Forgive my laziness what does the Constitution say about our right to vote

[lateo]

If you can provide a link to it that would be wonderful.

TIA!

[unblock]

1. could you be more specific? here's a link to the constitution:

http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html

are you interested in presidential elections?
discrimination?
women's suffrage?
age?

[lateo]

6. Voting period...

On another website there is some idiot saying that NO WHERE in the Constitution is it guaranteed that we have the right to vote.

This, I assume, is excluding the amendments...

[veteran_for_peace]

2. Voting in the Constitution

Amendment XV - Race no bar to vote. Ratified 2/3/1870. History

1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.


Amendment XIX - Women's suffrage. Ratified 8/18/1920. History

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Amendment XXIV - Poll tax barred. Ratified 1/23/1964. History

1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.

2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Amendment XXVI - Voting age set to 18 years. Ratified 7/1/1971. History

1. The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.

2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

[Inland]

3. Not a question for the lazy.

The constitution says a number of little things about right to vote.

Pretty much leaves qualification to the states---except for amendments saying it cant be denied for age when voter over 18, for race, for sex. And an amendment eliminates the poll tax as a qualfication. That's about it.

[unblock]

4. another point is that there's no right to vote directly for prez/veep.

rather, 535 electors are apportioned to the states, and they are selected in a manner of each legislatures' chosing.

it just so happens that all of them chose to determine them by holding an election, in which case the right of women, blacks, 18 year olds, etc., all hold.

theoretically, a legislature could decide to make the electors gubernatorial appointees, or drawn based on a lottery. this would be permitted by the constitution, though it would lead (one would still hope!) to a huge political outcry. and a quick amendment to prevent this.

[Karenina]

5. Your "laziness"

will NOT be forgiven. It is part and parcel of the grotesque caricature
of themselves Americans have become. :spank: Forgive me for being so frank.

[lateo]

7. I am ready for my spanking...

*bends over*