what are the constitutional limitataions on voting in U.S.A.?

Answer 1

Qualifications to Apply to Register to Vote

Individuals applying to register to vote must be:

A citizen of the United States for at least one month before the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.


A resident of Pennsylvania and the election district in which the individual desires to register and vote for at least 30 days before the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.


At least 18 years of age on or before the day of the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.
Important!

Qualification Information for Individuals
Applying to Register to Vote!

Any intentional false statement made on an application for voter registration constitutes perjury and is punishable by law.


The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled on December 26, 2000 that the Pennsylvania law prohibiting convicted felons from registering to vote for five years after their release from prison is unconstitutional. Consequently, if completing an older version of the Voter Registration Mail Application (VRMA) form, a convicted felon who has been released from prison may make application to register to vote by striking through the felony conviction line at Section 9(2) on the VRMA and signing his or her name.
[Please note that convicted felons who are incarcerated on the date of a primary or election are not eligible to vote, irrespective of whether they are registered. However, pretrial detainees and misdemeanants are eligible to apply to register to vote and /or to vote by absentee ballot if they otherwise qualify to vote under law.]

Qualifications of Registered Voters at a Primary

Individuals must be registered and enrolled in a political party to vote in that party's primary.


All registered electors are entitled to vote on constitutional amendments and ballot questions and in all special elections that might be held concurrently with a primary.




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Answer 2

The first poster is right, however, any restriction on voting may not be because of:

1. Race, or previous condition of servitude. (15th amendment)
2. Sex or gender (20th amendment)
3. Because of a failure to pay a poll tax (20 somethinth amendment)
4. Age, if the person is 18 or older (26th amendment)

And the court will rule on any "equal protection" arguments in the 14th amendment which has been shown to be all-encompassing...

Answer 3

There is no constitutional right to vote in federal elections. Right to votes are only guaranteed at the state level. Each state has its own requirements that must be met. If you meet the requirements to vote in the state, you meet the requirement to vote in Federal elections.

Remember, the only Federal Election that you participate in is the Presidential Election and then you are only voting to show how you want your "Elector" in the electoral college (US Senator/Congressman) to cast his/her vote for the president.