Voting Rights in the United States

Constitution is ratified

Mar 5, 1789

Only white men who own land had the right to vote

Religious qualifications dropped

Mar 5, 1810

You did not have to have any kind of religious affiliations to vote in the U.S.

Property requirements dropped

Mar 5, 1850

You no longer had to own land to have the right to vote.

15th Amendment

Mar 5, 1867

Any free man can vote, of any race as long as they are free.

19th Amendment

Mar 5, 1920

Women have gained the right to vote in the U.S.

23rd Amendment

Mar 5, 1961

The 23rd Amendment allows for the District of Columbia to vote for the Presidential Election.

24th Amendment

Mar 5, 1964

You can no longer be taxed to vote as a requirement.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Mar 5, 1965

There are no longer any tests or preventatives for minorites voting rights.

26th Amendment

Mar 5, 1971

You have to be eighteen to vote in the U.S.