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What were the qualifications for a person to vote in 1842

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The qualifications were the following:

- Sex: the voter had to be Male. ( Women were not allowed to vote at that time)

- Age: the voter had to be 21 years old of older.

- Nationality: the voter had to a native person.

- Property: the voter had to have a property of a certain value.

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