Voting Rights and Suffrage/History/Country sources/Sweden
What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
Sweden
The Preamble of Sweden’s Constitution notes that their democracy is founded upon the principles of universal suffrage. Article 4 expands on this notion stating that all citizens (at home or abroad) over the age of 18 can vote for the members of the Riksdag. (Constitute Project, “Sweden’s Constitution of 1974 with Amendments through 2012” ).