10 disability, age, political or other opinion, religion or belief, birth or economic, social or other status such as belonging to a minority: (a) to take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives; (b) to vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal adult suffrage and shall be held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electorate; (c) to freely receive and impart election-related information, and carry out campaigning, without discrimination, including in her or his own language. Article 27 1. States Parties undertake to draw geographic boundaries of electoral districts to facilitate the equitable representation of national or ethnic, religious or belief and linguistic minorities. 2. States Parties undertake to adopt legislation to prevent and prohibit the drawing or manipulation of electoral district lines in a manner that discriminatorily excludes or reduces representation of minorities. 3. States Parties undertake to eliminate electoral policies or requirements such as voter registration or documentation which make it unreasonably or disproportionately harder for persons belonging to minorities to vote or be elected, in application of the right to equality without discrimination. 4. States Parties undertake not to impose disproportionate or discriminatory language, religious or nationality requirements as a precondition for running as a candidate or occupying an elected position. 5. State Parties undertake to establish institutional mechanisms including those that facilitate the representation of all minorities in decision-making structures, as the situation warrants, such as quotas, or special majorities of minority representatives with respect to decisions that particularly affect the minorities concerned. Part V Article 28 States Parties shall ensure that minorities have an equal opportunity to participate in decisionmaking regarding social and economic policies, especially those that affect them. The participation of minorities shall substantially inform the design and outcome of such policies. Article 29 Minorities shall exercise the right, individually and collectively, to the protection and exploitation of the resources found on their land and shall exercise the right to freely dispose of or utilise their natural wealth and resources without prejudice to any obligations arising out of the interest of the larger society, based upon the principle of mutual benefit, and international law.