Complex sentence: However from 1902, because they were denied the right to vote in Commonwealth elections, they were often also illegally denied the right to vote in NSW state elections they also had to go to the local leader of parliament and ask for clearance.
Split into simpler sentences: However from 1902, because they were denied the right to vote in Commonwealth elections, they were often also illegally denied the right to vote in NSW state elections. They also had to go to the local leader of parliament and ask for clearance.