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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (7418)	7/18/2004 3:33:22 PM
From: Sidney Reilly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20039

laz I am tired of trying to educate you. You are such an ignoramuz! lol Voting in the United States has been evolving since the franchise was extended only to white landowners. The 15th Amendment to the Constitution granted black citizens the right to vote in 1870. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1919. The 24th Amendment outlawed poll taxes or other taxes as a condition for voting in 1961. The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18 in 1971. One step at a time, the extension of the right to vote has brought us closer to our cherished ideal of a government by the people, for the people. verifiedvoting.org

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (7418)	7/18/2004 3:40:12 PM
From: Sidney Reilly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20039

Under the charter received from King Charles, only landowners could vote. Before the industrial revolution when most people were employed as farmers, this was considered democratic. As the industrial revolution moved large numbers of workers from farm to factory, a permanent landless, and therefore voteless class developed. By 1829, 60% of the state's free white males were ineligible to vote. .......... In November, 1842, the Rhode Island Legislature passed reforms that allowed any white male to vote that owned land or could pay a $1 poll tax. woonsocket.org