Voting Rights in America

By Cassidydiane

  • Constitution is Ratified

    Only white males, who owned a home, were allowed to vote in America.

  • Religious Qualifications Dropped

    The last religious boundry on voting was abolished.

  • Property Requirements Dropped

    The rule where you had to own a property to vote was dropped, allowing almost all white males to vote.

  • 15th Amendment

    This allowed all past slaves to vote, and men of any race could also vote.

  • 19th Amendment

    Allowed women's sufferage.

  • 23rd Amendment

    allows the districts of Columbia to vote

  • 24th Amendment

    Bans the poll taxes for Elections

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Protects the rights of minority voters. For example this eliminated the literacy test.

  • 26th Amendment

    This set the minimum voting age which is 18.