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EAIElectoral Access Index

How accessible is the franchise under codified procedure?

Access3.6%1/28 · 25 datapoints · 7 dimensionsCompare across jurisdictions →

Dimensions

Administration0.0%

0/1 · 1 datapoint

Eligibility20.0%

1/5 · 3 datapoints

Identification0.0%

0/5 · 5 datapoints

Registration0.0%

0/7 · 6 datapoints

Roll Integrity0.0%

0/1 · 1 datapoint

Voter Assistance0.0%

0/3 · 3 datapoints

Voting Methods0.0%

0/6 · 6 datapoints

Administration

0.0% · 0/1

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
ADMIN.1Election administration independenceIs the election administration body's independence (appointment by multiple branches, fixed terms, balanced political composition) codified in statute or constitution?	0/10.0%	No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 110 of the DPRK Constitution addresses the composition and structure of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (listing chair, vice-chair, secretary, and members), but contains no language concerning election administration, administrative independence, appointment procedures by multiple branches, fixed terms, or balanced political composition. The section describes legislative-body internal governance, not electoral administration safeguards.	§ view source 2026-06-01

Eligibility

20.0% · 1/5

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
ELIG.1Age and residency in constitutionAre the minimum age and residency requirements for voting set in the constitution (rather than statute alone)?	0/10.0%	The section sets a minimum age of 18 in constitutional text and enumerates broad eligibility (without discrimination by sex, nationality, occupation, residence duration, property, education, party, opinion, or faith). However, the criterion asks whether 'minimum age AND residency requirements' are set in the constitution. While age is clearly specified, residency requirements are conspicuously absent from this enumeration—the text explicitly states citizens are eligible 'regardless of…거주기간' (residence duration), meaning residency duration is NOT a requirement. Thus the section satisfies half the criterion (age) but fails the other half (residency is affirmatively non-required). Since the scoring rule is binary and residency is not set as a requirement at all, this does not fully satisfy the criterion as framed.	§ view source 2026-06-01
ELIG.2Disqualification frameworkIf voters can be disqualified (felony, mental incompetence), are the criteria and the duration codified in statute, with a defined restoration procedure?	1/333.3%	The section establishes two disqualification categories (court conviction and mental disability) in constitutional text, satisfying the statutory/constitutional grounding requirement. However, it provides no enumeration of specific offenses, no definition of 'mental disability,' and critically, no restoration procedure or duration limit—leaving the mechanics of disqualification and any potential restoration to administrative discretion. The criterion requires both statutory criteria AND a defined cure/restoration path; this section delivers only the former.	§ view source 2026-06-01
ELIG.3Restoration of voting rightsWhere rights are lost (e.g., post-felony), is the procedure for restoration codified, with statutory deadlines and automatic restoration where applicable?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus.	no FTS match 2026-06-01

Identification

0.0% · 0/5

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
ID.1Statutory groundingIf ID is required at any point in voting, is the requirement set in statute rather than regulation? If no ID is required, is that explicit in statute?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus.	no FTS match 2026-06-01
ID.2Enumerated acceptable IDsAre the acceptable ID forms exhaustively enumerated in statute, not left to administrator discretion?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus.	no FTS match 2026-06-01
ID.3Free alternative IDIf government-issued ID is required, is a free state-issued ID available by statute to anyone who lacks one?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus.	no FTS match 2026-06-01
ID.4At-polls cure procedureIs the cure procedure for a voter who arrives without ID (provisional ballot, affidavit, return-with-ID, signature match) defined in statute?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus.	no FTS match 2026-06-01
ID.5Rejection appeal procedureIs the appeal procedure for a rejected ID (or rejected provisional ballot due to ID) codified in statute?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus.	no FTS match 2026-06-01

Registration

0.0% · 0/7

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
REG.1Statutory registration deadlineIs the registration cutoff relative to election day defined by statute (not regulation or administrative directive)?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus.	no FTS match 2026-06-01
REG.2Enumerated registration methodsAre the available registration methods (in-person, mail, online, motor-voter, automatic, same-day where applicable) exhaustively enumerated in statute?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus.	no FTS match 2026-06-01
REG.3Cure procedure for incomplete registrationDoes statute define a cure procedure when a registration is rejected as incomplete?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus.	no FTS match 2026-06-01
REG.4Rejection challenge rightIs the voter's right to challenge a rejected or removed registration codified in statute?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus.	no FTS match 2026-06-01
REG.5Roll-maintenance criteria in statuteAre the criteria for removing voters from rolls (death, change of address, inactivity) defined in statute, not regulation?	0/20.0%	No matching sections in corpus.	no FTS match 2026-06-01
REG.6Pre-purge notice & cure periodIs a statutory notice-and-opportunity-to-cure required before a voter is removed from the rolls?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus.	no FTS match 2026-06-01

Roll Integrity

0.0% · 0/1

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
ROLL.1Voter-data security & breach notificationIs the data security regime for the voter registry (encryption requirements, breach notification, access logs) codified in statute?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus.	no FTS match 2026-06-01

Voter Assistance

0.0% · 0/3

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
ASSIST.1Language assistance thresholdAre the triggers for language assistance (bilingual ballots, language-minority population thresholds) codified in statute?	0/10.0%	No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 54 of the DPRK Constitution concerns the state's protection and promotion of Pyongyang cultural language in social life. It contains no language regarding electoral procedure, voter assistance, ballot provision, language-minority thresholds, or any mechanism for determining when language assistance triggers. The section is entirely unrelated to electoral access or voting procedure.	§ view source 2026-06-01
ASSIST.2Disability assistanceIs the right to be assisted in voting by a person of the voter's choosing — and the rules for who may assist — codified in statute?	0/10.0%	No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 71 of the DPRK Constitution addresses the right to medical treatment and material assistance for elderly, disabled, and dependent persons. It does not address voting, voter assistance, or electoral procedures whatsoever. The criterion requires statutory codification of rules governing disability assistance in voting; this section pertains to healthcare and social welfare, not electoral access.	§ view source 2026-06-01
ASSIST.3Illiteracy assistanceIs assistance for voters who cannot read codified, with a defined procedure protecting ballot secrecy?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus.	no FTS match 2026-06-01

Voting Methods

0.0% · 0/6

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
VM.1In-person polling-place hoursAre polling-place opening and closing hours set by statute (not local administrative discretion)?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus.	no FTS match 2026-06-01
VM.2Mail-in voting procedureIf mail-in voting is permitted, is the full procedure (application, deadline, return, signature verification, cure) codified in statute?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus.	no FTS match 2026-06-01
VM.3Absentee voting frameworkIs the absentee voting framework (eligibility, application, return, treatment) codified in statute?	0/10.0%	No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 12 of the DPRK Constitution addresses protection of overseas Korean diaspora rights under international law, but contains no absentee voting framework, no enumeration of absentee voting eligibility or procedures, and no cure or appeal mechanism. The section does not codify absentee voting procedure in statute.	§ view source 2026-06-01
VM.4Early voting periodIf early in-person voting is permitted, is the early voting period and the locations rule set by statute?	— no data	No rationale recorded.	no FTS match
VM.5Drop-box procedureIf ballot drop-boxes are permitted, are placement, security, and chain-of-custody procedures defined in statute (not administrative directive)?	— no data	No rationale recorded.	no FTS match
VM.6Provisional ballot right & procedureIs the right to cast a provisional ballot, and the procedure for adjudicating it, codified in statute?	— no data	No rationale recorded.	no FTS match

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