authority of this State, who shall be convicted of having given or offered any bribe to procure his election or appointment.

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Women given the right to vote at all school district elections and to hold any school district office and the office of County Superintendent of Schools; also if possessed of the qualifications for the right of suffrage required of men, and are taxpayers, have equally, with men, the right to vote on all questions submitted to the taxpayers of the State.

*ARTICLE IX.

SECTION 2. Every male person of the age of twenty-one years or over, possessing the following qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at all general elections, and for all officers that now are, or hereafter may be, elective by the people, and upon all questions which may be submitted to the vote of the people:

First, he shall be a citizen of the United States.

Second, he shall have resided in this State one year immediately preceding the election at which he offers to vote, and in the town, county, or precinct, such time as may be prescribed by law: Provided, first, that no person convicted of felony shall have the right to vote unless he has been pardoned; Provided, second, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to deprive any person of the right to vote who has such right at the time of the adoption of this Constitution; Provided, that after the expiration of five years from the adoption of this Constitution no person except citizens of the United States shall have the right to vote.

SEC. 3. For the purpose of voting no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence by reason of his presence or absence while employed in the service of the State, or of the United States, nor while engaged in the navigation of the waters of the State, or of the United States, nor while a student at any institution of learning, nor while kept at any almshouse or other asylum at the public expense, nor while confined in any public prison. SEC. 6. No soldier, seaman or marine in the army or navy of the United *Const. of Montana, 1889.

States shall be deemed a resident of this State in consequence of being stationed at any military or naval place within the same.

SEC. 8. No idiot or insane person shall be entitled to vote at any election in this State.

SEC. 9. The Legislative Assembly shall have the power to pass a registration and such other laws as may be necessary to secure the purity of elections and guard against abuses of the elective franchise.

SEC. 10.

Women shall be eligible to hold the office of County Superintendent of Schools or any school district office, and shall have the right to vote at any school district election.

SEC. II. Any person qualified to vote at general elections and for State officers in this State, shall be eligible to any office therein, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, and subject to such additional qualifications as may be prescribed by the Legislative Assembly for city offices and offices hereafter created.

SEC. 12. Upon all questions submitted to the vote of the taxpayers of the State, or any political division thereof, women who are taxpayers and possessed of the qualifications for the right of suffrage required of men by this Constitution, shall, equally, with men, have the right to vote.

NEVADA.

*ARTICLE II.

SECTION 1. Every white (1) male citizen of the United States (not laboring under the disabilities named in this Constitution) of the age of twentyone years and upwards, who shall have actually and not constructively resided in the State six months, and in the district or county thirty days next preceding any election, shall be entitled to vote for all officers that now are, or hereafter may be elected by the people, and upon all questions submitted to the electors at such election: Provided, That no person who has been, or may be convicted of treason or felony in any State or Territory of the United States, unless restored to civil rights, and no person who, after arriving at the age of eighteen years, shall have voluntarily borne arms against the United States, or held civil or military office under the so-called Confederate States, or either of them, unless an amnesty be granted to such by the Federal Government, and no idiot or insane person shall be entitled to the privilege of an elector.

SEC. 2. For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence by reason of his presence or absence while employed in the service of the United States, nor while engaged in the naviga

*Const. of Nevada, 1864.

(1) The word "white" annulled by the XVth Amendment to the Const. of

the U. S.

tion of the waters of the United States, or of the high seas; nor while a student of any seminary of learning; nor while kept at any almshouse or other asylum at public expense; nor while confined in any public prison.

SEC. 3. The right of suffrage shall be enjoyed by all persons otherwise entitled to the same, who may be in the military or naval service of the United States: Provided, That the votes so cast shall be made to apply to the county and township of which said voters were bona fide residents at the time of their enlistment: And provided further, That the payment of a poll-tax, or a registration of such votes, shall not be required as a condition to the right of voting. Provision shall be made by law regulating the manner of voting, holding elections, and making returns of such elections, wherein other provisions are not contained in this Constitution,

SEC. 6. Provision shall be made by law for the registration of the names of the electors within the counties of which they may be residents, and for ascertainment by proper proof of the persons who shall be entitled to the right of suffrage, as hereby established; to preserve the purity of elections, and to regulate the manner of holding and making returns of the same; and the Legislature shall have power to prescribe by law any other or further rules or oaths as may be deemed necessary as a test of electoral qualification.

