Are you voting for the federalists, the anti-federalists, the democrats, the whigs, the free soilers, the know nothings, the republicans, the constitutional unionists, a fusion ticket, the bull moose party, or will you write in Ralph Nader?
Also, a brief wikipedia history of expansions of the elective franchise:
-The 15th amendment. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
-The 19th amendment. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
-The 24th amendment. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay an poll tax or other tax.
-The 26th amendment. The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.
It is worthwhile to remember that voting is not a right in the same way that our other "rights" are. Free speech, for example, is guaranteed by the constitution. The elective franchise is not, in general. The march towards democracy has been fitful, and remains incomplete.
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