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| | | | Persons Excluded from Suffrage.
State or Territory. | "Grandfather | "Character Clause." | "Understanding ++-+++
| Clause." | | Clause." | Paupers. | Insane. | Criminals. | Indians. | Chinese.
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Delaware[76] | | | |Paupers. |Idiots and |Unpardoned | |
| | | | |insane. |convicts of | |
| | | | | |felonies. | |
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Florida[77] | | | | |Idiots and |Unpardoned | |
| | | | |insane. |convicts. | |
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Georgia[56] |One may permanently |One without property |One physically | |Idiots and |Unpardoned | |
|register before |or education may |disabled from | |insane. |convicts. | |
|Jan. 1, 1915 (1) |vote, if he is of |reading and | | | | |
|if he has honorably |good moral character |writing may vote | | | | |
|served in forces of |and understands the |if he can | | | | |
|U.S. in Revolutionary |duties and |understand | | | | |
|War, War of 1812, |obligations of |and reasonably | | | | |
|War with Mexico, |citizens under a |interpret | | | | |
|any war with Indians, |republican form of |the Constitution | | | | |
|war between the |government. |of U.S. or of Ga.| | | | |
|States, war with | |when read to him.| | | | |
|Spain, or in forces of| | | | | | |
|Confederate States | | | | | | |
|or of Ga. in war | | | | | | |
|between the States, | | | | | | |
|or (2) if he is lawful| | | | | | |
|descendant of one of | | | | | | |
|above. | | | | | | |
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Idaho[78] | | | | |Idiots, |Convicts of |Tribal |Natives
| | | | |insane, and |felony, |Indians |of China.
| | | | |persons |bigamy, |not taxed.|
| | | | |under |polygamy, | |
| | | | |guardianship.|and inmates | |
| | | | | |of houses | |
| | | | | |of ill-fame.| |
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Illinois[79] |One who was an | | | | |Unrestored | |
|elector April 1, | | | | |convicts of | |
|1848, continued to be | | | | |felony or | |
|elector under | | | | |election | |
|new Constitution. | | | | |bribery. | |
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