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>White, rich districs with good educational systems would be overrepresented.
This much is probably true, but it would also probably be true even in the case of just requiring a civics class. If there were a test, maybe the most distasteful thing would be the special interest groups rounding up kids and coaching them for early voter status. Yes, maybe not a test. At first I had the notion of a small number of interested kids getting motivated to be involved in voting. -I didn't consider much about how it would be gamed. Maybe just move the age to 16. The prisoner issue is disgusting. If I remember correctly, I think Michigan does the same thing. I don't think a conviction should strip you of your right to vote. As you point out, that can be gamed in a way that disenfranchises criminals and non-criminals.