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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 universal at age 18, compulsory for literates, voluntary for illiterates President--last held on 3 December 1985 (next to be held 3 November 1990); results--Mario Vinicio Cerezo Arevalo (DCG) 38.7%, Jorge Carpio Nicolle (UCN) 20.2%, Jorge Serrano Elias (PDCN/PR) 14.8%; National Congress--last held on 3 November 1985 (next to be held 3 November 1990); results--DCG 38.7%, UCN 20.2%, PDCN/PR 13.8%, MLN/PID 12.6%, CAN 6.3%, PSD 3.4%, PNR 3.2%, PUA/FUN/MEC 1.9%; seats--(100 total) DCG 51, UCN 22, MLN
1991 universal at age 18 President--runoff held on 11 January 1991 (next to be held 11 November 1995); results--Jorge SERRANO Elias (MAS) 68.1%, Jorge CARPIO Nicolle (UCN) 31.9%; Congress--last held on 11 November 1990 (next to be held 11 November 1995); results--UCN 25.6%, MAS 24.3%, DCG 17.5%, PAN 17.3%, MLN 4.8%, PSD/AP-5 3.6%, PR 2.1%; seats--(116 total) UCN 41, DCG 28, MAS 18, PAN 12, Alliance for '90 11, MLN 4, PR 1, PSD/AP-5 1
1992 universal at age 18
1993 18 years of age; universal
1994 18 years of age; universal
1995 18 years of age; universal
1996 18 years of age; universal
1997 18 years of age; universal
1998 18 years of age; universal
1999 18 years of age; universal
2000 18 years of age; universal (active duty members of the armed forces may not vote)
2001 18 years of age; universal (active duty members of the armed forces may not vote)
2002 18 years of age; universal (active duty members of the armed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day)
2003 18 years of age; universal (active duty members of the armed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day)
2004 18 years of age; universal (active duty members of the armed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day)
2005 18 years of age; universal (active duty members of the armed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day)
2006 18 years of age; universal (active duty members of the armed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day)
2007 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2008 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2009 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2010 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2011 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2012 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police may not vote by law and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2013 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police may not vote by law and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2014 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police by law cannot vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2015 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police by law cannot vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2016 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police by law cannot vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2017 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police by law cannot vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2018 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police by law cannot vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2019 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police by law cannot vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2020 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police by law cannot vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2021 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police by law cannot vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2022 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police by law cannot vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2023 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police by law cannot vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2024 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police by law cannot vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day
2025 18 years of age; universal note: active-duty members of the armed forces and police by law cannot vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day