Towards a Democratic Franchise

This book examines the process of electoral reform in the Bahamas during the 20th century in the broader context of decolonisation. Beginning with the General Assembly Elections Act of 1919, which reaffirmed a franchise limited to propertied men, milestones include the introduction of voting by secr...

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Main Author:	Aranha, Stephen B.
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory 2023
Subjects:	Bahamas, Elections, Democracy, Constitution, Decolonisation, Colonialism, Suffrage, Citizenship thema EDItEUR::L Law::LA Jurisprudence and general issues::LAZ Legal history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHK History of the Americas thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1K The Americas::1KL Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America::1KLS South America::1KLSR Peru
Online Access:	https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61994
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