Voting Rights Eligibility

The cluster discusses restrictions on who can vote, including debates on citizenship, residency, education, age, and other eligibility criteria, with arguments for and against expanding or limiting voting rights.

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Sample Comments

Larrikin Jul 31, 2017 View on HN

It's not to the advantage of all parties to ensure everyone can vote

perlgeek Nov 20, 2014 View on HN

Not everybody who lives in a country has the right to vote.

lllllll Oct 1, 2017 View on HN

One has the right not to vote, but not the right to stop others from voting. - Heard somewhere (?)

tricolon Sep 15, 2023 View on HN

Not everyone can vote or is registered to vote.

giggles_giggles May 31, 2020 View on HN

They should really have the right to vote!

p_j_w Jun 26, 2023 View on HN

They wouldn't be prohibited from having a say, they get to vote.

alecco Aug 25, 2019 View on HN

Like people don't have the option to vote.

AlexTWithBeard May 26, 2019 View on HN

Which exact voting rights are missing at the moment?

DanBC Jun 19, 2019 View on HN

You know not voting isn't a choice for some people, right?

HumblyTossed Aug 19, 2020 View on HN

They're not against voting. They're against certain people voting.