[Footnote 4: Competent number.]
[Footnote 5: As many as are needed.]
COMPARATIVE SUFFRAGE TABLE.
[Transcriber's Note: This table crosses facing pages of the book ("Portrait" orientation). Thus, reference numbers are used as in the tables above to refer to the states the information belongs to.]
+===+===============+====+=====================+==========+==========+ | |States |Age |Requirement As To |Residence |Residence | | | | |Citizenship of U.S. |In State |In County | +===+===============+====+=====================+==========+==========+ |1 |Alabama |21 |Citizens or declared |1 year |3 months | | | | | intention | | | |2 |Arkansas |21 |Citizens or declared |1 year |6 months | | | | | intention | | | |3 |California |21 |Actual citizens |1 year |90 days | |4 |Colorado |21 |Citizens or declared |6 months | | | | | | intention | | | |5 |Connecticut |21 |Actual citizens |1 year |6 months | |6 |Delaware |21 |Actual county |1 year |1 month | | | | | taxpayers | | | |7 |Florida |21 |United States |1 year |6 months | | | | | citizens or | | | | | | | declared intention | | | |8 |Georgia |21 |Actual citizens |1 year |6 months | |9 |Idaho |21 |Actual citizens |6 months |30 days | |10 |Illinois |21 |Actual citizens |1 year |90 days | |11 |Indiana |21 |Citizens or declared |6 months |60 days | | | | | intention | | | |12 |Iowa |21 |Actual citizens |6 months |60 days | |13 |Kansas |21 |Citizens or declared |6 months | | | | | | intention | | | |14 |Kentucky |21 |Free white male |2 years |1 year | | | | | citizens | | | |15 |Louisiana |21 |Citizens or declared |1 year |6 months | | | | | intention | | | |16 |Maine |21 |Actual citizens |3 months | | |17 |Maryland |21 |Actual citizens |1 year |6 months | |18 |Massachusetts |21 |Actual citizens |1 year | | |19 |Michigan |21 |Citizens or declared |3 months | | | | | | intention | | | |20 |Minnesota |21 |Actual citizens for |1 year | | | | | | 3 months | | | |21 |Mississippi |21 |Actual citizens |6 months |1 month | |22 |Missouri |21 |Citizens or declared |1 year |60 days | | | | | intention | | | |23 |Montana |21 |Actual citizens |1 year | | |24 |Nebraska |21 |Citizens or declared |6 months | | | | | | intention | | | |25 |Nevada |21 |Citizens or declared |6 months |30 days | | | | | intention | | | |26 |New Hampshire |21 |Actual citizens | | | |27 |New Jersey |21 |Actual citizens |1 year |5 months | |28 |New York |21 |Actual citizens for |1 year |4 months | | | | | 90 days | | | |29 |North Carolina |21 |Actual citizens |12 months |90 days | |30 |North Dakota |21 |Cit or dec intent or |1 year |6 months | | | | | Indians 2 yrs out | | | | | | | of tribal relations | | | |31 |Ohio |21 |Actual citizens |1 year | | |32 |Oregon |21 |Citizens or declared |6 months | | | | | | intention | | | |33 |Pennsylvania |21 |Actual citizens |1 year | | |34 |Rhode Island |21 |Actual tax paying |1 year | | | | | | citizens | | | |35 |South Carolina |21 |Actual citizens |1 year | | |36 |South Dakota |21 |Citizens or declared |6 months |60 days | | | | | intention | | | |37 |Tennessee |21 |Actual citizens |12 months |30 days | |38 |Texas |21 |Citizens or declared |1 year |6 months | | | | | intention | | | |39 |Utah |21 |Actual citizens for |1 year |4 months | | | | | 90 days | | | |40 |Vermont |21 |Actual citizens |1 year | | |41 |Virginia |21 |Actual citizens |12 months | | |42 |Washington |21 |Actual citizens |1 year |90 days | |43 |West Virginia |21 |Actual citizens |1 year |60 days | |44 |Wisconsin |21 |Citizens or declared |1 year | | | | | | intention | | | |45 |Wyoming |21 |Actual citizens |1 year |60 days | +===+===============+====+=====================+==========+==========+
COMPARATIVE SUFFRAGE TABLE.
