Provisions
VIII of 1777 • Voters' oath of allegiance.
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The Text
That every elector, before he is admitted to vote, shall, if required by the returning officer or either of the inspectors, take an oath, or if of the people called Quakers, an affirmation, of allegiance to the state.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1777
• In Article VIII:
• Has 38 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Was adopted without a vote
• Is a new addition
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