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vlyons

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1. The first time I voted, 50 years ago,

Reply to CreekDog (Original post)

Fri Feb 24, 2017, 10:28 AM

Feb 2017

was the last time there was a poll tax in Texas. Poll taxes required that eligible voters pay between $1.50 and $1.75 to register to vote. It was a campaign to limit the vote in the 1890s and early 1900s. The poll tax was added to the Texas Constitution in 1902. The poll tax limits voting because the cost is out of reach for poor Americans. Poll taxes were ruled unconstitutional by SCOTUS.

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How to respond to talk of "voter fraud" [View all] CreekDog Feb 2017 OP

The first time I voted, 50 years ago, vlyons Feb 2017 #1

I wouldn't call it fraud but the Electorial College system randr Feb 2017 #2

When they say "voter fraud" meow2u3 Feb 2017 #3

Slightly off topic here but in Florida.... Grammy23 Feb 2017 #4

I ordered a birth certificate 3 months ago on the internet HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #5

What are you going on about? CreekDog Feb 2017 #6

You specifically asked how much a certified birth certificate cost, did you not? HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #8

Yep. nt LexVegas Feb 2017 #7

Voter id laws exist to suppress the vote Gothmog Feb 2017 #9

The GOP is the party of voter suppression Gothmog Feb 2017 #10

On trump's voter fraud task force Gothmog Feb 2017 #11