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 QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING IN THE UNITED STATES.

+++-+                     |                      |                        |                 |              |   "Grandfather       |  "Character Clause."   | "Understanding  +++++ |    Clause."         |                        |   Clause." | Paupers. |  Insane. | Criminals. | Indians. | Chinese. +++-+++++                     |One might permanently |One might permanently   |                 |          |Idiots and    |Unpardoned  |          | Alabama[54]          |register before       |register before Dec. 20,|                 |          |insane. |convicts. |         |           |Dec. 20, 1902 (1)    |1902, if he was of good |                 |          |              |            |          | |if he had honorably  |character and understood|                 |          |              |            |          | |served in the forces |the duties and          |                 |          |              |            |          | |of the U. S. in the  |obligations of citizens |                 |          |              |            |          | |War of 1812, War     |under a republican      |                 |          |              |            |          | |with Mexico, any war |form of government. |                |          |              |            |          |                      |with Indians, war     |                        |                 |          |              |            |          | |between the States,  |                        |                 |          |              |            |          | |war with Spain, or   |                        |                 |          |              |            |          | |in the forces of the |                        |                 |          |              |            |          | |Confederate States or |                       |                 |          |              |            |          | |of Ala. during the war|                       |                 |          |              |            |          | |between the States,  |                        |                 |          |              |            |          | |or (2) if he was the |                        |                 |          |              |            |          | |lawful descendant of |                        |                 |          |              |            |          | |one of the above. |                       |                 |          |              |            |          | +++-+++++ Arkansas[72]          |                      |                        |                 |          |Idiots and    |Unpardoned  |          | |                     |                        |                 |          |insane. |convicts of |         | |                     |                        |                 |          |              |felonies. |         | +++-+++++ California[73]        |Educational test      |                        |                 |          |Idiots and    |Embezzlers  |          |Natives |did not apply to men |                        |                 |          |insane. |of public  |          |of China. |60 years old when    |                        |                 |          |              |moneys. |         |                      |amendment took        |                        |                 |          |              |Convicts of |          | |effect. |                       |                 |          |              |infamous    |          | |                     |                        |                 |          |              |crimes. |         | +++-+++++ Colorado[74]          |                      |                        |                 |          |Insane and    |Convicts in |          | |                     |                        |                 |          |''non compos   |prison. |         |                      |                      |                        |                 |          |mentis''. |           |          | +++-+++++ Connecticut[75]       |                      |Voter must have         |                 |          |Idiots and    |Unpardoned  |          | |                     |good moral character. |                |          |insane. |convicts of |         | |                     |                        |                 |          |              |heinous     |          | |                     |                        |                 |          |              |crimes. |         | +++-+++++