+++-+
| | | | Persons Excluded from Suffrage.
State or Territory. | "Grandfather | "Character Clause." | "Understanding +-++-++
| Clause." | | Clause." | Paupers. | Insane. | Criminals. | Indians. | Chinese.
+++-+-++-++
Maine[84] |Educational test | | |Paupers. |Persons | |Indians |
|did not apply to men | | | |under | |not |
|who were entitled to | | | |guardianship. | |taxed. |
|vote when amendment | | | | | | |
|took effect in | | | | | | |
|1893 or to men 60 | | | | | | |
|years old at that | | | | | | |
|time. | | | | | | |
+++-+-++-++
Maryland[85] | | | | |Lunatics, |Unpardoned | |
| | | | |non compos |convicts of | |
| | | | |mentis. |felony and | |
| | | | | |bribery. | |
+++-+-++-++
Massachusetts[86] |Educational test | | |Paupers. |Persons | | |
|did not apply to men | | | |under | | |
|who were entitled to | | | |guardianship. | | |
|vote when amendment | | | | | | |
|went into effect | | | | | | |
|in 1857 or to men 60 | | | | | | |
|years old at that | | | | | | |
|time. | | | | | | |
+++-+-++-++
Michigan[87] | | | | | |Duelists and |Tribal |
| | | | | |accessories. |Indians. |
+++-+-++-++
Minnesota[88] | | | | |Insane and |Unpardoned |Tribal |
| | | | |persons under |convicts of |Indians. |
| | | | |guardianship. |treason and | |
| | | | | |felony. | |
+++-+-++-++
Mississippi[50] | | |One without | |Idiots and |Convicts of |Indians |
| | |ability to read | |insane. |felony and |not |
| | |may vote if he | | |bigamy. |taxed. |
| | |can understand or| | | | |
| | |reasonably | | | | |
| | |interpret the | | | | |
| | |Constitution. | | | | |
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