William3rd, 2 months ago

@Teri_Kanefield I did not know about the lack of affirmative right to vote even though I have voted since 1968. Thanks for an excellent article.

cherold, 2 months ago

@Teri_Kanefield Fascinating. So if every state decided who could vote, did the states decide in lockstep? Were there individual states that at least considered wider suffrage or no?

Teri_Kanefield, 2 months ago

@cherold You will have to just wait for the next installment :)

goodreedAJ, 2 months ago

@Teri_Kanefield @cherold: I think the answer is yes. There were a couple of states that allowed women to vote before the 19th Amendment was added, but they took it back along the way. I don't recall which ones though.

Teri_Kanefield, 2 months ago

@goodreedAJ @cherold

https://www.nps.gov/articles/voting-rights-in-nj-before-the-15th-and-19th.htm#:~:text=New%20Jersey%27s%20first%20constitution%20in,and%20women%20had%20voting%20rights.

New Jersey (maybe another but I can't remember off hand)

Teri_Kanefield, 2 months ago

@goodreedAJ @cherold

I won't be getting to it next week. I thought of something better for next weekend !

mvario, 2 months ago

@Teri_Kanefield

Snowshadow, 2 months ago

@Teri_Kanefield Thank you Teri. 😀