POLS 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sany, Direct Democracy, Community Mobilization
24 Jun 2016
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Article 1, us constitution: the electors in each state shall have the. A. 1. qualifications requisite for electors for the most numerous branch of the state legislature. Control over elections meant control over who voted. How history might affect turnout and voting today. Limitations on suffrage were used by people in power to extend their ability to win. 1902 1964 (1966) poll tax- restriction that passed a tax that cost. 1964 was the last election that the poll tax was in effect. 1968 4. 1 million people voted (no poll tax) 1923 1945 white primary african americans were not allowed to. D. 2. vote in the democratic primary (1923) texas was a one party democratic state passing this action allowed the party to secure the state for democrats. The supreme court eventually said this was unconstitutional. Private organizations can exclude people (this is what the democratic party is not) Until 1970s property requirements very common* applied to local elections.
