Voting Rights Timelime

15th amendment

Feb 3, 1870

The fifteenth amendment guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied on race and color.https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fifteenth-Amendment

guinn vs us

Jun 21, 1915

guinn vs us was a supreme court decisioning that guinn had violated 5th amendment rights by discrimating against blacks

19th Amendment

Jun 4, 1919

The 19th amendment was the amendment that gave the right for women to vote and also states that you shall not be denied the right to vote depending on your sex https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nineteenth-Amendment

24th amendment

Jan 23, 1964

the 24th amendment abolished and forbids imposing taxes on voters during federal elections it was ratified on January 23th 1964 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Twenty-fourth-Amendment

freedom summer

Jun 15, 1964

freedom summer was a volunteer campagin which was an attempt to register african americans as voters in Mississippi launched in june 1964 https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/freedom-summer

26th amendment

Jul 1, 1971

The 26th amendment was the amendment that made the legal voting age 18 and the war that made the voting age change was the vietnam war. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Twenty-sixth-Amendment

alice paul

Jul 9, 1977

alice paul was a suffragist who fought to secure women the right to vote. and other causes for women https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/alice-paul

john lewis voting rights act

Aug 6, 1985

the john lewis act would strengthen the law and would get us closer to concluding discrimination in voting and give equal access in ballots. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/john-lewis-voting-rights-advancement-act

motor voter law

May 20, 1993

a way to increase voter participation, opportunities and make it easier to register as a voter. https://www.justice.gov/crt/about-national-voter-registration-act#:~:text=Congress%20enacted%20the%20National%20Voter,and%20to%20maintain%20their%20registration.

florida amendment 4

Nov 6, 2018

an amendment passed for the floridia ballot which helped anyone who had a felony conviction. https://www.votemarion.gov/Voters/Civil-Rights-Restoration-Amendment-4