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The Franchise and Ballot Act (1892) was an act of the Cape Colony Parliament, driven by Prime Minister Cecil Rhodes, which raised the property franchise qualification, thus disenfranchising a large proportion of the Cape's non-white voters, and a number of poor white voters.
It was a significant early step in overturning the Cape's liberal and multi-racial constitution.[1][2]
- ^ "Franchise and Ballot Act | South Africa [1892]". Archived from the original on 3 March 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Constructing the Union of South Africa; negotiations & contestations, 1902-10". Archived from the original on 16 June 2012.