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Early Voting in America
Last religious prerequisite for voting is eliminated. In 1810 the United States Of America elimited religous prerequisite. That means that you can't base your votes off your Religous Leader. You must use your own opinion to vote. -
Men Voting In the 1800's
Property ownership and tax requirements eliminated by 1850. Almost all adult white males could vote.Not only that, voters could now cast their opinion for more offices. Previously, governors and presidential electors had usually been selected by state legislatures as part of a republican strategy that limited the threat of direct democratic control over the highest political offices. -
Literacy Test to Vote?
Connecticut adopts the nation's first literacy test for voting. Massachusetts follows suit in 1857. The tests were implemented to discriminate against Irish-Catholic immigrants. -
Negros Voting?
The 15th Amendment is passed. It gives former slaves the right to vote and protects the voting rights of adult male citizens of any race. This was a large impact on voting becuase the population of the blacks in the !800's was vast. When they were freed they could vote. -
Poll Tax!
Florida adopts a poll tax. Ten other southern states will implement poll taxes. This made voting cost money so America's economy could grow. -
Test to Vote?
Mississippi adopts a literacy test to keep African Americans from voting. Numerous other states—not just in the south—also establish literacy tests. However, the tests also exclude many whites from voting. To get around this, states add grandfather clauses that allow those who could vote before 1870, or their descendants, to vote regardless of literacy or tax qualifications. -
17th Amendment
The 17th Amendment calls for members of the U.S. Senate to be elected directly by the people instead of State Legislatures. In the campaign to maintain the state legislative selection of senators. By 1910, 31 state legislatures had passed motions calling for reform. -
Supreme Court and The Clause
Oklahoma was the last state to append a grandfather clause to its literacy requirement (1910). In Guinn v. United States the Supreme Court rules that the clause is in conflict with the 15th Amendment, thereby outlawing literacy tests for federal elections.