[Transcriber's Notes: Next set of columns, continuing table.]
+===+==========+=========================+===========================+ | |Residence |Registration |Excluded From Voting | | |In Voting | | | | |Precinct | | | +===+==========+=========================+===========================+ |1 |1 month |Legislature may regulate |Idiots Indians convicted of| | | | | crime | |2 |1 month |Prohibited as a bar to |Idiots Indians convicted of| | | | suffrage | crime | |3 |30 days |Registration required by |Idiots Indians convicts | | | | law | Chinese | |4 | |Required by constitution |Persons in prison | |5 |6 months |Required by law |Those unable to read and | | | | | convicts | |6 | |No registration required |Idiots insane paupers | | | | | criminals | |7 | |Required by constitution |Idiots insane criminals | | | | | bettors on elections | | | | | duelists | |8 | |Leg may regulate no act |Idiots insane criminals | | | | | non-taxpayers | |9 | |Required by constitution |Idiots criminals | | | | | polygamists | |10 |30 days |Required by law |Convicts | |11 |30 days |No law for registration |Fraudulent voters and | | | | | bribers | |12 | |Required by law |Idiots insane criminals | |13 |30 days |Required in cities only |Idiots insane convicts | |14 |60 days |No registration required |Bribery robbery forgery &c | |15 |30 days |Legislature my regulate |Idiots insane criminals | |16 | |Required by law |Paupers Indians not taxed | |17 | |Required by constitution |Lunatics convicts, and | | | | | guilty of bribery | |18 |6 months |Required by law |Paupers persons under | | | | | guardians non-taxpayers | | | | | and men unable to read | | | | | and write | |19 |10 days |Required by law |Duelists | |20 |10 days |Required by law |Idiots insane convicts | |21 | |Required by constitution |Idiots insane criminals | |22 | |Required by constitution |Inmates of asylums, | | | | in cities only | poorhouses, and prisons, | | | | | US army | |23 | |Leg may require |Insane | |24 | |Required by law |Idiots convicts US army | |25 | |Required by constitution |Idiots insane convicts | |26 |Town 6 ms |Required by law |Paupers | |27 | |Required in cities of |Paupers idiots insane | | | | 10,000 | convicts | |28 |30 days |Required in cities of |Election bettors or bribers| | | | 10,000 | convicts | |29 | |Required by constitution |Convicts | |30 |90 days | |Convicts, insane | |31 | |No registration required |Idiots insane | |32 | | |Idiots insane convicts US | | | | | army Chinese | |33 |2 months |Required by constitution |Non-taxpayers political | | | | | bribers | |34 |Town 6 ms |Required by law |Persons without property to| | | | | the value of $134 | |35 | |Required by constitution |Insane inmates of asylums | | | | | almshouses prisons, US | | | | | army, duelists | |36 |10 days | |Convicts insane | |37 | |No registration required |Non-payers of poll tax | |38 |6 months |Prohibited by |Lunatics, idiots, paupers, | | | | constitution | convicts, US army | |39 |60 days | |Idiots criminals | |40 |Town 3 ms |Required by law |Bribers | |41 | |Required by law |Lunatics idiots convicts, | | | | | duelists, US army | |42 |30 days |Required by law |Convicts, insane | |43 | |Prohibited by |Lunatics paupers convicts | | | | constitution | | |44 | |Required by law |Insane idiot convict briber| | | | | bettor, duelist | |45 | |Required by constitution |Idiots insane criminals | +===+==========+=========================+===========================+
COMPARATIVE LEGISLATIVE TABLE OF PRINCIPAL CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENTS.
[Transcriber's Note: This table crosses facing pages of the book ("Portrait" orientation). Thus, reference numbers are used as in the tables above to refer to the nations the information belongs to.]