The Roman Republic was democratic to a certain extent, but did exclude some things. "Every adult male citizen, unless specifically disqualified, had a vote, and there was no formal exclusion of the poor. Free slaves could also vote...". This shows that adult male citizens even slaves could vote, but women were excluded from having a say in and being able to vote. "...it was mostly the well-to-do rural voters and their clients who could afford the time and expense to come to Rome to vote". This is important because people were limited to voting because they had to travel all the way to Rome and because of this the voting process is unfair and makes people not want to vote. "Voters had no role in selecting candidates for office or in proposing
