Suffrage: Rage from Women & Minorities

[GOLTZBORG]

Has the issue of suffrage (the right to vote) ever played a part in your nation's history; especially with regards to women's rights; as well as, the rights of any minorities that may reside within the borders and jurisdiction of your nation ?

[Saurisisia]

Women and members of all species can vote. Of course, only Reptiles can become politicians, with the notable exception of local representatives (i.e Mayors, city/town/county councilmen, State Governors, Territorial Governors, etc).

[Imeriata]

Not specifically from women and minorities no.

[Seperate Vermont]

A person receives full rights, including those to vote, from birth in Vermont.

[Fatatatutti]

In Fatatatutti, the only criterion for voting is that you have to be able to hold the pencil yourself (and exceptions can be made to that rule in cases of physical disability). Tourists are encouraged to vote when they step off the plane. Polling places are often in schools, so it's easy for children to vote. Technically, each person is only supposed to vite once but the rule has never been enforced.

[Whiskey Hill]

Elections came to us late enough in our history that it was already becoming commonplace for women to vote, and so women and all received the right to vote at the same time. Certain minorities and women did face other injustices in our history, like exclusionary laws for Turks, but those that were in the form of government discriminations were all undone long ago.

[Augarundus]

After the royalist Imperium was overthrown in 1800, a national republic was established... suffrage was not a major issue, but minorities, non-natives, and females were not permitted to vote. While this may have played a role in the revolution/coup of 1805, such a role was not substantial.

Otto Vitali's botched coup of 1804, and subsequent revolution of 1805, resulted in the overthrow of the republic, the Abolition of the State (establishing La Capitalismus and the Liberated Peoples), and the foundation of the Grand Panarchy, a panarchist republic that allowed universal voting rights, to citizens and non-citizens alike, worldwide. Vitali, a laissez-faire anarchocapitalist and social egalitarian, was an advocate of the global abolition of statism via revolution and the establishment of a worldwide voluntary republic, the Grand Panarchy. Vitali was popular among minorities and women internationally for his egalitarian stances (along with the poor for his anti-statist revolutionary views, and the bourgeoisie for his capitalist system... actually, only royals really despised him...).

[Swilatia]

Not really, we've had universal suffrage since we became a republic in 1826.

[Umbra Ac Silentium]

Has the issue of suffrage (the right to vote) ever played a part in your nation's history; especially with regards to women's rights; as well as, the rights of any minorities that may reside within the borders and jurisdiction of your nation ?

No, because it was unneeded. All have had equal rights since the very foundation of our nation.

[Maraque]

We've had universal suffrage since foundation.

[Thurask]

Suffrage has been universal since the establishment of democracy in 1911.

[New Balkaney]

Universal suffrage was granted relatively early on in our nation's history, mostly at the behest of the military that controlled the political machines at the time. The idea was that if everyone could 'vote' no one would rebel, and no one would question why those that couldn't vote were being drafted to serve at the frontlines of the various wars we were embroiled in.

Except for blacks.

[The Nuclear Fist]

During the early history of the Republic, only men were allowed to vote. Luckily, with the establishment of Socialism, suffrage was enacted.

[Mount Shavano]

Has the issue of suffrage (the right to vote) ever played a part in your nation's history; especially with regards to women's rights; as well as, the rights of any minorities that may reside within the borders and jurisdiction of your nation ?

Nope. The Front Range hasn't really a period of social upheaval at any point in the last century and a quarter.

[New Edom]

Universal suffrage has been a struggle. In the last generation New Edom's first female politicians holding office led the way to high offices such as foreign minister and attorney general being held. Minorities such as Sorgen, Elwe, Dawarf became full citizens about 45 years ago but first received real rights in practice-- education, jobs--12 years ago.

[Northmire]

We don't vote, because we are a monarchy. So no worries about suffarage. However, a woman cannot inherit titles or land. She can run a household, but cannot be "lord" of a land of Northmire.

[Voerdeland]

To get the voting rights one has to pass the Government Knowledge Test. We don't care about our voters' gender or ethnicity

[Slothtonia]

All citizens of Slothtonia have had the right to vote since the nations inception. Unfortunately, Voting Day coincides with National Stay-at-Home day so no one shows up.

[Tovoua]

We have always had universal suffrage

[Xanthal]

All organic sentients have always had voting rights (when there were votes to have rights about) throughout Xanthalian history. During the Imperial era, however, when artificial intelligence first became prominent, there was a period of intense debate as to the appropriate rights for synthetic forms of life; especially those which met the qualifications of sentience. At the end of the Imperial era, when elected public offices again became the norm in Xanthal, there was a great deal of controversy over whether voting rights should be extended to AI. Ultimately, the vote was granted to those which demonstrated sentience and self-awareness, and which could not be pre- or force-programmed with any political ideology or voting habits. AI fell out of use during the chaotic Age of Disunion as production facilities and supply chains were disrupted and the technical expertise necessary to design and construct it was largely lost, and the issue of voting rights for synthetics was dropped in the new Xanthalian union; leaving the few remaining sentient AIs under the same category as other sentients.

[YellowApple]

Everyone can vote. Not that the votes ultimately matter; they only act as an advisory statistic to influence The Administrator's decisions.

[ArghNeedAName]

Yes. When the Republic first began in 1824, voting was restricted to men with property qualifications. In 1856 these restrictions were relaxed and in 1888 they were abolished.

Women campaigned for the vote vigorously between 1919 and 1929. The Constitution of 1929 enfranchised women.

[Turmoilandia]

In Turmoilandia, there has never been any controversy. Native Turmoilandians have had the vote since long before we became independent and women have always had votes even before we migrated from the old country on the other side of the ocean. There has never been a debate in Turmoilandia over abolishing women's suffrage because most Turmoilandian women vote responsibly.

[Tybra]

Although not a democracy of any kind, the issue is known in Tybran history. Although the Holy Empire has a long history of being a meritocracy, untill the 18th century women were excluded from government and higher commercial jobs, because they were considered women whose best merits were of reproducing and not labour. This changed in the 18th century when a young female named Isolde d'Artagne disguised herself as a man to partake in the most prestigious branch of government the imperial guard. She rose quickly through the ranks and eventually fought over the position of Blade of the Imperator in a duel against sir D'Lucien (no first name known).

In the duel, which was held in front of the Imperator, Isolde fought bravely and won against her opened but was wounded in her side. It was then the people found out about her gender. The disgrace of being defeated by a mere woman was so much for D'Lucien that he lost control over his emotions and pushed Isolde on the floor, shouting that women should know their place he beheaded her.

The Imperator however was very impressed by the skill of Isolde in combat and deception. If a woman could have such skill and manage to obtain the most prestigious job in the Holy Empire, surely the law was in error. Not long after government positions were opened to both men and women as long as they had proven themselves.

As for the Imperial Guard, they were reformed in Isoldes memory, now not only skill in combat was important but also skill in deception. It would take another 100 years however for a women rose to the position of Blade of the Imperator, named Isolde of Persis.

[Genyria]

Not really, we've had universal suffrage since we became a republic in 1826 1632.

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