The state declares that if you’re a citizen and you’ve reached the age of consent, you can vote. That’s a pretty liberal and sweeping allowance. There’s a general assumption of personhood; other factors, like level of education, race, gender, sexual orientation, etc., are irrelevant. So, when it comes to uplifted animals, citizenship and the right to vote can’t be tied into their “species,” or other superfluous characteristics that we ourselves don’t invoke as reasons for not allowing a person to vote.
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