Source excerpts from New Jersey voting laws

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Who Could Vote in New Jersey? Read through the following primary source excerpts from New Jersey voting laws. Follow the directions to mark up and analyze the texts. 1776 New Jersey Constitution 1. Underline the phrases that show who could legally vote in 1776 in New Jersey. "4. That all Inhabitants of this Colony of full Age,

who are worth Fifty Pounds Proclamation Money clear Estate in the same, & have resided within the County in which they claim a Vote for twelve months public immediately preceding the Election, shall be entitled to vote for Representatives in Council & Assembly; and also for all other public Officers that shall be elected by the People of the County at Large." 1790 Election Law 2. Underline the phrases that show who could legally vote in 1790 in New Jersey.

3. Cider the word added in the first sentence that now determines who can vote. 4. According to this addition, who is not excluded from the right to vote because of this law? 5. Who has lost the right to vote because of this law? 6. Could women vote in New Jersey in 1790? Box the word(s) that prove your answer. "11.

And be it further Enacted, That all free Inhabitants of this State of full Age, and who are worth Fifty Pounds Proclamation Money clear Estate in the same, have resided within the County in which they claim a Vote, for twelve Months immediately preceding the Election, shall be entitled to vote for all public Officers which shall be elected by Virtue of this Act;

and no Person shall be entitled to vote in any other Township or Precinct that that in which he or she doth actually reside at the Time of the Election; and no Person who shall be convicted of Treason against this State or the United States, or any of them, shall be entitled to vote at any such Election." 1807 Election Law 7. Underline the phrases that show who could legally vote in 1807 in New Jersey.

8. Cider any new voting restrictions that weren’t present in the previous laws. 9. Who has lost the right to vote because of this law? "Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED, by the council and general assembly of this state, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same,

That from and after the passing of this act, no person shall vote in any state or county election for officers in the government of the United States, or of this state, unless such person be a free, white, male citizen, of this state, of the age of twenty-one years, worth fifty pounds proclamation money, clear estate, and have resided in the country where he claims a vote, for at least twelve months immediately preceding the election." 10. Explain how voting rights changed between 1776 and 1807