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That's kind of impossible unfortunately. It would be nice if only people who weren't misinformed made decisions, but there's no good way to measure how informed someone is. Any method for deciding what counts as "informed" could be used by the state to suppress the interests of certain people. It's kind of like saying we should put someone who's always correct in charge. There's no good way of deciding what is correct.
I'm a proponent of having as few limits as possible on who can vote. We should make it easier for people to predict how different candidates will actually govern, but the person who can best advocate for someone's interests is themselves. People are often convinced into voting against their self interest, but their interests would not be better represented by letting someone else decide for them. It's not a perfect solution, but it's the best one.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating tests or anything for voting. We've seen what that leads to.
I'm thinking more along the lines of self-determination. If someone has no interest or knowledge of politics, they should refrain from voting.