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 +++-+                     |                      |                        |                 |              |   "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. |            |              |             |          | +++-+-++-++