Suffrage in the Arab Union

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Since the establishment of the United Arab Republic (UAR; commonly known as the Arab Union) on 22 February 1958, suffrage (the legal right to vote) as been universal for all citizens of the Arab Union, regardless of gender, occupation, marital status, class, financial and/or status, criminal record1, military or diplomatic service2, expatriate status3, or illness4

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1) Criminals serving a sentence via incarceration are excluded from voting, except those released on parole, or serving a probational sentence alternative;
2) All military and diplomatic personnel serving abroad may vote in any election for which they are an eligible constituent via mail-in ballot, which is delivered to the appropriate