The right to vote in your nation

[Van Hool Islands]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? Everyone over the age of 17.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? Everyone under the age of 17. Non-citizens (unless they are citizens of another Commonwealth of Nations country, the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands, or Belgium).

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
-Pre-1899; no devolved government, no elections, so no voting at all.
-1899 - White men given the right to vote with the voting age set at 21.
-1916 - White women given the right to vote.
-1918 - Japanese men and women given the right to vote.
-1937 - Japanese men and women have the vote taken away in response to the Second Sino-Japanese War.
-1939 - Start of Japanese occupation, regular elections suspended. Overseas citizens and refugees continue to be able to vote as absentees for the "Canberra Government", the exiled democratic Van Hool government in Canberra.
-1945 - Restoration of democracy. Black and Amerindian men and women given the vote.
-1965 - Vote given back to Japanese men and women. Other Asian men and women also given the vote.
-1970 - Vote given to First Nations (Maori/Polynesian/Melanesian/Micronesian) men and women following large protests. Universal suffrage becomes official, as First Nations groups were the last to be given the vote.
-1975 - Voting age lowered to 19.
-1978 - First election held in an independent Van Hool Islands.
-1988 - Voting age lowered to 18. Age to run for Parliament also reduced to 18, it had previously been 25.
-1998 - Felons given the right to vote, as long as they aren't in prison.
-2011 - Voting age lowered to 17. Age to run for Parliament also lowered to 17.
-2016 - Vote given to citizens of fellow Commonwealth countries, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the Republic of Ireland granted, similar to in the United Kingdom.

[Sitcoms]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? Every citizen and resident over 18 years of age.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? All non-citizens and non-residents, and everybody under the age of 18.

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation? Pre-1902: No elections. Absolute monarchy has been overthrown by Republicans.
1902: Group of twenty-six Republicans chosen by the Queen (constitutional monarchy) to elect a president.
1923: All white men over 31 are given the right to vote.
1953: All minority men over 31 are given the right to vote.
1964: All women over 31 are given the right to vote.
1970: Voting age is reduced to 18.
2015: Prisoners are given the right to vote.

[Archonium]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? Citizens and permanent residents of the Imperial Union of Archonium, 17 years and older.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? Non-citizens and non-permanent residents, and those aged less than 17 years.

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
871 B.C.E. until present: Universal suffrage.

[Sefionto-Redu]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
Advisory Councils: Citizens at and over the Age of Self Determinancy (12)
Antiurenia: Citizens at and over the Age of Self Determinancy (12) who are also a part of the associated Antiudecti and who had received a 49152/65536 or more on the Antiudecte Sefiontism Test.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
Those that don't fall into the above.

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
1885: Citizens at and over 16 years old.
2160: Citizens at and over the Age of Majority (16)
3774: Citizens at and over the Age of Self Determinancy (12)

The additional rules for the Antiurenia have not changed.

[Bisu]

All Bisuan Citizens over 20 may vote.
People in jails can have their mail checked, so they are in practice not able to vote.

[The Great-German Empire]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? All citizens 17 years of age or older who are not serving out a felony sentence.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? Felons, non-citizens, minors (Under-17)

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?

1848-49: First elections established in non-Free City German states

1871: National unification; federal Reichstag elected based on universal manhood suffrage ages 25+ with a direct secret ballot

1911: Representation for Alsatians in Reichstag and Bundesrat

1922: Women's suffrage

1928: New constitution; age of majority lowered to 20; state-level U. Suffrage and D. S. Ballot mandated

1947: Colonies granted self-government councils; Still no nationwide representation

1973: Age of majority lowered to 17 years old

1996: Most colonies formally released from German sovereignty (Remain in Germanophone cooperation treaty), those that remain granted full statehood with voting rights

[Polata City]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
All citizens aged 20 and up. Voting is mandatory.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
Non-citizens, minors, those in prison, and felons.

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?

Pre-1950: Apart of Thermodolia at the time; All citizens above the age of 21, who aren't felons or in prison
1950-1960: All citizens above the age of 21, who aren't felons or in prison
1960-1966: All citizens above the age of 18, who aren't felons or in prison
1966-1968: No voting: Military Junta
1968-1970: All citizens above the age of 20, who aren't felons or in prison
1970-Present: All citizens above the age of 20, who aren't felons or in prison; voting made mandatory.

[Isla de Flores]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
All citizens above the age of 18 can vote. Though technically only those who are party members can actually vote

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
Non citizens and those under the age of 18

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?

