Voting Rights in the United States

By shmell

  • Constitution was ratified

    All white, land owning males could vote.

  • Religious qualifications dropped

    Last religious prequisite for voting is eliminated.

  • Property requirements dropped

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

  • 15th Amendment

    15th amendment passed giving the right to vote to former slaves and protects the votiing rights of adult male citizens of any race.

  • 19th Amendment

    Guarntees women's suffrage.

  • 23rd Amendment

    Allows voters of the District of Columbia to participate in presidential elections.

  • 24th Amendment

    Bans the poll tax as a requirement for voting in federal elections.

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Protected the rights of minority voters and eliminated voting barriers, such as the literacy test.

  • 26th Amendment

    Sets the minimum voting age to 18.