Voting Rights in the United States

By joanna griffiths

  • Ratification of the Constitution

    All white adult males who own land are allowed to vote

  • Religious Qualifications

    The while, land-owning adult males can nowbeofany reliegion to vote.

  • Property Qualifications

    Adult white males of any religion can vote, regardlessofland ownership.

  • 15th Amendment

    Adult males can vote, regardless of religion, land-ownership, or race. Former slaves are also allowed to vote.

  • 19th Amendment

    Any adult-male or female- has the right tovote, regardless of race, religion, or land-ownership.

  • 23rd Amendment

    All adults can vote, and the District of Columbia (D.C.) gains the right to vote in presidential elections.

  • 24th Amendment

    All adults can vote without the requirement of the poll tax in federal elections.

  • Voting Rights Act of1965

    All adults are allowed to vote, with the rights ofminorities protected and the elimination of voting barriers like the literacy test.

  • 26th Amendment

    All people 18 and older are allowed to vote.