> Nazi Germany, Communist Russia, Contemporary Russia, Contemporary China, Saddam's Iraq, Mussolini's Italy
None of these countries required people to show positive evidence of being responsible citizens.
Nazi Germany held an election to give the Nazi party absolute power; nobody had to show positive evidence of being a responsible citizen to vote in that election. Then they stopped having elections altogether and made Hitler dictator.
The Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China didn't require people to show positive evidence of being responsible citizens to vote; they just made sure their votes didn't matter in any practical sense.
Contemporary Russia doesn't restrict voting based on having to provide evidence of being a responsible citizen; Putin just uses his control over the media to make sure voters only get information favorable to him, so of course they vote for him.
Saddam's Iraq never had voting at all, as far as I know.
Mussolini first came to power in Italy by decree of the King, not by a vote. His party then manipulated the laws to give themselves a huge advantage in the next election, but they never required people to show evidence of responsible citizenship in order to vote; they had already basically fixed the election by changing the law.
None of these countries required people to show positive evidence of being responsible citizens.
Nazi Germany held an election to give the Nazi party absolute power; nobody had to show positive evidence of being a responsible citizen to vote in that election. Then they stopped having elections altogether and made Hitler dictator.
The Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China didn't require people to show positive evidence of being responsible citizens to vote; they just made sure their votes didn't matter in any practical sense.
Contemporary Russia doesn't restrict voting based on having to provide evidence of being a responsible citizen; Putin just uses his control over the media to make sure voters only get information favorable to him, so of course they vote for him.
Saddam's Iraq never had voting at all, as far as I know.
Mussolini first came to power in Italy by decree of the King, not by a vote. His party then manipulated the laws to give themselves a huge advantage in the next election, but they never required people to show evidence of responsible citizenship in order to vote; they had already basically fixed the election by changing the law.
Got any other examples?