Mobile voting

Time For A Change

By addisoncremeans

  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment
    The 15th amendment gave African American men the right to vote. This amendment signified fulfillment for African Americans at the time and was the next step after the 13th and 14th amendments.
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  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment
    The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. This amendment took a lot of time and was very difficult to achieve. A lot of protests took place before the 19th amendment was passed.
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  • Alice Paul

    Alice Paul
    Alice Paul was an advocate for women's rights. In 1923, she pitched the first Equal Rights Amendment to congress and even decades later she continued to work on civil rights bills.
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  • Indian Citizenship Act

    Indian Citizenship Act
    The Indian Citizenship Act granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the US the right to vote. This happened because previously, in some areas, Native Americans were denied the right to vote.
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  • 24th Amendment

    24th Amendment
    The 24th amendment came to be because, in some states, people had to pay a fee to vote. This amendment stops any poll tax in elections for federal officials.
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  • Freedom Summer

    Freedom Summer
    Freedom summer aimed to register as many African Americans to vote as possible in Mississippi. This happened due to continued segregation and heavy violence under Jim Crow Laws.
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  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Voting Rights Act of 1965
    The Voting Rights Act of 1965 overcame state and local levels of prevention of African Americans' right to vote. This ensured that no one in the federal, state or local governments can not base voting on one's race.
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  • 26th Amendment

    26th Amendment
    The 26th Amendment lowered the legal voting age from 21 to 18. Many young males felt as if it was unfair for the government to have the power to draft them if they couldn't even vote.
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  • Motor Voter Law

    Motor Voter Law
    The motor voter law allows citizens to register to vote when they receive their driver's licenses. This law is intended to make it easier for Americans.
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  • Help America Vote Act

    Help America Vote Act
    The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) was first proposed by President George W. Bush. It aimed to create an easier voting process for the states and improve elective administration.
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