]> 2026-05-04T13:07:12+00:00 Voting Rights and Suffrage/History/Country sources/Egypt 0 en According to Article 3 of the 1923 Constitution, "Egyptians shall be equal before the law in enjoying civil and political rights, and in public duties and mandates, with no discrimination among them therein on the grounds of origin, language or religion." Articles 74 and 82 described the choice of members of the House of Representatives and three-fifths of the Senate as "elected by public vote as per the provisions of the electoral law." Part II, Rights and Freedoms, Article 55 of the Egyptian Constitution grants universal suffrage and compulsory voting for every Egyptian citizen over 18. If one fails to vote, they can receive a fine or even imprisonment, but a significant percentage of eligible voters do not vote (Constitute Project, “Egypt's Constitution of [[Probable year:: 2012]]” ). References: “Royal Decree No. 42 of 1923” 1923: https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/1923_-_egyptian_constitution_english_1.pdf https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Egypt_2019?lang=en 2012 2455927.5 What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right? 2024-04-29T00:55:57Z 2460429.5388542 Voting Rights and Suffrage/History/Country sources/Egypt Page name 102 en Page name