+++-+
| | | | Persons Excluded from Suffrage.
State or Territory. | "Grandfather | "Character Clause." | "Understanding +-++-++
| Clause." | | Clause." | Paupers. | Insane. | Criminals. | Indians. | Chinese.
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Virginia[55] |One might be | |One without |Paupers. |Idiots and |Unrestored | |
|permanently registered| |ability to read | |insane. |convicts | |
|before 1904 (1) if, | |might be | | |and | |
|before 1902, he served| |permanently | | |duellists. | |
|in the army or navy | |registered | | | | |
|of the U. S. or of the| |before 1904, | | | | |
|Confederate States | |if he could | | | | |
|or (2) if he was the | |understand | | | | |
|son of such a one, or | |and explain | | | | |
| | |the | | | | |
|if he was the owner of| |Constitution | | | | |
|property on which | |of Va. | | | | |
|the State tax was $1, | | | | | | |
|or (4) if | | | | | | |
|he was able | | | | | | |
|to read and explain | | | | | | |
|or understand and | | | | | | |
|explain the | | | | | | |
|Constitution of Va. | | | | | | |
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Washington[107] |One who was entitled | | | |Idiots and |Unrestored |Indians |
|to vote in 1889 | | | |insane. |convicts. |not |
|continued to be a | | | | | |taxed. |
|voter under the State | | | | | | |
|Constitution. | | | | | | |
+++-+-++-++
West Virginia[108] | | | |Paupers. |Idiots and |Convicts of | |
| | | | |lunatics. |treason, | |
| | | | | |felony, and | |
| | | | | |bribery in | |
| | | | | |elections. | |
+++-+-++-++
Wisconsin[109] | | | | |Insane, |Convicts. |Tribal |
| | | | |under | |Indians. |
| | | | |guardianship. | | |
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