Compare Suffrage (2005) - Suffrage (2002)

Compare Suffrage (2005) with Suffrage (2002)

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	Suffrage (2005)	Suffrage (2002)
Afghanistan	18 years of age; universal	NA; previously males 15-50 years of age
Albania	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Argentina	18 years of age; universal and compulsory	18 years of age; universal and mandatory
Bhutan	each family has one vote in village-level elections; note - in late 2003 Bhutan's legislature passed a new election law	each family has one vote in village-level elections
Bosnia and Herzegovina	18 years of age, universal	16 years of age, if employed; 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; note - military conscripts do not vote	voluntary between 16 and 18 years of age and over 70; compulsory over 18 and under 70 years of age
Dominican Republic	18 years of age, universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age note: members of the armed forces and national 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
European Union	18 years of age; universal	-
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 200,000 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 100,000 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	18 years of age; universal
Jordan	18 years of age; universal	20 years of age; universal
Macedonia	18 years of age; universal	-
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	-	18 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 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	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
Peru	18 years of age; universal and compulsory until the age of 70; note - members of the military and national police may not vote	18 years of age; universal
Puerto Rico	18 years of age; universal; island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections	18 years of age; universal; indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
Qatar	18 years of age; universal	suffrage is limited to municipal elections
Saudi Arabia	adult male citizens age 21 or older note: voter registration began in November 2004 for partial municipal council elections scheduled nationwide for February through April 2005	none
Virgin Islands	18 years of age; universal; note - island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections	18 years of age; universal; note - indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections