Why the Right to Vote Comes With Caveats in the U.S.

Elections are a hallmark of democracy. Voting in the U.S.? That’s complicated. The nation’s founders restricted the vote to those who held property or paid taxes, which effectively meant white men. Even now, decades after constitutional amendments enfranchised blacks and women, most felons can’t vote, most people have to work on Election Day, some states require advance registration to vote, people without proper identification might not have their vote counted and letting voters send their ball