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 +++-+                     |                      |                        |                 |              |   "Grandfather       |  "Character Clause."   | "Understanding  +-++-++ |    Clause."         |                        |   Clause." | Paupers. |  Insane. | Criminals. | Indians. | Chinese. +++-+-++-++ Virginia[55]         |One might be          |                        |One without      |Paupers. |Idiots and   |Unrestored   |          | |permanently registered|                       |ability to read  |             |insane. |convicts    |          | |before 1904 (1) if,  |                        |might be         |             |              |and          |          | |before 1902, he served|                       |permanently      |             |              |duellists. |         |                      |in the army or navy   |                        |registered       |             |              |             |          | |of the U. S. or of the|                       |before 1904,     |             |              |             |          | |Confederate States   |                        |if he could      |             |              |             |          | |or (2) if he was the |                        |understand       |             |              |             |          | |son of such a one, or |                       |and explain      |             |              |             |          | |     |                        |the              |             |              |             |          | |if he was the owner of|                       |Constitution     |             |              |             |          | |property on which    |                        |of Va.           |             |              |             |          | |the State tax was $1, |                       |                 |             |              |             |          | |or (4) if |                        |                 |             |              |             |          | |he was able          |                        |                 |             |              |             |          | |to read and explain  |                        |                 |             |              |             |          | |or understand and    |                        |                 |             |              |             |          | |explain the          |                        |                 |             |              |             |          | |Constitution of Va.  |                        |                 |             |              |             |          | +++-+-++-++ Washington[107]      |One who was entitled  |                        |                 |             |Idiots and    |Unrestored   |Indians   | |to vote in 1889      |                        |                 |             |insane. |convicts. |not      | |continued to be a    |                        |                 |             |              |             |taxed. |                     |voter under the State |                        |                 |             |              |             |          | |Constitution. |                       |                 |             |              |             |          | +++-+-++-++ West Virginia[108]    |                      |                        |                 |Paupers. |Idiots and   |Convicts of  |          | |                     |                        |                 |             |lunatics. |treason,    |          | |                     |                        |                 |             |              |felony, and  |          | |                     |                        |                 |             |              |bribery in   |          | |                     |                        |                 |             |              |elections. |         | +++-+-++-++ Wisconsin[109]        |                      |                        |                 |             |Insane,       |Convicts. |Tribal   | |                     |                        |                 |             |under         |             |Indians. |                     |                      |                        |                 |             |guardianship. |            |          | +++-+-++-++