The applicants were all incarcerated at the relevant time following criminal convictions for a variety of offences. They were automatically prevented from voting, pursuant to primary legislation, in one or more of the following elections: elections to the European Parliament on 4 June 2009; the parliamentary election on 6 May 2010; and elections to the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly or the Northern Irish Assembly on 5 May 2011 (for further details see the appended table).
Paivi Hirvela, P
51987/08 – Committee Judgment, [2015] ECHR 155
Bailii
European Convention on Human Rights
Human Rights
Human Rights, Elections, Prisons
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