Idiots may not vote.

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Every citizen of the United States, who is over the age of twenty-one years, and has resided in New Mexico twelve months, in the county ninety days, and in the precinct in which he offers to vote thirty days, next preceding the election, except idiots, insane persons and persons convicted of a felonious or infamous crime unless restored to political rights, shall be qualified to vote at all elections for public officers. The legislature may enact laws providing for absentee voting by qualified electors. All school elections shall be held at different times from other elections.
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I notice it does not say they may not be president. Lucky thing, huh?

Actually it's from the Mew Mexico constitution.
 
id·i·ot ([font=verdana, sans-serif] P [/font]) Pronunciation Key (
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  1. A foolish or stupid person.
  2. A person of profound mental retardation having a mental age below three years and generally being unable to learn connected speech or guard against common dangers. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
I'm guessing #2 is where that provision of the constitution came from.
 
*lol* I think they should exclude idiots from all sorts of things -- primarily driving! But that's another story.
 
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