BY WALTER OPINDE The Guinn v. United States, 238 U.S. 347 (1915), was a U.S. Supreme Court decision that delved into the provisions of state constitutions that set qualifications for voters. It found the “grandfather clause” exemptions to literacy tests to be unconstitutional. The Oklahoma Constitution, while appearing to treat all voters equally, allowed for the exemption to the literacy requirement for those voters […]
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