Voting Rights in the United States

By Nethaniel Lopez

  • Constitution is ratified

    Constitution is ratified
    The majority of the constitutional delegates approved a number of controversial documents.

  • Religious Qualifications Dropped

    Religious Qualifications Dropped
    Any white man who owns land can vote

  • Property Qualifications dropped

    Property Qualifications dropped
    Congress took away the last property requirements for voting which was based on religion

  • 15th amendment

    15th amendment
    Any man, black or white or even slave owners can vote.

  • 19th amendment

    19th amendment
    This guaranteed women the right to vote.

  • 23rd amendment

    23rd amendment
    Allowed the District of Columbia the right to vote.

  • 24th amendment

    24th amendment
    Prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax.

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Voting Rights Act of 1965
    The Voting Rights Act bans racial discrimination in voting practices by the federal government as well as by state and local governments.

  • 1971- 26th Amendment

    1971- 26th Amendment
    The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.