Editing Politics of Cape Verde (section)

==Voting rights for non citizens==
Article 24 of the [[Cape Verde]] Constitution<ref name="CRCV"/> states that 
*alinea 3.: "''Rights not conferred to foreigners and [[wikt:apatrid|apatrid]]s may be attributed to citizens of countries with Portuguese as an official language, except for access to functions of sovereignty organs, service in the armed forces or in the diplomatic career.''"
*alinea 4. "''Active and passive electoral capacity can be attributed by law to foreigners and apatrid residents on the national territory for the elections of the members of the organs of the local municipalities.''"

The website of the governmental Institute of Cape Verde Communities states that such a measure was adopted "''to stimulate reciprocity from host countries of Cape Verdian migrants''".<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.ic.cv/cidadania.html
|language=pt
|title=Cidadania
|publisher=Instituto das Comunidades de Cabo Verde
|access-date=2007-12-13 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070814070950/http://www.ic.cv/cidadania.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-08-14}}</ref>

A law nr. 36/V/97 was promulgated on August 25, 1997, regulating the "Statute of Lusophone Citizen", concerning nationals from any country member of the [[Community of Portuguese Language Countries]] (article 2), stating in its article 3 that "''The lusophone citizen with residence in Cape Verde is recognized the active and passive electoral capacity for municipal elections, under conditions of the law. The lusophone citizen with residence in Cape Verde has the right to exercise political activity related to his electoral capacity.''"<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.cplp.org/documentos/7_capitulo/cid_lus.html
 |language=pt
|title=Lei nº36/V/97 - Estatuto de Cidadão Lusófono - Cabo Verde
|publisher="Boletim Oficial", I Série, Nº.32, 25 de Agosto de 1997, Cabo Verde
|access-date=2007-12-14 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030621075304/http://www.cplp.org/documentos/7_capitulo/cid_lus.html |archive-date = 2003-06-21}}</ref>