Voting Rights in the United States By yustkidding Period: Jan 1, 1789 to Dec 31, 1971 Voting Rights in the United States Mar 4, 1789 CONSTITUTION IS RATIFIED:All white male adults that owned land could vote. All white male adults that owned land could vote. Mar 5, 1810 RELIGIOUS QUALIFICATIONS DROPPED:The last religious prerequisite for voting had been eliminated Mar 6, 1850 PROPERTY REQUIREMENTS DROPPED:Tax requirements and property ownership had been eliminated, and almost all white males could vote Mar 7, 1867 15Tth AMENDMENT: The rights of US citizens to vote can not be denied Mar 8, 1920 19th AMENDMENT:Womens' suffrage was guaranteed Mar 9, 1961 23rd AMENDMENT:Allows the people of Washington D.C. to vote in preseidential elections Mar 10, 1964 24th AMENDMENT:Poll taxing was banned as a requirement Mar 11, 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965:Protects minority voters and eliminates voting barriers. Mar 12, 1971 26th AMENDMENT:18 becomes minimum voting age