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QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING IN THE UNITED STATES.

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                      | | | | Previous Residence in— | | |
State or Territory. | Citizenship. | Age. | Sex. +———-+————-+—————+ Payment of Taxes. | Ownership of | Educational Test.
                      | | | | State.| County. | Precinct.| | Property. |
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Alabama[54] |Citizen of U. S. |21 yrs. |Male. |2 yrs. | 1 yr. | 3 mo. |Poll taxes for |Owner or husband |Able to read and
|or alien who had | | | | | |preceding year |of owner of 40 acres |write Constitution of
                      |declared intention | | | | | |paid by Feb. 1, |of land in State upon |U. S. in English, unless
                      |by Nov. 28, | | | | | |before election. |which he resides or |physically disabled.
                      |1901. | | | | | | |of personal property |
                      | | | | | | | |worth $300 upon which |
                      | | | | | | | |taxes for preceding |
                      | | | | | | | |year have been paid. |
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Arkansas[72] |Citizen of U. S. |21 yrs. |Male. |1 yr. | 6 mo. | 1 mo. |Poll tax for | |
                      |or alien who has | | | | | |preceding year | |
                      |declared intention.| | | | | |paid. | |
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California[73] |Citizen of U. S. |21 yrs. |Male. |1 yr. | 90 da. | 30 da. | | |Able to read Constitution
                      |for 90 days before | | | | | | | |in English and write name.
                      |election. | | | | | | | |
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Colorado[74] |Citizen of U. S. |21 yrs. |Male or|1 yr. | 90 da., | 10 da. | | |
                      |or alien who has | |female.| | 30 da. | | | |
                      |declared intention | | | | in city | | | |
                      |4 mo. before | | | | or town.| | | |
                      |election. | | | | | | | |
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Connecticut[75] |Citizen of U. S. |21 yrs. |Male. |1 yr. | 6 mo. | 6 mo. in | | |Able to read Constitution
                      | | | | | | town. | | |or Statutes of State
                      | | | | | | | | |in English.
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