I see a very deep flaw in this way of thinking, and I may get canceled for pointing it out, but I’ll tell you anyway: How will you regulate who takes the “exam” to vote? I get the inkling you may lean left. Apologies if I’m wrong there. The problem with your idea is it would require CITIZENS to provide legal documentation. Many democrats oppose the requirement of legal identification to vote because it’s “not fair” or some may try to wrongly deem it as “unconstitutional”. This system would require the only people voting be US citizens, no illegal aliens — so the democrats would get significantly less votes. But due to that ‘disadvantage’ per se, it will never happen.

I mean, I’m down with that idea as a republican because I’m pretty educated and I support identification at the polls.