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When this was written a married woman was required to obey her husband in all matters. This meant that she would vote for whomever he told her to vote for, effe
by billyjobob 6y ago
When this was written a married woman was required to obey her husband in all matters. This meant that she would vote for whomever he told her to vote for, effectively giving each man two votes. So it made sense to disallow this.
- jnurmine 6y agoYes, it's a good point. However, it sounds like an unenforceable thing. As secret votes have been around since ancient Greece, one could have said "I voted for X" when the real vote went for Y, and no-one would've been any wiser.