Appellants point first to the historical fact that United States citizenship is a recent addition to the prerequisites for voting. Appellants next argue that where the right to vote and a classification based on alienage are involved the strict standard of review must be applied in determining whether the citizenship requirement. as applied to them. denies them the equal protection of the law. Finally. appellants argue that neither the states interest in loyalty to the government. intelligent exercise of the franchise. promotion of naturalization. prevention of election frauds nor administrative convenience are sufficiently compelling or so narrowly prescribed as to satisfy the strict scrutiny test.
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