SEC. 7. The Legislature shall provide by law for the payment of an annual poll-tax of not less than two nor exceeding four dollars for each male person resident in the State between the ages of twenty-two and sixty years (uncivilized American Indians excepted), one-half to be applied for State and one-half for county purposes; and the Legislature may, in its discretion, make such payment a condition to the right of voting (1).

ARTICLE XV.

SECTION 3. * ** ** No person who, while a citizen of this State, has since the adoption of this Constitution, fought a duel with a deadly weapon, either within or beyond the boundaries of this State, or who has aided as a second, or knowingly conveyed a challenge, or aided or assisted in any manner in fighting a duel, shall be allowed to hold any office of honor, profit, or trust, or enjoy the right of suffrage under this Constitution. The Legislature shall provide by law for giving force and effect to this section.

NEW JERSEY.

*ARTICLE II.

ONE.-Every male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one

(1) The poll-tax in Nevada is fixed by law at $3; but its payment, as a condition precedent to voting, was repealed by the Legislature during the session of 1869.

*Const, of New Jersey, 1844, as amended 1875.

years, who shall have been a resident of this State one year, and of the county in which he claims his vote five months, next before the election, shall be entitled to vote for all officers that now are, or hereafter may be, elective by the people: Provided, That no person in the military, naval, or marine service of the United States, shall be considered a resident in this State, by being stationed in any garrison, barrack, or military or naval place or station within this State; and no pauper, idiot, insane person, or person convicted of a crime which now excludes him from being a witness, unless pardoned or restored by law to the right of suffrage, shall enjoy the right of an elector; and provided further, That in time of war no elector in the actual military service of the State, or of the United States, in the Army or Navy thereof, shall be deprived of his vote by reason of his absence from such election district; and the Legislature shall have power to provide the manner in which, and time and place at which, such absent electors may vote, and for the return and canvass of their votes in the election district in which they respectively reside.

Two. The Legislature may pass laws to deprive persons of the right of suffrage who shall be convicted of bribery.

OHIO.

*ARTICLE V.

SECTION 1. Every white (1) male citizen of the United States of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a resident of the State one year next preceding the election, and of the county, township, or ward in which he resides at such time as may be provided by law, shall have the qualifications of an elector, and be entitled to vote at all elections.

SEC. 4. The General Assembly shall have power to exclude from the privilege of voting, or of being eligible to office, any person convicted of bribery, perjury, or otherwise infamous crime.

SEC. 5. No person in the military, naval, or marine service of the United States, shall, by being stationed in any garrison, or military or naval station within the State, be considered a resident of the State.

SEC. 6. No idiot or insane person shall be entitled to the privileges of an elector.

*Constitution of Ohio, 1851.

(1) Annulled by the XVth Amendt, to Fed. Const.

SOUTH CAROLINA.

*ARTICLE I.

SECTION 31. ** * * Every inhabitant of this commonwealth possessing the qualifications provided for in this Constitution shall have an equal right to elect officers and be elected to fill public office.

SEC. 33.

The right of suffrage shall be protected by laws regulating elections, and prohibiting under adequate penalties, all undue influences from power, bribery, tumult or improper conduct.

SEC. 34.

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* No person in this State shall be disfranchised except by the laws of the land or the judgment of his peers.

SEC. 35. Temporary absence from this State shall not forfeit a residence once obtained,

ARTICLE VIII.

SECTION 2. Every male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, not laboring under the disabilities named in the Constitution, without distinction of race, color, or former condition, who, shall be a resident of this State at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, or who shall thereafter reside in this State one year, and in the County in which he offers to vote sixty days next preceding any election, shall be entitled to vote for all officers that are now, or hereafter may be, elected by the people, and upon all questions submitted to the electors at any elections Provided, That no person shall be allowed to vote or hold office who is now or hereafter may be disqualified therefor by the Constitution of the United States, until such disqualification shall be removed by the Congress of the United States: Provided further, That no person, while kept in an almshouse or asylum, or of insane mind, or confined in any public prison, shall be allowed to vote or hold office.

SEC. 3.

It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to provide from time to time, for the registration of all electors.

SEC. 4 For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have lost his residence by reason of absence while employed in the service of the United States, nor while engaged upon the waters of this State or of the United States, or of the high seas, nor while temporarily absent from the State.

SEC. 5. No soldier, seaman, or marine in the Army or Navy of the United States, shall be deemed a resident of this State in consequence of having been stationed therein.

SEC. 7. Every person entitled to vote at any election shall be eligible to any office which now is, or hereafter shall be, elected by the people in the county where he shall have resided sixty days previous to such election, ex

*Constitution of South Carolina, 1868.