Thermodolian Control
Pre-1920: All citizens above the age of 21, who aren't felons or in prison

Presidential Republic
1920-1930: All citizens who are 20 and above and who aren’t in prison

Military Junta
1930-1931: No Voting

Empire of the Red Dragon
1931-1944: No voting

Allied Occupation
1944-1948: Occupied by allied forces no voting
1944-1948: Citizens above the age of 20 in the Free City of Ciudad de las Flores

Partition of Isla de Flores
1948-1956: Citizens above the age of 25, not in prison in the Kingdom of Isla de Flores
1950-1956: Citizens above the age of 21, not a felon or in prison in the Republic of Florsća
1952-1956: Citizens above the age of 20 in the Free City of Ciudad de las Flores

Reunification of Isla de Flores
1956-1962: Citizens above the age of 25, not in prison

Military Junta
1962-1964: No voting

Peoples Republic
1964-Present: All citizens above the age of 18 can vote

[Shamsiyya]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
Every citizen of the Federal Republic of Shamsiyya (dual citizenship is possible) above the age of 18 in federal elections; the voting age can range from 16 to 20 in cantonal elections.
Voting is voluntary. Voter registration is automatic on a federal level and in most cantons.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
Non-citizens and citizens below voting age.

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
Before 1942: In the Sultanate, voting laws depended on Emirate/Caliphate/Ilkhanate.
1942 to 1991: Elections were not held on a regular basis in the Federative Socialist People's Republic; voting requirements could heavily vary from Council to Council.
Since 1991: Current legislation.

[Ko-oren]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
Every citizen of Ko-oren (=having citizenship) over the age of 18, including those with dual citizenship. Imprisoned citizens may also vote. Citizens who (temporarily) live abroad may also vote.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
Non-citizens and/or those under 18.

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
Democratic body opened next to the (pre-existing) meritocratic one: 1878
Age limit reduced from 21 to 18: 1904
Prisoners given the vote: 1931
Voting made mandatory: 1942
Voting made non-compulsory again: 1961
Current citizenship rules: 1993

[Geska]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
All Gesk citizens over the age of 16.
Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
Non-citizens and those younger than 16.
What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
1346 - Nobles, clergy and freemen (unequal, a nobleman's vote is worth twice that of a clergyman and three times that of a freeman)
1690 - Equal suffrage for landowning men over 21
1864 - All men over 21
1901 - Unmarried women over 30
1925 - Equal suffrage for all Gesks over 21
1940 - Nazi occupation; democracy abolished
1945 - Liberation; democracy restored
1973 - Voting age lowered to 18
2016 - Voting age lowered to 16

[Grand Proudhonia]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
As an anarchist society, the term vote is slightly different from the typical action associated with it.... Individuals do not vote for leaders or heads of state but rather vote on the course of actions within their cooperatives and communities through a process of direct democracy

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
Everyone has the right to vote within their community as everyone is considered to be their own leaders and own masters

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?

1946 - Founding of The Free Mutualist Society of Proudhonia
1946 - Immediate suffrage to all working class individuals regardless of predetermined factors

[Jerbasa]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
Citizens who are at least 19 years of age

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
Those currently in prison or mental institutions

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
Since the founding of Jerbasa there has been universal suffrage

[Natishna]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? All citizens aged at least 18

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? Non-citizens and prisoners (only while the are imprisoned)

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation? From our nation's founding until 1850 - No voting, absolute monarchy

1850 - 1907 - Male landowners aged 30 and above

1907 - 1925 - All male citizens aged 21 and above

1925 - 1948 - All male citizens aged 21 and above, female citizens aged 30 and above who had graduated university

1948 - 1966 - All citizens aged 21 and above

1966 - Present - All citizens aged 18 and above

[Ecofasciste Archipel]

Everyone has both the right and duty to vote for the Ecological Fascist Party candidates. Our Green Shirts make sure that everyone gets to the polling place and encourage people to vote for the Supreme Leader, and they even provide security for polling places!

[Purpuriae]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? Nobody. Purpuria is an absolute monarchy.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? Everybody

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation? The right to vote has never existed for either sex.

[The Land of the Ephyral]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? | Membership in the political voting blocs and the right to exercise a vote in modern Ephyral elections is held by few in the total expanse of the Senate and Freeborn Landholders of Ephyra. To qualify, one must be a freeborn, adult male, full Ephyral citizen, with at least the minimum financial worth to be considered as having a stake in the future of Ephyra. However, this has varied over time.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? | Ephyral citizenship is broken up into two camps, those with suffrage and those without. Those with suffrage fall exclusively into the aforementioned criteria, whilst lack of possession of these criteria or possession of disqualifying criteria in addition to the suffrage-giving traits are placed into the camp without suffrage. This includes;

Slaves and freedmen; anyone born as a slave (a child fathered on a slave woman who was not emancipated prior to giving birth), or who is made a slave and later freed by their master, is granted Ephyral citizenship but without suffrage. If their children are born free, then assuming all other requirements are met, they will be eligible for citizenship with suffrage.

