The right to vote in your nation

[Gandoor]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
The right to vote is granted to all Gandoorese citizens aged 20 or older, although voter registration is currently not automatic.

Who currently does not have the right to vote in your nation?
Anyone under the age of 20 and anyone in prison. (In the latter case, the right to vote is restored upon their release)

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
1587 - 1603: Male citizens aged 30 or older who owned property
1603 - 1830: Voting illegal
1830 - 1846: Native-born male citizens aged 30 or older who owned property
1846 - 1904: Male citizens aged 30 or older
1904 - 1923: All citizens aged 25 or older
1923 - Present: All citizens aged 20 or older.

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[Bluelight-R006]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
Everyone over the age of 12

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
Everyone younger than the age of 12

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?

3704 B.C.E. to 1567 - No such thing as voting; elected by a group of people
1568 to 1701 - White males over the age of 35
1702 to 1765 - White males and females over the age of 30
1766 to 1883 - Whites and black males over the age of 30
1883 to 1886 - White male and females and black males over the age of 25
1887 to 1932 - White male and females and black males over the age of 21
1933 to 1971 - Everyone over the age of 21
1972 to 1981 - Everyone over the age of 18
1981 to 1984 - Everyone over the age of 16
1984 to 2016 - Everyone over the age of 13
2017 to present - Everyone over the age of 12

[Of Herbshire]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? Any Herbshirian who are 18 years old and above. The Electoral Commission does not automatically register voters, and voting is voluntary.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? Anyone under the legal age for voting, and those who receive a prison sentence.

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation? 1762 - 1869: Herbshirian and British male citizens aged 30 and above who owns any permanent property.
1869 - 1912: Male citizens aged 30 and above, with rights extended to citizens without permanent property.
1912 - 1947: Citizens aged 26 and above, who pays any form of taxes.
1947 - 1954: Citizens aged 23 and above.
1954 - 1971: Citizens aged 21 and above.
1971 - 1981: Citizens aged 21 and above, requirement for taxes revoked.
1981 - present: Citizens aged 18 and above, rights extended to other Commonwealth citizens who has resided for at least one (1) year in Herbshire.

[Arthropol]

Removed for retcon purposes (2019-08-01)

[Kenmoria]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? Anyone Kenmorian citizen above the age of 18

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? Anyone below the are of 18 or not a Kenmorian citizen

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?

1803 - only males above the age of 21 who had not committed a crime, paid taxes and owned sufficient land could vote

1846 - only males above the age of 21 who had not committed a crime, paid taxes and owned any land could vote

1882 - only males above the age of 21 who had not committed a crime and owned any land or had a close relative who owned land could vote

1902 - only makes above the age of 21 who had not committed a crime could vote

1918 - The Universal Parliament Act, anyone above the age of 21 for men, and 24 for women could vote

1929 - Anyone above the age of 18 can vote

[Kaiserholt]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? The 10% of our population deemed to be Cives (Citizens) are permitted to vote, although most citizens are expected to vote as their Equestrian and Patrician patrons need them to vote.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? The 90% of our population deemed to be Peregrinus (non-citizen) are denied the franchise due to the fact that they have not yet earned the franchise and found a suitable patron.

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
1-2500 AM (1208 BC - 1292 AD): Citizens are granted a single vote per person.
2500-present AM (1292 - present AD): Citizens' votes are tabulated based upon their income through possession of Hidage Rights or equivalent Patronage Contract. Suffrage is based upon 1 Equus (Sestertius / silver Half-Dollar) = 1 vote. Happiness with new suffrage system remains strong to this day.

[Vesilen Island]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
All over 15.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
All under 15, and all foreigners without residency

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
1900 - all men over 21 can vote
1916 - all over 21 can vote
1965 - all over 18 can vote
2013 - all over 16 can vote
2016 - all over 15 can vote

[Destructive Government Economic System]

"Voting" is illegal in the DGES.

[Alinghi Federal-Democratic Republic]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? All the People have at least 16 years (18 in some cantor for the cantonal governor and cantonal parliament election)

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? All'under the 16 years old

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
1798: 25 years male with a census
1820: 25 years male with a propriety or a census
1860: Universal male vote above 30 years, lowered to 24 years if you have a propriety or census
1910: Universal male vote above 21 years old
1916: Universal vote above 21 years old
1945: Universal vote above 18 years old
1946-1956: Lost indipendence
1956-2004: Universal Male Vote above 18 years old (Alinghi regain indipendence with monarchic rule)
2004-2021: Universal Vote above 18 years old (2004 democratic revolution: events that events ended with the military force the king to indict a istitutional referendum the republic won and the first act of the military junta on 2nd act was re-grant to women to vote)
2021-...: Universal Vote above 16 years old for the election of Beelzebub and VolksHaus, and the governor and cantonal parliament of 41 cantons (in 2 cantor to vote the governor and the cantonal parliament minimum age are 18 years old)

[Okstovskaya]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? All citizens at a minimum age of 14--including detainees/the imprisoned--, regardless of their gender/sex, ideology or beliefs, or ethnicity are allowed to vote.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
There is legally no paticular group/population who are restricted from voting.

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
1848: Independence acheived; elections unofficially banned
1918: Chrm. Cruz takes oath on leadership; men above 25 allowed to vote
1919: Women above 21 allowed to vote
1931: Minimum age of voting decrased to 18
1955: Minimum age of voting increased to 21
1965: Voting banned
1972: Voting ban lifted; minimum age of voting decreased to 14 (current)
1997: LGBT community's voting rights banned
2003: LGBT voting ban lifted

[Thermodolia]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? All citizens 18 and older.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? All citizens under 18, non-citizens, and those who are in prison (right to vote is restored after release from prison)

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?

558-960: No voting: absolute monarchy
960-1100: Male land owners 30 and above
1100-1200: No voting: absolute monarchy 1100-1190, military junta 1190-1200
1200-1301: All landowners above 25
1301-1350: No voting: dictatorship 1301-1328, military junta 1328-1350
1350-1380: All landowners above 30
1380-1398: Males above the age of 30 who are priests in Thermodolian Paganism
1398-1429: Males above the age of 25
1429-1743: No voting: absolute monarchy
1743-1791: Males above the age of 23
1791-1832: Males above the age of 21 and females above the age of 30
1832-1890: All landowners and businesses owners above the age of 25
1890-1974: All citizens above the age of 21, who aren't felons or in prison
1974-2020: All citizens above the age of 18, who aren't felons or in prison
2020-Present: All citizens above the age of 18, who aren't in prison

[Alizeria]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? All citizens aged over 18. Voting is mandatory in Alizeria.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? Minors, non-citizens (including permanent residents)

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?

- 1234: The Council of Bishops is formed, in which the clergy of the Church of Alizeria are permitted to vote amongst themselves on the advice they give the King regarding matters spiritual. This eventually becomes the House of Clergy.

- 1598: All land-owners (Nobles) may vote to elect represents to the first Parliament - consisting of the House of Nobles and House of Clergy.

- 1773: The Reform Act 1773 is passed: Peasants over the age of 21 may vote for a fee of 100 Grotes for representatives in the newly formed House of Peasants

- 1801: Herbert Williams, the leader of the House of Peasants, is appointed Chairman of the Cabinet - and as such, becomes the first Prime Minister. In 1802 he passes the Parliament Act, giving the House of Peasants the power to dismiss the government and the 1804 the Cabinet Act which effectively makes Parliament more powerful than the King.

- 1912: The Constitution Act is passed, formally limiting the powers of the Monarchy, scrapping the 100 Grote voting fee and extending suffrage to ALL males over 21 years old.

- 1920: Universal suffrage: Women get the the vote.

- 1949: Compulsory voting introduced

- 1981: Voting age lowered to 18

[Vallermoore]

3000 BC to 1000 AD-Tribal Vallermoore. No formal voting but many tribes have informal voting amongst themselves.
1000 AD to 1657 AD-Rule of the Queens of Vallermoore. No voting allowed.
1658-With the defeat and death of Queen Yocasta, Queen Amber appoints a council of advisors.
1668-After a Civil war, Amber is defeated and the new Queen allows the formation of a House of Commons and House of Lords and surrenders 90% of her powers. The Monarchy can only interfere to protect itself, in a dire emergency, or in a deadlocked Parliament. At this stage only 5% of the female population and none of the male population can vote, and voters must be wealthy. At this stage and until stated, only whites can vote.
1715-All women who own their own house or have paid over 70% of the mortgage can vote. 20% of women can now vote.
1745-All women who are not in prison or insane can vote if they are 21 or older.
1850-Certain males, who have either done something heroic or just agitate long enough, can vote. 1% of males can now vote.
1868-All rich males can now vote. 12% of males can now vote.
1893-Wanting more votes for themselves, the MPs make it so that all males who own their own house or have paid over 70% of the mortgage and are aged 21 or older can vote. 20% of males can now vote.
1898-All males in the armed forces can now vote, pushing the total up to 33% of males.
1950-All males aged 21 or older who are not in prison or insane can vote.
1975-Voting age lowered to 18
2014-Blacks and other non whites allowed to vote from the age of 18 unless they are in prison or insane.

