First he recruited men from the lower classes who did not meet the official property requirement.

Notably there did not seem to have been a property requirement.

Only males citizens who met a minimum property requirement could vote.

There were no limits to equestrian numbers, but property requirements had to be met.

Voters born after 1840 had to pass a literacy test and meet certain property requirements.

In addition, the property requirements for each of the five classes were probably raised.

By the constitution of 1777, voting was restricted to free men who could satisfy certain property requirements.

This property requirement disfranchised poor men among both blacks and whites.

The same constitution eliminated the property requirement for white men and expanded their franchise.

The constitution recognized the right of suffrage for women and black men who met certain property requirements.