Alabama Constitution Section 180 Persons qualified to register as electors Prior to December 20 1902
Alabama Constitution – Section 180: Persons Qualified to Register as Electors Prior to December 20, 1902
Summary (Short Heading):
Grandfather Clause for Voting Eligibility before 1902
Key Point:
Section 180 allowed certain individuals to register to vote even if they did not meet the new requirements established in the 1901 Constitution—if they had served in military service or were descendants of such veterans, or if they could demonstrate good character and understanding of government, and registered before December 20, 1902.
This was known as a "grandfather clause", often used historically to disenfranchise Black voters while protecting poor white voters who might not otherwise meet literacy or property requirements.
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