Voting Rights in the United States

By kelli123

  • Constitution is Ratified

    Only white male adult property-owners have the right to vote.

  • Religious Qualifications Dropped

    Last religious prerequisite for voting is eliminated.

  • Property Requirments Dropped

    Property ownership and tax requirements eliminated by 1850. Almost all adult white males could vote.

  • 15th Amendment

    The 15th amendment is passed. Gives former slaves the right to vote and protects the voting rights of adult male citizens of any race.

  • 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment guarantees women's suffrage.

  • 23rd Amendment

    The 23rd Amendment allows voters of the District of Columbia to participate in presidential elections.

  • 24th Amendment

    The 24th Amendment bans the poll tax as a requirement for voting in federal elections.

  • The Voting Rights Act of 1965

    .Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., mounts a voter registration drive in Selma, Alabama, to draw national attention to African-American voting rights.
    .The Voting Rights Act protects the rights of minority voters and eliminates voting barriers such as the literacy test

  • 26th Amendment

    The 26th amendment sets the minimum voting age at 18.