Children; the legal age of majority under Freehold law is sixteen for both males and females, however this is legally distinct from the concept of adulthood which is seen as obtained through the assumption of duties. For young males, this can occur from age twelve, legal adolescence, when boys are ceased to be called such as treated as men in accordance to their actions until sixteen when they are legally enrolled as a citizen. Sixteen is regarded as an age of majority for females in a very loose sense and almost entirely just to bring it to parity with their brothers. Fourteen is regarded at the age a girl ceases to be a child, has had menarche, and is legally marriageable. Sixteen is regarded the age at which doubt on her status as part-child part-woman is considered abandoned, and consequently most marriages take place after the bride is sixteen. This focus is purely cultural however, for as the next stage illustrates, the relevance of age of majority to political standing is absent with females.

Women; remaining under the legal guardianship of a family member - typically a father, potentially a brother, and only informally a husband - women by birth are ineligible for political participation as either a voter or a candidate, with their social and familial role being regarded as private over the male's public sphere. This lack of political participation, the core of true citizenship, is partly why there's no clear fixed age of adulthood for females. Where adulthood marks the duty of becoming a full citizen, girls are seen as becoming women when they enter marriage and assume the responsibilities of a wife and then a mother, acting in the interests of her family of birth and her family of marriage. Despite this lack of conventional participation it should be noted that women are expected to maintain strong character in support of their male relatives and this includes politically, and that women have across the Freehold's history maintained positions of political relevance even if not officially holding power or having the right to participate. For a brief period prior to the Second Cultural Revolution, women of the aristocracy were afforded the vote in a massively controversial act which was repealed later.

Non-citizens; encompassing those holding the Lykosian Rights (also called Lykosian citizenship), foreign status, and provincial resident, non-citizens do not have the right of suffrage in Ephyral elections although these three groups are not equal in their possession of other rights. Lykosians for example have the right of intermarriage to full Ephyral citizens, the result of which can be children who do inherit a right to vote. However exclusively on suffrage, Lykosians, foreign migrants and their descendants, and conquered individuals of formed provinces and their descendants, do not possess the right to vote in Ephyral elections. Depending on the legal status of their settlement of residence, local elections for magistrates and other officials may take place but this is better broken down by legal variant of settlement and district rather than the status of those who live there.

[The Ross Isles]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
- Ross Isles citizens aged 18 or over
- Citizens of another Commonwealth country with settled status aged 18 or over

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
- Anyone aged under 18
- Citizens of another Commonwealth country without settled status
- Ross Isles citizens who are currently in prison

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
1697 - 1868: Colonial era - No voting, direct rule from London
1868 - 1918: Beginning of responsible government - All men paying an annual rental of at least £10 and all those holding land valued at £10 minimum
1918 - 1997: End of property qualification and enfranchisement of women - All Ross Isles/British Empire subjects aged 21 or over
1997 - present: Lowering of voting age - As above

[Cronica]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?

- All citizens aged 17 or higher
- Overseas citizens aged 18 or higher

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?

- Non-citizens
- Mental institution patients
- Citizens who are overstaying visa by at least 1 month
- Citizens who have not been on Cronican soil for at least 2 years

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?

1885 - 1914 | Annexed and controlled by the German New Guinea Company, no voting
1914 - 1920 | Occupied under Australian military administration
1918 - 1942 | Ceded to direct British control, separated from Territory of New Guinea, voting rights for armed forces and colonial officials
1942 - 1943 | Japanese occupation, no voting
1948 - 1965 | Postal votes introduced to civilians, allowing all citizens aged 21 and above to vote
1965 - 1987 | Independence from Britain, all citizens aged 18 and above to vote
1987 - Present | All citizens aged 17 and above to vote

[Borovan entered the region as he]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
Every citizen at age 16 or older
Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
Illegal immigrants and felonies
What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
1806 - male property owners
1901 - females and citizens
1992 - lowered voting age to 16

[Bopexadrosia]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? Nobody, except in the case of a Confirmation, in which only the leaders of each city, tribe, and horde.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? Typically nobody, though during confirmation, anyone not in the leadership role of a legitimate classification of people.

