Suffrage - Wikipedia
In 1840, the Kingdom of Hawai'i adopted full suffrage for all subjects without mention of sex, but the constitution of 1852 specified voting by male subjects over the age of 20. In 1902 the Commonwealth Franchise Act enabled women to vote federally in Australia and in the state of New South Wales. This legislation also allowed women to run for government, making Australia the first in the w…
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Timeline of voting rights in the United States - Wikipedia
- 1780s
1789 1. The Constitution of the United States recognizes that the stateshave the power to set voting requirements. A few states allowed free Black men to vote, and New Jersey also included unmarried and widowed women who owned property. 2. Georgiaremoves property requirement … - 1790s
1790 1. The Naturalization Act of 1790 allows free white persons born outside of the United States to become citizens. However, since each state set its own requirements for voting, this Act (and its successor Naturalization Act of 1795) did not automatically grant these naturalized citizens th…
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Universal manhood suffrage - Wikipedia
Universal manhood suffrage is a form of voting rights in which all adult male citizens within a political system are allowed to vote, regardless of income, property, religion, race, or any other …
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Universal suffrage - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Universal suffrage means that every citizen above the age of 18 is allowed to vote. Most countries have universal suffrage, but some do not. In some countries people had to fight to …
Suffrage | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
Suffrage, in representative government, is the right to vote in electing public officials and adopting or rejecting proposed legislation. Before the evolution of universal suffrage in the 19th and 20th centuries, most countries required …
Women's suffrage - Wikipedia
Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. At the beginning of the 19th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political parties would go on to grant women the right to vote, …
The International History of the U.S. Suffrage Movement
The history of the US woman suffrage movement is usually told as a national one. It begins with the 1848 Seneca Falls convention; follows with numerous state campaigns, court battles, and petitions to Congress; and culminates in the …
Suffrage in Australia - Wikipedia
Suffrage in Australia is the voting rights in the Commonwealth of Australia, its six component states (before 1901 called colonies) and territories, and local governments. The colonies of Australia began to grant universal male suffrage …
Suffrage - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Suffrage is the right to vote. Most countries allow citizens to vote once they are legally an adult. In the past not all people were allowed to vote. In general, most countries today do not stop …
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