[Imperium Sidhicum]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
Full citizens of the Imperium hold the right to vote and run for office, "full citizens" being all Sidhae who have completed at least 3 years of military service. This comprises roughly 25% of the Sidh population.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
Civilians, all non-Sidhae and convicted criminals.

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
There's not much of a timeline to speak of. Ever since Imperium's founding in 2071, the suffrage law has remained unchanged, and is deemed one of the most sacrosanct laws of Sidh society.

[Mon Ling]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
All citizens sixteen years of age or older.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
Non-citizens and people younger than sixteen.

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
600 BCE - 1949 CE: No one can vote.
1950 CE - present: A legislative branch is created and citizens can now vote for members of Parliament.

[Coldfield]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? All native-born citizens over the age of 18.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? Felons, the illiterate, the homeless, anyone below the age of 18, immigrants.

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
Oliver Mcfadden's Republic:
1896-1916: Males over the age of 21
Hildred Meyer's Kingdom
1916-1938: Voting illegal
1938-1948: White males and females over the age of 21
1948-1957: Voting illegal
1957-1975: White males over the age of 21
Philippe Meyer's Kingdom
1975-2001: All native-born citizens over the age of 21
Edmund Meyer's Kingdom
Since 2001: All native-born citizens over the age of 18

[Arcturus Novus]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
Any Arcturan citizen over the age of 16, or non-citizen residents who have lived in the Federation for more than three years.
Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
Citizens under 16, residents who have not met the required living period.
What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
708 CE: Arcturan Empire founded. No elections held, as the Empire is currently an autocratic monarchy.
1322: Arcturan Senate established; senators are appointed by the Emperor.
1519: Writ of Election: male nobles over 30 elect senators.
1641: Senate splits into two houses: land-owning commoners over 30 vote in the lower house, and nobles vote in the upper house.
1878: Second Constitution of the Arcturan Empire is adopted (Federalist Constitution): land-owning requirements are dissolved, as are divisions based on class. All male citizens over age 20 vote on senators, and the Emperor appoints a head of government (with senatorial advice).
1902: 3rd Amendment: women over 20 are given the right to vote.
1966: 5th Amendment: all citizens over 16 may vote.
2017: First Constitution of the Arcturan Federation (Freedman's Constitution): all citizens over 16 vote in both houses of the Senate, and the lower house of the Senate votes on a head of government (which the upper house can veto).

[Fatatatutti]

Everybody has the right to vote in Fatatatutti. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, etc. Visiting tourists are even encouraged to vote.

[The Land of the Ephyral]

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The Undying Empire does not hold democratic elections. All power lies within the position Eternal Emperor, the man who sits the Undying Throne. This power is delegated to the Lords Archon of the High Council, who pass proposed legislation, enforce it, and represent the government of the empire. The Imperial Senate, whom devise bills, acts and laws, and otherwise meet to discuss possible actions to ongoing affairs. And the High Tribunal, who prosecutes those who violate passed laws, and ensure the judicial flow of the empire runs smoothly.

Members of the High Council, the Imperial Senate, and the High Tribunal are appointed by the Eternal Emperor or his predecessor. Notably, members of the Imperial Senate often possess 'ancestral seats', meaning that the political heir of a Senator will by tradition inherit that seat. He still needs to be named by the emperor himself, but this is merely a formality. The High Council is non-hereditary, and focuses purely on meritocracy and loyalty. In some cases, a High Council member can be drawn from the Senate. The Tribunes are appointed through judicial skill.

Citizens of the empire do not vote in such matters. There are polls, censuses and other such times where the Emperor will allow the opinion of the people to be assessed, to determine how the majority of the nation desire the empire to move, and try to carry this out in a manner that ensures the empire succeeds, but if the popular vote does not swing in a way that benefits the empire, it will not be taken as an action. Notably however, these polls are only open to adult men whom are citizens. Non-citizens and women cannot vote.

This has persisted largely since the foundation of the Undying Empire, and the Golden Empire that existed prior to this was even more authoritarian. In the Undying Empire, many worship the Eternal Emperor as a God-King, and thus if he commands, they will inherently believe that what he decrees is good. Some, though loyalist, are not so devout, and yet others are sceptics and oppose the status quo (a dangerous position indeed), but through combination of awe and terror, the Anogaryen Dynasty and their vassals have held power for over a thousand years, and the people do not possess the means to force them to relinquish it.

