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Voting age

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The voting age is the minimum legal age at which a person may vote in a governmental election.

Historically, 21 was commonly regarded as the age of majority in most countries and included the acquisition of voting rights. Many countries reduced the voting age to 18 in the 1970s (although Czechoslovakia did so in 1946), and this is now by far the commonest age at which citizens may start to vote although some countries allow younger people to vote in local or municipal elections. Countries which allow 17 year olds to vote in national elections include East Timor, Indonesia, North Korea, The Seychelles, and Sudan. Employed 16 year olds can vote in Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro, and all 16 year olds can vote in Brazil, Cuba, the Isle of Man, and Nicaragua. Iran is unique in awarding suffrage to 15 year olds. In the other direction, voters in Uzbekistan and in Italian Senate elections are denied the vote until they are 25 years old, while in the only elections in the Holy See - the election of a new Pope - the franchise is restricted to Cardinals who are under 80 years old.

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[edit] Voting ages around the world

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  • Haiti: 18
  • Holy See (Vatican City): limited to cardinals less than 80 years old
  • Honduras: 18
  • 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
  • Hungary: 18

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  • 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

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  • Pakistan: 18 years of age; universal; joint electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for women and non-Muslims
  • Palau: 18
  • Panama: 18
  • Papua New Guinea: 18
  • Paraguay: 18
  • Peru: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory until the age of 70; (members of the military and national police may not vote)
  • Philippines: 18 (increased from 15 years in 1987)
  • Pitcairn Islands: 18 years of age; universal with three years residency
  • Poland: 18
  • Portugal: 18
  • Puerto Rico: 18 years of age; universal; island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections

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[edit] Dates at which voting age was lowered to 18 (from 21 unless indicated)

[edit] Organizations which want the voting age lowered or removed

[edit] Political organizations that have endorsed lower voting ages

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