Qualifications Required For Suffrage In Different States
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This section is from the book "Bepler's Handy Manual of Knowledge And Useful Infomation", by David Bepler. Also available from Amazon: Bepler's Handy Manual of Knowledge and Useful Information.
Qualifications Required For Suffrage In Different States
Voters must be males 21 years of age and | Residenceence reqilired in | |||
State | County | Voting Prec't | ||
Alabama............... | Citizens or have declared intentions... | 1 yr. | 3 mo. | 1 mo. |
Arkansas | " " | 1 " | 6 " | 1 " |
California | Actual Citizens..................................... | 1 " | 3 " | 1 u |
Colorado..............* | Citizens or have declared intentions- | 6 mo. | ||
Connecticut........* | Actual Citizens..................................... | 1 yr. | 6 mo. | 6 mo. |
Delaware.............. | Actual County Tax-Payers................... | 1 " | 1 " | |
Florida................* | U. S. Citizens or have dec'd intentions | 1 " | 6 " | |
Georgia................. | Actual Citizens.................................... | 1 " | 6 " | |
Illinois | " | 1 " | 3 " | 1 mo. |
Indiana | Citizens or have declared intentions... | 6 mo. | 2 " | 1 " |
lowa | Actual Citizens..................................... | 6 " | 2 " | |
Kansas................ | Citizens or have declared intentions... | 6 " | 1 mo. | |
Kentucky............ | Free White Male Citizens..................... | 2 yr. | 1 yr. | 2 " |
Louisiana | Citizens or have declared intentions... | 1 " | 6 rno. | 1 " |
maine | Actual Citizens.................................... | 3 mo. | ||
Maryland | " | lyr. | 6 mo. | |
Massachusetts | Citizens............................................... | 1 " | 6 mo. | |
Michigan | ' Citizens or have declared intentions... | 3 mo. | 10 dys | |
Minnesota...........* | " II | i " | 10 | |
Mississippi | Actual Citizens..................................... | 6 " | 1 mo. | |
Missouri | Citizens or have declared intentions- | 1 yr. | 2 " | |
Montana | Actual Citizens..................................... | 1 " | ||
Nebraska............* | Citizens or have declared intentions... | 6 mo. | ||
Nevada...............* | " ii | 6 " | 1 mo. | |
New Hampshire..* | Actual Citizens..................................... | Town 6 mo. | ||
New Jersey.......... | " | 1 yr. | 5 mo. | |
New York............ | ii | 1 " | 1 " | 1 mo. |
North Carolina ..." | " | 1" | 3 " | |
North Dakota........ | ii | 1" | 6 " | 90 dys |
Ohio..................... | " | 1 " | ||
Oregon | Citizens or have declared intentions- | 6 mo. | ||
Pennsylvania......* | Actual Citizens..................................... | 1 yr. | 2 mo. | |
Rhode Island......* | Actual Tax - Paying Citizens | l " | Town 6 mo. | |
South Carolina....* | Actual Citizens..................................... | 1 " | 2 mo. | |
South Dakota...... | Citizens or have declared intentions... | 1 | 6 " | 30 dys |
Tennessee............ | Actual Citizens..................................... | 1 " | 6 " | |
Texas | Citizens or have declared intentions... | 1 " | 6 " | 6 mo. |
Vermont * | Actual Citizens..................................... | " | ||
Virginia............* | " | 1 | ...... | Town 3 mo. |
Washington | " | l " | 90 dys | 30dys |
West virginia | " | 1 " | 2 mo. | |
Wisconsin | *Citizens or have declared intentions... | 1 " | ||
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Idiots, lunatics, paupers, persons convicted of various crimes (Chinese in California) are not allowed to vote in most of the States.
All the 42 States limit suffrage to male citizens, but in Colorado, Massachusetts and several other States, women may vote at school district elections.
In States marked * voters are required to register before they can vote.
In States marked registration is required in cities having a population of 10,000 and over.
In States marked t registration required in cities only.
In Ohio, registration is required only in the larger cities. (221)
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