"That the present state of representation is the main and principal cause of the ignorance, poverty and degradation of the great body of the people... Required: A VOTE for every man twenty-one years of age, of sound mind, and not undergoing punishment for crime. THE BALLOT -- To protect the elector in the exercise of his vote. NO PROPERTY QUALIFICATION for Members of Parliament. PAYMENT OF MEMBERS, thus enabling an honest tradesman, working man, or other person, to serve a constituency."

The People's Charter, drafted by William Lovett of the London Working Men's Association, published May 1838. The Charter's six demands formed the basis of the Chartist movement.