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Ah here it is:
But I have to concede that the point of having property owners being the only ones eligable to vote is not entirely without its merit because then non-property owners could just vote to infringe upon the rights of the property owner, ie wealth/land redistribution.
By about 1860, most white men without property were enfranchised. President Andrew Jackson, champion of frontiersmen, helped advance the political rights of those who did not own property.
But I have to concede that the point of having property owners being the only ones eligable to vote is not entirely without its merit because then non-property owners could just vote to infringe upon the rights of the property owner, ie wealth/land redistribution.