I am in the middle of an argument with a friend. He contends that there is no Federal Constitutionally guaranteed right to vote. He says that even the amendments granting suffrage still rely on states to set the criteria of who can vote. The states cannot set those criteria in a way that will restrict the right to vote from anyone based upon sex, race, handicap, etc.
The crux of the argument is that he says a state can require voters to pass a test on current events or the ability to identify candidate platforms before being allowed to vote, provided that the test is administered in a way that it is fair to all races, sexes, handicaps etc. Can anyone give me chapter and verse where in the US Constitution the right to vote is spelled out? I am rereading it again, but cannot find it. Russel Madere Webmaster/Internet Coordinator 504.832.9835 x3509 SunShine Pages by EATEL www.sunshinepages.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144959 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
