For which group is voting optional under Article 14, §1 of the Constitution?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Illiterate persons, persons aged sixteen or seventeen, and persons over seventy
- Step 1: Voting is compulsory for literate persons aged eighteen to seventy. Step 2. It is optional for illiterate persons, the sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds and those over seventy. Answer: Illiterate persons, persons aged sixteen or seventeen, and persons over seventy. Why not the others: being registered elsewhere or holding a degree does not make voting optional, and conscripts cannot register as voters.
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