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Struggle to extend voting rights
Religious qualifiations were rapidly disappearing, states began eliminating property ownership and tax payment qualifications -
Wyoming grants women suffrage
Wyoming gave women the right to vote in 1869 -
Effort to broaden the electorate
The 15th Amendment was intended to protect citizens from being denied the right to vote because of color/race -
Ratification of the 19th Amendment
Some states began granting women the right to vote, by 1920 over half the states were allowing women to vote -
African Americans gain secured suffrage
Racial equality among polling booths throughout the country -
Passing of the 23rd Amendment
Added the voters of the District of Columbia to the presidential electorate -
Ratification of the 24th Amendment
The ratification of the 24th Amendment eliminated poll tax along with any other tax. This was a condition for voting in any federal election -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Secures racial equality thoughout the states -
Adoption of the 26th Amendment
No state can set the minimum age for voting at more that 18 years of age. This Amendment gave the right to vote to those who are 18 and over
