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First Presidential Election
In the first election, only white males who owned property or paid taxes were allowed to vote. This is roughly 6% of the population at the time. The total popular vote was around 43,000 people. There were 69 electoral votes in which George Washington was elected unanimously.
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15th Amendment
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Abolishing Property Qualifications
Beginning in 1792, states began to remove the qualification of owning property to vote. The 15th amendment was not passed therefore race was still a factor in voting eligibility. The first state was Kentucky, and the last was North Carolina in 1856. Voter turnout in the 1830 election was very high because 80% of white males were voting. 80% at the time was over 2 million votes.
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14th Amendment
In 1868 the 14th amendment was passed which allowed citizenship to all males born or naturalized in the United States. This did include blacks, which eventually led to more voting rights in the future. Women were not included in this amendment.
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15th Amendment
The 15th amendment allowed the right to vote without restrictions of race. This gave blacks the right to vote, but women were still not allowed to vote. Jim Crow laws emerged and in the 20th century they were ruled unconstitutional.
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Dawes Act
Native Americans who left their tribe were granted citizenship. The Dawes Act was what allowed this to be possible. This technically made Native Americans eligible to vote because of the 15th amendment.
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19th Amendment
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. However, the 15th amendment did not apply to women. African Americans and other races were not allowed to vote still. It was strictly for white women at the time of it being passed.
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Magnuson Act
The Magunson Act gave Chinese Immigrants the right to citizenship. After they became citizens, they were granted the right to vote. The 15th amendment eliminated the race factor in voting, so this applied to Chinese Immigrants who became citizens.
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One Man One Vote
Chief Justice Earl Warren passed many laws that further established the "One man, one vote" policy. In 1962, he gave federal courts the right to hear cases over redistricting. He also ruled in 1964 that the districts should be fairly equal in terms of numbers. The one man, one vote policy applied to all citizens including the ones affected by the 15th amendment. It also applied to women of all races although it said one MAN one vote, because of the 19th and 15th amendments
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Wealth Requirements Prohibited
A Supreme Court case, Harper v. Virginia Board of Election ruled that tax payments and other wealth requirements are prohibited. This gave potentially homeless citizens of the United States the right to vote. This included all races as long as they were citizens. It also included women of all races as well.
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26th Amendment
The 26th amendment gave citizens of ages 18 and up the right to vote. The 15th amendment gave all races of 18+ the right to vote. This did include women of all races of course. The only requirement for this to apply is you have to be a citizen.
source: https://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/37022
