Were it an immunity, or even were it a privilege, to vote, those who possess it could not be deprived of it by any State, for the State is bound to protect every citizen within its jurisdiction in the exercise thereof.
Woodhull argues that if voting were merely a privilege, states would not be obligated to protect that right for citizens.
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