Glossarbegriff
Franchise restriction
Definition
A change narrowing who may vote or how easily — a category the site tracks separately from expansions, because the direction of travel is the point.
Siehe auch
Suffrage
The right to vote, and the historical question of who holds it — the franchise has expanded and contracted repeatedly in most countries.
Disenfranchisement
The loss or denial of voting rights, whether by law, administration or obstruction — its effect is measurable regardless of whether the intent can be shown.
Voter purge
The removal of names from the roll — necessary maintenance when it removes the deceased and relocated, disenfranchisement when it removes eligible voters.
Published 22. September 2026
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