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Earning the Vote
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RE: Earning the Vote
November 7, 2023 at 2:26 pm
(November 7, 2023 at 2:13 pm)Jackalope Wrote: Historically in the USA, adding requirements to voting has been done for the purpose of disenfranchising minority voters.  Poll taxes, literacy tests, etc.  I'm extremely skeptical for that reason.

This is a fair objection. I would imagine that it would be easier to eliminate bias if the tests are administered and graded electronically, though. If the proctor never sees the test-taker, and if the tests are graded by computer, it'll be much harder to perpetrate bias.

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Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 4:00 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 7, 2023 at 4:25 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 4:26 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 7, 2023 at 4:33 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 4:51 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 7, 2023 at 5:12 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 5:15 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 7, 2023 at 5:19 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 7, 2023 at 9:14 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by no one - November 7, 2023 at 4:26 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 4:51 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by brewer - November 7, 2023 at 9:09 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 7, 2023 at 5:30 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 5:35 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by no one - November 7, 2023 at 5:47 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 5:50 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 7, 2023 at 6:26 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by no one - November 7, 2023 at 6:17 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 6:31 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 7, 2023 at 6:37 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by h4ym4n - November 7, 2023 at 6:44 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 6:49 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 7, 2023 at 7:02 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by arewethereyet - November 7, 2023 at 7:04 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Jackalope - November 7, 2023 at 2:13 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 7, 2023 at 2:26 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Jackalope - November 7, 2023 at 2:34 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 7, 2023 at 3:46 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Jackalope - November 7, 2023 at 5:06 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 7, 2023 at 5:34 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 7, 2023 at 9:15 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 7, 2023 at 11:27 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 7, 2023 at 12:14 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Silver - November 7, 2023 at 12:58 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 7, 2023 at 1:09 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 7, 2023 at 3:05 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 7, 2023 at 3:11 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 7, 2023 at 5:31 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Valkyrie - November 7, 2023 at 5:34 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 7, 2023 at 7:04 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 7, 2023 at 8:18 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Angrboda - November 7, 2023 at 9:22 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ravenshire - November 7, 2023 at 8:10 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Angrboda - November 7, 2023 at 9:24 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Pat Mustard - November 8, 2023 at 2:50 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ravenshire - November 8, 2023 at 8:03 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 8, 2023 at 11:24 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 8, 2023 at 1:29 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 7, 2023 at 8:31 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 8, 2023 at 9:32 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 7, 2023 at 8:33 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 8, 2023 at 3:28 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 8, 2023 at 3:44 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 8, 2023 at 6:27 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Pat Mustard - November 8, 2023 at 2:51 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 8, 2023 at 3:53 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ahriman - November 8, 2023 at 4:06 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Pat Mustard - November 8, 2023 at 2:51 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 8, 2023 at 6:39 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 8, 2023 at 6:59 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 8, 2023 at 7:18 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 8, 2023 at 11:28 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 8, 2023 at 12:09 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 8, 2023 at 12:42 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 3:52 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 9, 2023 at 6:22 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 6:31 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 9, 2023 at 6:43 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 8, 2023 at 11:57 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 8, 2023 at 12:07 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by arewethereyet - November 8, 2023 at 12:11 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 8, 2023 at 12:29 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2023 at 12:35 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 8, 2023 at 12:45 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2023 at 12:47 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2023 at 12:51 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 8, 2023 at 1:07 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Angrboda - November 8, 2023 at 1:31 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Mister Agenda - November 8, 2023 at 1:33 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2023 at 1:41 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Angrboda - November 8, 2023 at 1:49 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 8, 2023 at 2:01 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Pat Mustard - November 8, 2023 at 1:50 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 8, 2023 at 2:07 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2023 at 2:28 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2023 at 7:18 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 9, 2023 at 9:33 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 6:49 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 9, 2023 at 6:54 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 7:00 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 9, 2023 at 11:49 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by no one - November 9, 2023 at 7:21 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 7:29 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ravenshire - November 9, 2023 at 10:08 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by no one - November 9, 2023 at 9:24 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 9:30 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by arewethereyet - November 9, 2023 at 9:53 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 10:41 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ravenshire - November 9, 2023 at 11:02 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 11:05 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ravenshire - November 9, 2023 at 11:24 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 11:34 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ravenshire - November 9, 2023 at 11:54 am
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 12:13 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Ravenshire - November 9, 2023 at 12:34 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by Thumpalumpacus - November 9, 2023 at 4:06 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by FrustratedFool - November 9, 2023 at 12:06 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 9, 2023 at 1:06 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 9, 2023 at 12:39 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 9, 2023 at 12:44 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 9, 2023 at 12:47 pm
RE: Earning the Vote - by The Architect Of Fate - November 9, 2023 at 12:52 pm

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