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Privilege for Some or Right of the Masses? A History of Voting in America
Posted in Florida Voting Issues, History, Uncategorized, Voting Rights Act
Tagged "history of voting", "voting history", 14th amendment, 15th amendment, 19th amendment, 24th amendment, 26th amendment, Australian ballot, history, reconstruction, suffrage, vote, voting in colonies, voting rights, Voting Rights Act, women's suffrage
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Privilege for Some or Right of the Masses? Views of Our Founding Fathers on Voting Rights
Depend upon it, Sir, it is dangerous to open so fruitful a source of controversy and altercation as would be opened by attempting to alter the qualifications of voters; there will be no end to it. New claims will … Continue reading
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Tagged benjamin franklin, founding fathers, john adams, vote, voting, voting rights
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Non-Citizen Voting in Florida: A Brief History
Registering to vote or voting by a non-citizen in Florida is prohibited under state and federal law. But it wasn’t always so. In 1868 Florida adopted a constitution which permitted non- citizens who declared their intention to become a citizen to … Continue reading