Voting Rights In America

By sdenner

  • Constitution is Ratified

    any white male that owned property could vote

  • Religious Qualifications Dropped

    Any religion had the right to vote

  • Property Requirements Dropped

    You didn't have to own property, almost any white male could vote

  • 15th Amendment

    It gave former slaves the right to vote and protect the voting rights of adult male citizens of any race.

  • 19th Amendment

    guarentees woman's sufferage, gives woman the right to vote.

  • 23rd Amendment

    Allows voters from the district of columbia to vote in presidential elections

  • 24th Amendment

    bans the poll tax as a requirement for voting in federal elections.

  • Voting Acts of 1965

    protects the rights of minority voters and eliminates voting barriers such as the literacy test.

  • 26th Amendment

    set the minumum voting age to 18