In this chapter, the age issue in the political debate from 1918 is followed until the negotiations in the special committee. The government bills and then the debate in the spring and autumn of 1918 are discussed and analysed, as well as the dynamics of the special parliamentary committee. In the spring of 1918, the government tried to pass proposals for an extension of voting rights for both municipal and Second Chamber elections that failed on the conservative First Chamber’s opposition. The proposals also conditioned the voting rights for men as well as women in different ways. Political developments in the outside world and Sweden during 1918 meant that the legitimacy of the political system was questioned. The negotiations in Parliament and later in the special committee took place under the threat of civil unrest. The agreement was based on equal suffrage, which was combined with a high voting age (and eligibility age) and a slow turnover of members in the First Chamber. The adjustment of the age limits made the compromise possible in 1918. The age of the electorate was the link that made it possible to resolve the deadlock between the different political levels and positions.