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male voting rights
At this time only white males who owned property could vote -
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Electorate
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Stage 1 of extending sufferage 1800's
religious qualifications slowly disapeared, and one by one states began to eliminate property ownership, and tax qualifications. and by the mid century almost all white males had the right to vote. -
Stage 2
following the civil war the 15th ammendment was ratified , and it was to protect any citizen from being denied the right to vote because of race or color. Although the 15th ammendment was put into play, african americans were still prevented from voting. -
Stage 3
The 19th ammendment prohibited the denial of the right to vote because of sex. -
Stage 4
federal and court focused on securing african americans a full roll in th electoral process in all states. -
23rd ammendment
gave citizens in districts the right to vote for president. -
24th ammendment
this eliminated the poll tax -
voting rights act of 1965
brought racial equallity to all polling booths across the states. -
Stage 5
this stage made it so no state can make the voting age any higher than 18 -
1975 hill v stone
the court shot a section of texas down that wanted to only allow people who had property to tax the right to vote
