Question

“No person shall be registered as an elector of this State or be allowed to vote in any election herein, unless he be able to read and write any section of the constitution of the State of Oklahoma; but no person who was, on January 1, 1866, or at any time prior thereto, entitled to vote under any form of government, or who at that time resided in some foreign nation, and no lineal descendant of such person, shall be denied the right to register and vote because of his inability to so read and write sections of such constitution.”

What exception was created to proving literacy in order to vote, according to the Oklahoma state law? Check all that apply.

“Currently living in a foreign country”
“Registered to vote before January 1, 1866”
“The child of someone registered to vote”
“Registered as an elector”
“Unable to read and write”

Answer 1

Select:
- “Registered to vote before January 1, 1866”
- “The child of someone registered to vote”

Explanation: the provision exempts people who were entitled to vote on Jan. 1, 1866 (or earlier), those who at that time resided in a foreign nation, and their lineal descendants (e.g., children). It does not exempt someone simply currently living abroad, nor does it make being "registered as an elector" itself an exception; "unable to read and write" is the condition the exception permits for those specific groups.