Voting Rights and Suffrage/History/Country sources/South Africa

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What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?

South Africa

Articles 1 and 19 of South Africa’s Constitution make note of adult citizens’ right to universal, equal, and fair elections as well as to run for political office. Article 47 states that these adult citizens have the right to elect the members of the National Assembly.(Constitute Project, “South Africa’s Constitution of 1996 with Amendments through 2012” ).