Suffrage (2003) | Suffrage (2001) | ||
Austria | 18 years of age; universal; compulsory for presidential elections | 19 years of age; universal; compulsory for presidential elections | |
Bahrain | 18 years of age; universal | none | |
Djibouti | 18 years of age; universal adult | NA years of age; universal adult | |
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 | - | |
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) | |
Iraq | formerly 18 years of age; universal; note - in transition following April 2003 defeat of SADDAM Husayn regime by US-led coalition | 18 years of age; universal | |
Jordan | 18 years of age; universal | 20 years of age; universal | |
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 | |
Mali | 18 years of age; universal | 21 years of age; universal | |
Morocco | 18 years of age; universal (as of January 2003) | 21 years of age; universal | |
Oman | in Oman's most recent elections in 2000, limited to approximately 175,000 Omanis chosen by the government to vote in elections for the Majlis al-Shura | in Oman's most recent elections in 2000, limited to approximately 175,000 Omanis chosen by the government to vote in elections for the Majlis ash-Shura | |
Pakistan | 18 years of age; universal; joint electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for women and non-Muslims | 21 years of age; universal; separate electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for non-Muslims | |
Qatar | 18 years of age; universal | suffrage is limited to municipal elections | |
Serbia and Montenegro | 16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age, universal | - | |
Western Sahara | none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign not yet completed | none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign has yet to be completed | |
Yugoslavia | - | 16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age, universal |