Ch 6-2 Voter Qualifications.

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Ch 6-2 Voter Qualifications

Universal Requirements There are factors that States require people to meet to be eligible to vote.

1. Citizenship - Most States require United States citizenship in order to vote.

2. Residence - One must be a legal resident of a State to vote in elections. Most States require residency for minimum amounts of time in order to vote in the State. + + + + = Residency

3. Age - The 26th Amendment requires that no State set a minimum voting age above 18. Can Vote CAN NOT VOTE

Other Qualifications All states except North Dakota require citizens to register to vote. Registration is a procedure of voter identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting. Literacy — a person’s ability to read or write—is no longer required in any State to vote, but had been by several States at times in our nation’s history.

At one time, poll taxes, or a special tax payment required to vote, were prevalent in the South. Poll taxes are now forbidden by the 24th Amendment. States also have restrictions on the right to vote on certain members of the population, such as those found to be mentally incompetent or people convicted of serious crimes(felonies).

Section 2 Review 1. The three universal requirements States use for a person to be eligible to vote are (a) residence, gender, and income. (b) citizenship, property ownership, and gender. (c) citizenship, residence, and age. (d) income, employment, and age. 2. The 24th Amendment forbids the use of (a) poll taxes. (b) alcohol. (c) literacy tests as a means of voter qualification. (d) the death penalty.