertaining to a particular country and even specific states within a country.
In the United Kingdom, patients who are resident in a psychiatric hospital/unit can vote (usually by proxy). This includes individuals who are detained under the Mental Health Act, with the exception of those detained by a hospital order following a criminal conviction in court.
What else can I help you with?
Which of these terms refers to the people who are eligible to vote?
Electors are the people who are eligible to vote in an election.
Identify why people don't vote?
Some reasons people may not vote include lack of interest or belief that their vote doesn't matter, feeling disenfranchised or disconnected from the political process, logistical barriers like lack of time or accessibility, or disillusionment with the available candidates or choices.
What percentage of people can vote in 2014?
In 2014, the percentage of people who were eligible to vote varied by country. It is calculated by taking the number of eligible voters divided by the total population of voting age, usually expressed as a percentage.
Who needs modern political institutions when there is culture?
Culture, understood as informal rules between people, needs formal political institutions because informal rules and understanding can be difficult to enforce, especially over large groups of distinct people in varying places. Political institutions specialise, stream-line, and enforce rules about the distribution of power in society.
Who rules in a direct democracy?
From what I understand, a direct democracy is just like a democratic republic but without the middle people. In other words, instead of voting for people who vote for people to vote for people, you vote directly, so I think a president rules but the way of voting is different. Everybody. Direct democracy means you vote directly on the issues instead of through representatives.
What is one reason why people are denied the right to vote?
Felons are not allowed to vote. If a person has committed a particularly heinous crime, like murder, he or she cannot vote. Non-citizens cannot vote either. Young people are not allowed to vote. You must be at least 18 years old.
Can people with mental disabilities vote?
If they are registered to vote, yes.
What do people have that they cannot vote for a president?
jail time, mental retardation, no head
What voting rights does the UK have?
Anyone of legal voting age is entitled to vote in local and general elections, provided they are registered, and listed on the electoral role. The only exception is people who are 'lawfully detained' (ie those in prison or mental institutions)
Why are insane people in mental hospitals?
Laws and conventions of society tell us that such people are in those institutions to keep them from harming themselves or others.
Can you vote for mental hospitals to be illegal?
no
Use the word institution in a sentence?
"People with mental illness are rarely sent to institutions anymore." "The school is a brilliant instituation."
Does the us still have mental institutions?
Yes they do
What are the advantages of eugenics movement?
It can lead to a healthier, more intellegent and a longer lived population with less people on disability and in mental institutions.
How old do you have to be to vote in Bulgaria?
To vote in Bulgaria you have to be over 18. Also you can vote only if you are in good mental health.
What was the response of most male abolitionists to the idea of extending the right to vote to women?
The men were against it, but by 1920 there was no longer a abolitionist movement. Women were arrested for demonstrations for voting and some were put into mental institutions and abused.
Do you have to kill yourself when you are in an asylum?
No, suicide is not the purpose of mental institutions.
