FULL TEXT

1. Everyone has the right to take part in the government of [their] country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.

2. Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in [their] country.

3. The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.

Student TEXT

You have the right to take part in your country’s government, either by working as an elected representative or by choosing people to represent you in elections (voting). You also have the right to vote in elections in which your vote is secret and counts the same as anyone else’s vote. The primary job of a government is to do what its people want it to do.