Voteing Rights in the United States

By lacey gamble

  • The Constitution is ratified

    All white, landowning men could vote

  • Religious Qualifications Dropped

    Last religious prereqsitie for voteing is eliminated

  • Property requriements dropped

    property owership and tax requirements eliminated by 1850. Almost all adults white males could vote.

  • 15th amendment

    It gives former slaves the right to vote

  • 19th amedment

    garentees womans sufferage

  • 23rd amemndment

    Allows voters from The District of Colombia to participate in presidential elections

  • 24th amendment

    bans the poll tax as requirement for voteing in Federal elections

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    The Voting Rights Act protects the rights of minority voters and eliminates voting barriers such as the literacy test. The Act is expanded and renewed in 1970, 1975, and 1982.

  • 26th amendment

    Sets the minimum voting age to 18.