Votes count.The United Kingdom has had a full parliamentary democracy since 1928 when women were allowed to vote in general elections at age 21, the same as men. Women were first given the right to vote in 1918 after the First World War, but only if they were over the age of 30. In 1969 the voting age for men and women was reduced to 18. Today, no person can vote unless their name appears on the electoral register, and the earliest you can register is age 16.Citizens of the Commonwealth and those of the Irish Republic are eligible to vote in all public elections (general and local) as long as they are resident in the UK. British nationals who move abroad retain the right to vote in British and EU elections for a further 15 years. Some people are disenfranchised, including convicted prisoners (but not those on remand), non-UK EU citizens, Church of England archbishops and bishops, members of the House of Lords and people lacking the mental capacity to vote on polling day. However, all of the above people (convicted prisoners and those lacking mental capacity excepted) can vote in local elections, and all EU citizens can also vote in European elections, though only in one country and not two.
Question: A 55-year-old male born in Northern Ireland and domiciled in Spain five years ago is entitled to vote in a UK general election.
Options:
A. true, B. false, C. uncertain
Answer: A