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La Patria Boba
During this period, there was indirect sufragge: people voted directly in churches, for some "electors", and those, voted for the president , vice-president and diputees.
The vote was exclusive to married men of more than 21 years old -
La Gran Colombia
The indirect sufragge was stil used, and all "citizens " ( married men over 21 years old with more than $500 and a useful job or a millitary carreer) could vote. -
Constitution of 1843
the concept of citizen changed to all freely borned in the country, but the right to vote was exclusive to married men with properties of over $300 or having an anual rent of $150 -
Constitution of 1853
This constitution brought severall reforms. Besides abolishing slavery, the universal sufrage was introduce for ellecting the president, the vice-president and other important roles. in order to vote, it was necessary to be a married man. -
Constitution of 1863
After a civil war, th central power no longer gave the conditions to vote and now the conditions were given by each federal state. -
Constitution of 1886
The new conservative centralist goverment changed the voting conditions for only married men of over 21 years old with a legal job, the capasity to read and write, and an annual income of $500 or properties of $1500.
Also, the votation for president became indirect. -
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Important reforms
1910: President election became direct.
1936: All men older than 21 years old could vote.
1945: senators election became direct.
1975: voting age is set in 18 years old. -
Women's suffrage
After fighting several years for voting, in 1954, during the dictatorship of Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, by the Legislative Act #3, women acquire the right to vote, and used the universal suffrage for first time in the plebiscite of 1957
