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minus-squareabbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up192·23 hours agoIf voting needed an exam, they would use that exam to stop certain demographics from voting. And no, I’m not talking about the ignorant.
minus-squareapftwb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up40arrow-down1·18 hours agoSurely there are no examples in American history that voting eligibility exams were used to stop certain demographics from voting.
minus-squarebestagon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up83·22 hours agoThey used to do this and it turned out exactly how you describe. I would probably also add it’d incentivize politicians to dismantle educational institutions serving certain demographics
If voting needed an exam, they would use that exam to stop certain demographics from voting. And no, I’m not talking about the ignorant.
Surely there are no examples in American history that voting eligibility exams were used to stop certain demographics from voting.
They used to do this and it turned out exactly how you describe. I would probably also add it’d incentivize politicians to dismantle educational institutions serving certain demographics