Failure to Pay Any Poll Tax or Other Tax: The constitutionality of tax felon disenfranchisement

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作者
Speck, Sloan G. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW REVIEW | 2007年 / 74卷 / 04期
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10.2307/20141870
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D9 [法律]; DF [法律];
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0301 ;
摘要
The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason offailure to pay any poll tax or other tax. Any person who willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat any tax imposed by [the Internal Revenue Code] or the payment thereof shall...be guilty of a felony. Since the founding of the country, most states in the US. have enacted laws disenfranchising convicted felons and ex-felons.
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页码:1549 / 1580
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