Barbados

The Preamble states:

(b) affirm their belief that men and institutions remain free only when freedom is founded upon respect for moral and spiritual values and the rule of law;

(c) declare their intention to establish and maintain a society in which all persons may, to the full extent of their capacity, play a due part in the institutions of the national life…

Excerpt from the Constitution of Barbados (1966, last amended 2006)

Section 7 states:

A person is qualified to be registered as an elector for a constituency if, on the qualifying date, he/she:

• (a) is a citizen of Barbados; or
• (b) is a Commonwealth citizen (other than a citizen of Barbados) who has resided in Barbados for a period of at least three years immediately before the qualifying date and
• (c) is eighteen years of age or over…

Excerpt from the Representation of the People Act (1991, last amended 2007)