Non+Compus+Mentis


 * *Non Compos Mentis || graded ||
 * || [[image:s-non compos mentis.jpg width="157" height="157"]] ||
 * Derivatives: Mental ||  ||
 * connection(s) to other sententiae or Ecce Romani chapters: Mens sana in corpore sano ||  ||
 * *examples in English texts: (must include link or citation!)
 * connection(s) to other sententiae or Ecce Romani chapters: Mens sana in corpore sano ||  ||
 * *examples in English texts: (must include link or citation!)

=States Face Decisions on Who Is Mentally Fit to Vote=

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/us/19vote.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

State laws vary and are inconsistently applied, said Jennifer Mathis, deputy legal director for the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, an advocacy group in Washington. Ms. Mathis said most states fell into one of two categories. About 18 bar voting by people under guardianship or who are “**non compos mentis**” (“not master of one’s own mind”), a determination that is often not clearly defined. Another 18 prevent voting if there is a specific determination that people lack voting competence. || *created by: Raven = Serena Lavina Casanova = Publius ||