]> 2026-05-04T12:41:39+00:00 Voting Rights and Suffrage/History/Country sources/China 0 en Though suffrage was predicated on a number of qualifications with reference to judgments of personal characteristics such as literacy and character, the 1908 Memorial and Edict on Constitutional Government refers to a right to vote, even if in terms of when it cannot be claimed: "Those who have not been residents of their native places for one year or more before the time of election shall not have the right to vote or to stand as candidates." Under Chapter II, The Fundamental Rights and Duties of Citizens, Article 34 all citizens 18 years of age have the right to vote and stand for election without discrimination. (Constitute Project, “China (People’s Republic of)'s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1982]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2018]]” ). References: English translation of the Edict of 1908 191 (2012) Memorial and Edict on Constitutional Government, August 27, 1908 https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?collection=cow&handle=hein.cow/zzcn0021&id=3&men_tab=srchresults China (People’s Republic of) 1982 (rev. 2018): https://constituteproject.org/constitution/China_2018 1982 2018 2444970.5 2458119.5 What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right? 2024-06-03T02:08:05Z 2460464.5889468 Voting Rights and Suffrage/History/Country sources/China Page name 102 en Page name