Teri KanefieldMar 16, 2024

I have my weekend blog post ready.

You don’t have an affirmative Constitutional right to vote. (Did you know that?)

The right to vote was not (affirmatively) included in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights, or any other Amendments.

Here's why (and what I mean):

https://terikanefield.com/the-right-to-vote/

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The Right to Vote - Teri Kanefield

First, some business. I have finished the series about misinformation and outrage in what I have been calling the MSNBC-CNN-Left-Leaning-Social-Media outrage ecosystem. Since last week, I linked the parts together, added a few sections, and revamped the conclusion. The series begins here. *  *  * And now, for this week’s topic: The Right to Vote […]

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Show threadCharles HeroldMar 16, 2024
@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?
Show threadTeri KanefieldMar 16, 2024
@cherold You will have to just wait for the next installment :)
Show threadAnde JacobsonMar 17, 2024
@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.
Show threadTeri KanefieldMar 18, 2024

@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)

Did You Know: Women and African Americans Could Vote in NJ before the 15th and 19th Amendments? (U.S. National Park Service)

Show threadTeri Kanefield

@goodreedAJ @cherold

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

Mar 18, 2024 at 12:59amWeb
Show threadAnde JacobsonMar 18, 2024
@Teri_Kanefield @cherold: I thought maybe Missouri might be the other one.
Show threadAnde JacobsonMar 18, 2024
@Teri_Kanefield @cherold: Ooh, I can't wait!