A patchwork of state "incompetence" laws cost tens of thousands of Americans their vote every year
by Cory Doctorow from on (#3K5P5)
States have a patchwork of arcane, antiquated laws that disenfranchise citizens deemed to be "incompetent," "incapacitated," "idiots" or "insane persons." Tens of thousands of people -- especially elderly people believed to have dementia -- lose their votes every year under these rules. (more")