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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito
Why should anyone have to take a test to vote for a candidate? They should at least have a general idea of what exactly their vote is doing. I mean why should somebody have to take a test to become a citizen? I feel that everybody should be held to the same standards. IF immigrants have to have a certain amount of knowledge to become citizens and thus gain the vote, why should people born here be any different?
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And who says that a test will prove that? It's a slippery slope you walk when you tell someone that they have to be tested in order to vote. And the only standard that anyone has to be held to in order to VOTE is proof that they are a legal citizen.
You want them to be literate, pay for them to go to school.
Question: What specific requirements would be needed to render someone qualified to take the test?
Also, what would count for someone being exampt from taking the test?
What would count as 'special cases'?