Australian citizens 18 years and over are not only eligible to vote, but legally required to do so. British subjects who were on the electoral roll before 26 January 1984 are also allowed to vote. A prisoner serving a sentence of five years or more, or a person with a standing conviction of treason, may not vote.
Yes, Voting in Australia is compulsary
first to get the right to vote
Finland was the first nation to grant women the vote, but it was a Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire. The first independent state to grant the vote to women was New Zealand. No, it was not Finland, Finland granted this in 1906. However Australia granted national voting rights to women (except aboriginal women) in 1902. People always seem to forget Australia.
Was there only one? I thought they had the right to vote in lots of countries. In the United States women secured the right to vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution. This occurred is August, 1920.
Only Australian citizens can enrol: you need to be 16 or over to enrol and you need to be 18 years of age to vote.
In Australia, "enrol" is spelt with just one 'l'.
at the age of 18
people who r 18 an over
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Australian citizens 18 years and over are not only eligible to vote, but legally required to do so. British subjects who were on the electoral roll before 26 January 1984 are also allowed to vote. A prisoner serving a sentence of five years or more, or a person with a standing conviction of treason, may not vote.
Yes, Voting in Australia is compulsary
The age at which one has the right to vote in Australia is 18.
No it is compulsary for Australian citizens to vote in Australia.
Once you become a Australian citizen then alone will you be allowed to vote. If you have a P.R. Permienent Residence will not allow you to vote , as you do not have an Australian passport yet.
No
No you get fined if you register to vote and then don't vote.