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 +++-+-                     |                      |                        |                 |                  |   "Grandfather       |  "Character Clause."   | "Understanding  ++-+++ |    Clause."         |                        |   Clause." | Paupers. |  Insane. | Criminals. | Indians. | Chinese. +++-++-+++ Delaware[76]         |                      |                        |                 |Paupers. |Idiots and  |Unpardoned  |          | |                     |                        |                 |          |insane. |convicts of |         | |                     |                        |                 |          |             |felonies. |         | +++-++-+++ Florida[77]           |                      |                        |                 |          |Idiots and   |Unpardoned  |          | |                     |                        |                 |          |insane. |convicts. |         | +++-++-+++ 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. |                       |                 |          |             |            |          | +++-++-+++ 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.|          | +++-++-+++ Illinois[79]         |One who was an        |                        |                 |          |             |Unrestored  |          | |elector April 1,     |                        |                 |          |             |convicts of |          | |1848, continued to be |                       |                 |          |             |felony or   |          | |elector under        |                        |                 |          |             |election    |          | |new Constitution. |                       |                 |          |             |bribery. |         | +++-++-+++