: About Me

Since the beginning of the 18th century, there has been a struggle to expand the electorate in many countries in order to include all citizens in the voting process. Many criteria have been used throughout history to exclude persons from the electorate, such as property, religion, sex, age, race, education, and class. Currently, most democratic governments consider participation in national elections to be a right of citizenship. Many believe that participation in elections is a citizen's civic responsibility. In some countries, where voting is considered a duty, voting has been made compu...