I thought literacy tests had been found to be illegal? But no, can't give you a citation.
Dana On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:47:04 -0600, Russel Madere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144960 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
