Voting Rights and Suffrage/History/Country sources/Malaysia
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What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
Malaysia
Under Article 119 of the 1957 Constitution, every citizen of Malaysia who is the age of 21 years or older, is a resident in a constituency, and is registered as an elector in the constituency in which he/she resides is eligible to vote in elections to the House of Representatives or the Legislative Assembly.
References:
1957 Malaysia Constitution: http://www.commonlii.org/my/legis/const/1957/2.html