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According to Article 67, the House of Representatives shall be composed of members elected by general, secret and direct elections by the citizens of Jordan which will be defined by law. (Constitute Project, “Jordan’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1952]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2016]]” ). +
Article 109 of the Kazakhstan Constitution of 1993 states: "Elections of the deputies of the Supreme Soviet, of the President and deputies local representative bodies shall be held on the basis of universal, equal and direct right to vote by secret ballot." According to Article 110, "Elections shall be universal: all citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan who have reached the age of 18 shall have the right to vote. Citizens acknowledged to be incapable by court and also persons kept in places of imprisonment shall not participate in elections."
According to Article 86 of the 1995 Kazakhstan Constitution, local representatives shall be elected by the of-age population through universal, secret suffrage for a five year term. In addition, under Article 41, the President of the Republic shall also be elected by the of-age population through universal suffrage via a secret ballot. (Constitute Project, “Kazakhstan’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1995]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2017]]” ).
References:
"The Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan," International Legal Perspectives 5, no. 1 (1993): 114
1995 Constitution: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Kazakhstan_2017 +
The qualifications of citizens to vote was described in Schedule 5 of the 1963 Constitution. The right to vote was guaranteed to citizens meeting certain qualifications, or their spouses. One such qualification was residence for some length of time. The qualifications varied with respect to the particular office for which a citizen would be voting.
Under Article 38, every citizen has the right to free and fair elections based on universal suffrage. Every citizen over the age of 18 can register as a voter, vote by secret ballot or in a referendum, and run for elected office. (Constitute Project, “Kazakhstan’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 2010]]” ).
References:
1963 Constitution of Kenya: http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/1963_Constitution.pdf
2010 Constitution of Kenya: https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Kenya_2010 +
Article 4 of the Dutch Constitution states that every Dutch citizen has the right to elect members of Parliament and run for office, so long as they are over the age of 18. The voting age is set by Parliament. (Constitute Project, “ Kingdom of the Netherland's Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1814]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2008]]” ). +
Under Article 64, every citizen of Kiribati who is over 18 and is a resident of one of the electoral districts established by the Kiribati constitution is entitled to be an elector in the district in which he is a resident. The person may then vote for his representative in the Maneaba ni Maungatabu. (Constitute Project, “Kiribati’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1979]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2013]]” ). +
Under Article 87, citizens have a right to elect members of The National Assembly every 4 years or if the Emir calls for a special election after dissolving The National Assembly. (Constitute Project, “Kuwait’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1979]], reinstated in [[Probable year:: 1992]]” ). +
According to Article 1.6 of the 1993 Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic as amended in February 1996, "Citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic shall elect the President, deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the Jogorku Kenesh and the .Assembly of People's Representatives of the Jogorku Kenesh and their representatives to the bodies of self-administration. Elections shall be free and shall be held on the basis of universal equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot. To participate in the election, a citizen must have attained the age of 18"
References:
1993 Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic as amended in February 1996: http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/research/kyrgyzrepublic-constitution.html +
Under Article 4, members of the National Assembly and the Local People’s Assemblies are voted into office via equal and direct voting with secret ballots. The voting age in Laos is 18 years old. (Constitute Project, Laos’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1991]], with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2015]]) +
Under Chapter II, Article 6, The Saeima shall be elected in general, equal, and direct elections and by secret ballot through proportional representation by Latvian citizens over 18 years of age. Citizens who are eligible to vote for The Saeima are also eligible to vote in national referendums according to Chapter III, Article 80 of the Latvian Constitution. (Constitute Project, “Latvia’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1992]], reinstated in [[Probable year:: 1991]], with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2016]]” ). +
Under Article 21, every Lebanese citizen twenty-one years or older has the right to vote in public elections. Elections elect members to the Board of Deputies. (Constitute Project, Lebanon’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1926]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2004]]” ). +
Chapter VI of the 1966 Lesotho Constitution refers to the qualifications to vote. Under Article 57 of the 1993 Constitution, Citizens of Lesotho who are 18 years of age or older and reside in Lesotho may vote in elections to The National Assembly, which is the first chamber of the Lesotho government. (Constitute Project, “Lesotho’ Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1993]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2018]]” ).
References:
1966 Lesotho Constitution: O’LEARY, B. L. “THE CONSTITUTION OF LESOTHO: AN OUTLINE.” The Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa 1, no. 2 (1968): 266–70. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23240737.
1993 Lesotho Constitution:https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Lesotho_2018. +
Under Article 83, Citizens of Liberia may vote for the President, Vice-President, members of the Senate, members of The House of Representatives, and referendum once they meet the legal adult age as dictated by law. (Constitute Project, Liberia’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1986]]” ). +
Under Article 18, The National Transitional Council is the electoral body responsible for electing the President of Libya. This council consists of members of the local councils throughout the country. (Constitute Project, Libya’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 2011]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2012]]” ). +
According to Article 46, Parliament shall consist of 25 publicly selected representatives that will be elected through secret, universal, and direct suffrage by Liechtenstein citizens over the age set by law. (Constitute Project, “Liechtenstein’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1921]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2011]]” ). +
According to Article 78, any citizen who has reached the age of 18 by election day has a right to vote in public, direct, and secret elections for the President of the Republic. Under Article 34, those who are eligible to vote for the President of the Republic may also participate in the elections of the Seimas. (Constitute Project, “Lithuania’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1992]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2019]]” ). +
Under Article 32bis, The Deputies of the Chamber of Deputies are elected by universal suffrage following the rules of proportional representation. Any Luxembourg citizen of the age of 18 or older is eligible to vote in these elections according to Article 52. (Constitute Project, “Luxembourg’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1868]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2009]]” ). +
Under Article 5, Madagascar’s Constitution grants universal suffrage via direct and indirect elections. The voting age in Madagascar is 18 years old. Additionally, Article 45 states that the President of the Republic is voted into office every 5 years by universal direct suffrage. (Constitute Project, “Madagascar's Constitution of [[Probable year:: 2010]] ”). +
Under Article 77, an eligible voter must be a citizen of Malawi or a Malawi resident of at least 7 years, 18 years of age or older, and a resident of the constituency of which they are trying to vote. If all of these are true, the voter may participate in general elections, by-elections, presidential elections, local government elections, and referendums. (Constitute Project, “Malawi’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1994]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2017]]” ). +
Under Article 119 of the 1957 Constitution, every citizen of Malaysia who is the age of 21 years or older, is a resident in a constituency, and is registered as an elector in the constituency in which he/she resides is eligible to vote in elections to the House of Representatives or the Legislative Assembly.
References:
1957 Malaysia Constitution: http://www.commonlii.org/my/legis/const/1957/2.html +
According to Article 26 of the 2008 Constitution, every citizen over the age of 18 has the right to vote in elections and public referendums via secret ballots and run for office in the Maldives. According to Article 10, the President is elected by universal suffrage. (Constitute Project, “Maldives’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 2008]]”).
References:
2008 Maldives Constitution: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Maldives_2008 +