Check Eligibility to Vote

Check if a person is eligible to vote based on age (18 or older).

PythonBeginner

What You'll Learn

  • Applying comparison operators with integers
  • Handling invalid input ranges
  • Using elif for cleaner branching
Python
# Program to check voting eligibility

age = int(input("Enter your age: "))

if age < 0:
    print("Age cannot be negative.")
elif age >= 18:
    print("You are eligible to vote.")
else:
    print("You are not eligible to vote yet.")

Output

Enter your age: 17
You are not eligible to vote yet.

We assume a minimum voting age of 18:

  • Negative ages are invalid and handled first.
  • 18 or older → eligible.
  • Below 18 → not yet eligible.

This is a classic example of simple threshold-based decision making.

Step-by-Step Breakdown

  1. 1Read age as an integer.
  2. 2If age is negative, show an error.
  3. 3Else if age is at least 18, mark eligible.
  4. 4Otherwise, mark not eligible.