Suffrage (2002) | Suffrage (2001) | ||
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Austria | 18 years of age; universal; compulsory for presidential elections | 19 years of age; universal; compulsory for presidential elections |
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Bahrain | 18 years of age; universal | none |
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Djibouti | 18 years of age; universal adult | NA years of age; universal adult |
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Dominican Republic | 18 years of age, universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age
note: members of the armed forces and police cannot vote |
18 years of age, universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age
note: members of the armed forces and police cannot vote |
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East Timor | 17 years of age; universal | - |
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Guatemala | 18 years of age; universal (active duty members of the armed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day) | 18 years of age; universal (active duty members of the armed forces may not vote) |
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Kuwait | adult males who have been naturalized for 30 years or more or have resided in Kuwait since before 1920 and their male descendants at age 21
note: only 10% of all citizens are eligible to vote; in 1996, naturalized citizens who do not meet the pre-1920 qualification but have been naturalized for 30 years were eligible to vote for the first time |
adult males who have been naturalized for 30 years or more or have resided in Kuwait since before 1920 and their male descendants at age 21
note: only 10% of all citizens are eligible to vote; in 1996, naturalized citizens who do not meet the pre-1920 qualification but have been naturalized for 30 years were eligible to vote for the first time |
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Liechtenstein | 18 years of age; universal | 20 years of age; universal |
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Mali | 18 years of age; universal | 21 years of age; universal |
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Serbia and Montenegro | 16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age, universal | - |
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Western Sahara | none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign not yet completed | none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign has yet to be completed |
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Yugoslavia | - | 16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age, universal |