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minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 month agoIn the early days religion definitely played a big part in your ability to vote.
minus-squareunmagical@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoReligious tests for voting were out within the first 14 years of the Union. Given that a number of founders weren’t Christian themselves it seems fair to say they did not have a vested interest in only allowing Christians to vote.
In the early days religion definitely played a big part in your ability to vote.
Religious tests for voting were out within the first 14 years of the Union. Given that a number of founders weren’t Christian themselves it seems fair to say they did not have a vested interest in only allowing Christians to vote.