is a mentally ill person allowed to vote?

Answer 1

yes he /she is allowed to vote.

but the person may not be aware of the benefits of the voting.

Answer 2

If you excluded anyone with a diagnosable mental illness from voting you'd be excluding a huge percentage of the population. I'm not sure what the number is but you're at 4% only counting 'serious' mental illnesses. That number will be WAY bigger if you count garden variety depression and minor OCD and personality disorders and all that stuff.

Personally I think everyone who votes should have to pass a basic test on the policies of the candidate they're voting for and structure of government.

Answer 3

What do you mean? Like common illnesses like depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia? Yes. I'm sure that if the illness confines you to some sort of home then no but that's just because of the inability to release you to the public.

Answer 4

Depends on the type of mental illness

Answer 5

Being mentally sick isn't a reason to refuse to allow you to vote, except you're incarcerated, or on probation or parole. in the different case, it will be your criminal responsibility as a citizen to vote.

Answer 6

Do n't we allow mentally ill person to run for office?

Answer 7

I've seen people in SF vote many times so I guess the answer is yes.

Answer 8

yes.. not all mentally ill people are "crazy". You can have depression and be considered "mentally ill".. so yes, they can vote.

Answer 9

YEAH!!!! why shouldnt them be allowed to vote if there over 18?

Answer 10

Not if they are under Section.
Convicted criminals who are serving time are not allowed to vote either.