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Re:Alabama blocked a man from voting because he owed $4 by mamon on Thursday February 27, 2020 @04:08PM (#22437897)
It doesn't really matter how much he owed, and for what reason. Believe it or not, my country has a poll stations even in prisons and psychiatric hospitals, because every citizen has a right to vote.

EDIT: no, not babies. Every citizen over 18 years old. Point is: no one can be stripped of this right.

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Re:Alabama blocked a man from voting because he owed $4 by typescriptfan1 on Thursday February 27, 2020 @04:10PM (#22437923)
Even babies? (To illustrate the extreme end of the spectrum.)
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Re:Alabama blocked a man from voting because he owed $4 by randyrand on Thursday February 27, 2020 @04:27PM (#22438118)
Not sure why he's downvoted. It's reasonable to question whether 18 years old is the correct voting restriction.
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Re:Alabama blocked a man from voting because he owed $4 by grawprog on Thursday February 27, 2020 @07:48PM (#22439576)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_age

The lowest voting age globally is 16, a quick search found this. Asking if babies can vote is being facetious.

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Re:Alabama blocked a man from voting because he owed $4 by giggly_gopher on Thursday February 27, 2020 @06:05PM (#22438946)
This is not entirely true. Seehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disfranchisement
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Re:Alabama blocked a man from voting because he owed $4 by jdsully on Thursday February 27, 2020 @06:19PM (#22439022)
It's true for Israel, Canada, and numerous other countries. I don't see what grounds you have for contradicting OP, especially since we don't even know what country he or she is in.
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