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States are allowed to vote.
The Constitution was adopted and since there wasnt an agreement on national standard for voting rights, the states were given the power to decide on their own voting laws. -
Only white males who own property can vote.
This makes voting so only white males who own property can vote. This effects the poor and women a lot. White Males at least 21 years old could vote, but most States included property or religious requirements. -
15th Amendment passed
The 15th Amendment extends the right to vote to all races; however, poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses prevent most black males from voting.A lot of men tried to resist this change. -
19th amendment passed
The 19th amendment prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. The Constitution allows the states to determine the qualifications for voting, and until the 1910s most states didn't let women vote. Now that it is a law, they are allowed everywhere to vote. -
District of Columbia
The 23rd amendment provides citizens of the District of Columbia with the right to vote for the President and Vice President, but not for Congress. They can only vote for the presidential election. -
Voting rights act is pased
Congress passes the Voting Rights Act that outlawed barriers to political participation by racial and ethnic minorities such as literacy tests and discrimination practices. This allows all blacks to vote. -
Voting age is changed
The 26th Amendment expands the franchise by lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. This Amendment prohibits the states and the federal government from setting a voting age higher than eighteen. -
Language Assitance Act
The Voting Rights Language Assistance Act was passed. This legislation required bilingual voting materials and expanded coverage to jurisdictions with more than 10,000 voting-age minority citizens who were not proficient in English. -
Voting Today
Today anyone who is an American citizen and is 18 is given the chance to vote. It doesn't matter what color of skin, or language they speak.
