Voting Rights in the United States

By barrera14

  • Constitution is Ratified

    All white,land owning males could vote.

  • Religious Qualifications Dropped

    Last religious prerequisite for voting is eliminated.

  • Property Requirements Dropped

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

  • 15th Amendment

    It gives former slaves the right to vote and protects the voting rights of adult male citizens of any race.

  • 19th Amendment

    It guarantees women 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 Acts of 1965

    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., mounts a voter registration drive in Selma, Alabama, to draw national attention to African-American voting rights.

  • 26th Amendment

    The minimun voting age at 18