Thus to ask who does and doesn't have the power to vote is a pair of questions that cannot be decisively answered when the answer to one negates the other. Senators do vote on legislation, but that legislation still has to be approved by the High Council, examined for flaws by the High Tribunal, and then approved of by the Emperor before it is considered law, rendering their power nothing more than delegation. The Emperor would rather have a couple hundred men assessing the situation, then a dozen determining if the proposed law is good, and have his Tribunes ensure it lacks flaws, before making a hasty decision either way. Not every Emperor thinks this way, but the Undying Empire is fortunate to have a ruthless, calculating, patient and above all intelligent tyrant as their Eternal Emperor; Valerion III Vaegalis.

To the Emperor, his people are the empire. To protect them is to protect the empire. To strengthen them is to strengthen the empire. But they cannot rule the empire. The people do not act as a single mind or entity, and if given such power would tear the empire into pieces, each piece corresponding to a narrow view of reality. Instead, Valerion has many different men with many different views assess the situation, a popular act come through, and ensure it is beneficial before enacting it. Only by concentrating power on himself, and delegating it out to trusted, traditional, and established organisations can the Eternal Emperor ensure that the empire progresses.

So no. Citizens do not have the right to vote on government affairs. We have no history of suffrage, or at least, no successful one. The Eternal Emperor commands, the loyalists obey, and if they're smart, so do the dissenters.

[Dogek]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? The right to vote goes to people at least the age of 18, however elections are cancelled at the moment.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? People below 18

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
1946-1953: Males above the age of 21 can vote

1953-2016: Elections cancelled, only a select few people (500 people) can vote on issues in the parliament.

2016-today: All people at least 18 may vote

[Freed Lymonia]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?

Anyone above or at 20 years old without any criminal records that would revoke their right or not considered beyond the threshold for sanity.

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

Criminals of most stripes, the insane, and anyone 19 or younger.

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?

-1522 to 1587 anyone with a job and owning property is allowed to vote.

-1587 to 1642 no one was allowed to vote

-the peasants and serfs revolt and have a nonstate essentially until 1730~

-1730 to 1900 goes back to original system

-1910 to 1954 new system of voting established. Universal suffrage except for socialists

-1954 to 1977 insane and criminals lose their suffrage

-1977 to 2007 socialists regained suffrage

-2007 to current the above rules apply

[Aikoland]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
Any citizen aged 18 or older.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
Citizens under the age of 18, permanent residents, foreign nationals, certain prisoners (imprisonment does not automatically result in disenfranchisement, courts can include it as part of a sentence for political crimes such as electoral fraud, voter intimidation, or treason. Regardless of the reasoning, disenfranchisement as part of a criminal sentence cannot last longer than eight years)

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
c. 510 - 1794: Absolute monarchy, no elections
1794 - 1837: Male citizens aged 30 and above who owned property valued to at least 500 livres
1837 - 1851: Male citizens aged 30 and above who owned property valued to at least 15 francs
1851 - 1902: All male citizens aged 30 and above
1902 - 1923: All male citizens aged 20 and above
1923 - 1945: All male citizens aged 20 and above, female citizens aged 30 and above who owned property, either personally or through their husbands, valued to at least 100 francs
1945 - 1970: All citizens aged 20 and above
1970 - Present: All citizens aged 18 and above

[Fendur]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
Women above the age of 18.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
All men (They'd be vastly outnumbered in the vote anyway, since there are 733 women for each man in Fendur).

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?

1931 - Monarchy abolished, democracy established

1941 - Voting age limit adjusted from 21 to 18.

1978 - Men temporarily given voting rights as part of the Male Rights Movement (Which was largely funded by foreign nations), but enormous public outcry and government suppression quickly destroyed the movement both among the public and in the government. This effectively killed off any further attempts to increase male rights, which includes the right to vote.

[TURTLESHROOM II]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation? All sentient creatures, who are citizens of TurtleShroom and are of the age of majority, who have committed no felonies and are of sound mind may vote in any TurtleShroomian election.

Who does not have the right to vote in your nation? Felons, the mentally insane, non-citizens, and chimeras (although this is redundant, as a human-animal hyrbid cannot become a citizen).

What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation? TurtleShroom enacted universal suffrage for all sentient species (of both sexes if applicable) within it at the ratification of its Constitution in 1796 AD.

[Randumbness]

Who currently has the right to vote in your nation?
All Randumbnessians or Immigrants aged 21 or older can vote
Who does not have the right to vote in your nation?
People who are .....let's say LGBTQ+ members
What is the timeline of suffrage in your nation?
-1952- The imperial(sort of) empire collapsed and Britain installed a democratic government
-1960- Randumb men 25 or older can vote
-1970- All Randumbnessians can vote if they are 22 or older
-1983- All Randumbnessians and Immigrants can vote if they are 20 or older
-1998 to present day- All Randumbnessians and immigrants can vote if they are 21 or older