Compare Suffrage (2003) - Suffrage (2006)

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	Suffrage (2003)	Suffrage (2006)
Afghanistan	NA; previously males 15-50 years of age	18 years of age; universal
Albania	18 years of age; universal and compulsory	18 years of age; universal
Argentina	18 years of age; universal and mandatory	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Austria	18 years of age; universal; compulsory for presidential elections	18 years of age; universal
Bhutan	each family has one vote in village-level elections	each family has one vote in village-level elections; note - in late 2003 Bhutan's legislature passed a new election law
Bosnia and Herzegovina	16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age, universal	18 years of age, universal
Brazil	voluntary between 16 and 18 years of age and over 70; compulsory over 18 and under 70 years of age	voluntary between 16 and 18 years of age and over 70; compulsory over 18 and under 70 years of age; note - military conscripts do not vote
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 national police cannot vote
European Union	-	18 years of age; universal
Gibraltar	18 years of age; universal, plus other UK subjects who have been residents six months or more	18 years of age; universal, plus other British citizens who have been residents six months or more
Hong Kong	direct election 18 years of age; universal for permanent residents living in the territory of Hong Kong for the past seven years; indirect election limited to about 100,000 members of functional constituencies and an 800-member election committee drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, and central government bodies	direct election 18 years of age; universal for permanent residents living in the territory of Hong Kong for the past seven years; indirect election limited to about 200,000 members of functional constituencies and an 800-member election committee drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, and central government bodies
Iraq	formerly 18 years of age; universal; note - in transition following April 2003 defeat of SADDAM Husayn regime by US-led coalition	formerly 18 years of age; universal
Isle of Man	18 years of age; universal	16 years of age; universal
Korea, South	20 years of age; universal	19 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 are not in the military forces, and adult females (as of 16 May 2005); all voters must have been citizens for 20 years
Macedonia	-	18 years of age; universal
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	18 years of age; universal	-
Monaco	21 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Montenegro	-	18 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 Majlis al-Shura elections in 2003, suffrage was universal for all Omanis over age 21 except for members of the military and security forces; the next Majlis al-Shura elections are scheduled for 2007
Peru	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal and compulsory until the age of 70; note - members of the military and national police may not vote
Puerto Rico	18 years of age; universal; indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections	18 years of age; universal; island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
Saudi Arabia	none	adult male citizens age 21 or older note: voter registration began in November 2004 for partial municipal council elections held nationwide from February through April 2005
Serbia	-	18 universal
Serbia and Montenegro	16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age, universal	-
Virgin Islands	18 years of age; universal; note - indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections	18 years of age; universal; island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections