The Right to Vote (VCE SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards
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Suffrage definition
Suffrage definition
The right to vote in elections
Year UDHR adopted
Year UDHR adopted
1948
Min. voting age in federal elections
Min. voting age in federal elections
18 years and over
Year voting became compulsory (federal)
Year voting became compulsory (federal)
1925
Prisoner voting ban (sentence length)
Prisoner voting ban (sentence length)
3 years or longer
Constitution sections protecting right to vote
Constitution sections protecting right to vote
Sections 7 and 24
Principle from sections 7 & 24
Principle from sections 7 & 24
Representative government
Roach v Electoral Commissioner year
Roach v Electoral Commissioner year
2007
Three sources protecting right to vote
Three sources protecting right to vote
Statute law, Constitution, common law
Victorian Charter section for voting
Victorian Charter section for voting
Section 18