Voting Rights and Suffrage/History/Country sources/Switzerland
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What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
Switzerland
Article 136 of the Swiss Constitution lays out the political right for Swiss citizens, stating that all Swiss citizens over the age of 18 (unless they are mentally incapable of doing so) may vote in their free elections. The Swiss legislature can create mandatory and optional referendums. (Constitute Project, “Switzerland’s Constitution of 1999 with Amendments through 2014” ).