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation? ? BVC - The Three Matriarchs system is established
72 BVC - Bopexadrosian Dark Ages; individual rule of the few remaining Bopexadrosian tribes and hordes.
32 RJ - Bopexadrosian Tribes united; Monarchy established under the Derus tribe
66 RJ - Confirmation system established
422 RJ - Present Day

[The Union of British North America]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
Everyone at 18 years of age or older.
Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
Everyone under the age of 18 years.
What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
1768 - 1867: white male property owners in general, though no restrictions on religion for general (i.e. federal) elections
1803 - 1867: restrictions on suffrage based on religion lifted gradually at the provincial level
1845: Reform Act 1845: universal white male suffrage at the general level, with some disqualifications (felonies, insanity) though the former disqualification was abolished in the 1980s at the general and provincial level. Mental incompetence is still on the books in some provinces, though physical disability is not.
1867: restrictions based on race lifted at the general level, though provinces could restrict based on education level at the time
1867 - 1919: women allowed to vote in provincial and local elections gradually enacted, restrictions based on race and ethnicity gradually lifted as well at the provincial level
1919: general-level female suffrage
1920: general-suffrage for all Native Americans
1950s-60s: better protection of political rights due to actions of the Consciousness Movements of the minority groups of the NAU, gradually lowering of provincial and general age restrictions from 21 years (since 1845, general and provincial level) to 18 years (by 1968, general level and provincial level)

[Alania and Gothia]

Note: Alania and Gothia is an absolute monarchy and we have elections only at the local level

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
A subject of the Grand Duke of Alania and Gothia, at least 21 years old, registered for tax purposes in the municipality he or she wants to vote.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
Anyone else. The tax registration requirement de facto excludes prisoners serving long-time sentences, and in practice those who study or work outside of their hometown are less likely to vote.

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
Before 1791 each local authority had its own rules. The Proclamation on Municipal Corporations of 1791 established standarised local governments throughout the country and stated that any subject who paid property taxes in a municipality could vote there. Theoretically women were not excluded, although in practice ownership of real property by them was uncommon at the time and women made between 1.5% and 8% of voters, depending on the area.
In 1932, after a general strike caused by economic depression, the then-Grand Duke adopted a package of reforms, including basing local government suffrage on the income tax, rather than property tax, which meant that almost all adult subjects were allowed to vote.

[Shalotte]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?

All Shalottes above the age of adulthood (15) have the right to vote for their local Tyrrn. Shalotte enjoys universal suffrage. Elected Tyrrns then vote for the Mon'gaeltyn - the leader of government - from among their own number.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?

Children.

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?

The Gaeltyn was initially established as an advisory body for the Domnaeni, in the year equivalent to 1500 A.D. At that time Tyrrns were appointed by the Domnaeni, drawn from the most influential people of a particular region rather than elected, but it only took a few years for this to change - the first Call of Tyrrns occurred less than a decade after the Gaeltyn was established. Initially, suffrage was the purview of town mayors, village elders, wealthy land owners, and the leaders of major clans besides that of Clan Selgovae. There were no age or gender restrictions; due to the tradition of matrilineal descent in Shalotte, clan leaders and major land owners were invariably women and could be of any age (with a regent often appointed for the extremely young), while town mayors and village elders could be of either gender. Most direct regional affairs were handled by local 'parliaments' instead of the Tyrrns - informal gatherings of all able-bodied members of a community who got together to discuss the important issues of the day or week. Tyrrns played a minimum role in anything outside of the royal court.

As the Domnaeni began to devolve more of her powers to the Gaeltyn in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the institution became a more formal, important national governing body, the rules of participation became more formalised too. The electorate was expanded to include every adult of sound mind living within a particular Tyrrny, and a minimum age of 15 - the standard 'age of adulthood' in Shalotte tradition - was mandated for participating in elections.

By the start of the 20th century, the Call of Tyrrns was formally open to the entire adult population of Shalotte, irrespective of position or wealth.

[Charellia]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? All adult citizens

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? Minors and non-citizens

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?

1812 - Charellian federation formed. No direct election of federal leaders. Voting rights inconsistent across member states.

1818 - Dioned Province allows direct election of federal representatives. Only property-owning men could vote.

1825 - Creation of elected National Council. Criteria for suffrage still determined by member states.

1831 - Netien Province first to introduce universal male suffrage.

1845 - Direct elections for Chief Executor introduced.

1889 - Electoral Reform Amendment ratified by all member states, standardizing voting rights nationwide. Universal male suffrage granted with some exceptions and National Council granted the authority to set electoral procedures.

1916 - Dioned Province first to expand suffrage to women

1920 - National Council passes Universal Suffrage Act, expanding voting rights to women in national elections.

1969 - Second Electoral Reform Amendment enshrines Universal Suffrage Act in the constitution, standardizes voting rights across all regions and levels of government, eliminates loss of suffrage for certain crimes, and standardizes election processes for provincial representatives in Charellia's upper house.