▁elections ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁the ▁representations ▁to ▁the ▁R ik sd ag ▁of ▁the ▁Est ates . ▁ ▁Su ff rage ▁was ▁gender ▁neutral ▁and ▁therefore ▁applied ▁to ▁women ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁men ▁if ▁they ▁filled ▁the ▁qual ifications ▁of ▁a ▁voting ▁citiz en . ▁These ▁qual ifications ▁were ▁changed ▁during ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th - century , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁local ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁credentials , ▁affect ing ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁qualified ▁vot ers : ▁the ▁qual ifications ▁also ▁differ ed ▁between ▁cities ▁and ▁coun tr ys ide , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁local ▁or ▁national ▁elections . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁local ▁city ▁elections ▁( may oral ▁elections ) ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁every ▁burg her , ▁which ▁was ▁defined ▁as ▁a ▁tax pay ing ▁citiz en ▁with ▁a ▁gu ild ▁membership . ▁Women ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁men ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁gu ild s , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁for ▁a ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁women . ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 4 , ▁suff rage ▁in ▁both ▁national ▁and ▁local ▁elections , ▁in ▁cities ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁coun tr ys ide , ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁every ▁property ▁ow ning ▁tax pay ing ▁citiz en ▁of ▁legal ▁majority . ▁ ▁This ▁extended ▁suff rage ▁to ▁all ▁tax pay ing ▁property ▁ow ning ▁women ▁whether ▁gu ild ▁members ▁or ▁not , ▁but ▁ex cluded ▁married ▁women ▁and ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁un mar ried ▁women , ▁as ▁married ▁women ▁were