Voting Rights Timeline

By dylanwadzinski

  • Property Owners

    Property Owners
    At this time only white male property owners could vote.

  • Less Requirements

    Less Requirements
    At this time almost all white males could vote in elections.

  • The 15th Amendment

    The 15th Amendment
    At this time former slaves now have the right to vote and all white males have the right also.

  • The 17th Amendment

    The 17th Amendment
    At this time the members of senate would now be elected by the people.

  • The 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment
    At this time women were granted the right to vote.

  • Primaries

    Primaries
    At this time the supreme court outlawed white primaries.

  • The Voting Rights Act

    The Voting Rights Act
    The voting rights act protected the rights of minorities and literacy tests were eliminated.

  • The 26th Amendment

    The 26th Amendment
    At this time the legal age to vote was lowered to 18.

  • The Motor Voter Law

    The Motor Voter Law
    At this time people can now register to vote at the Department of Motor Vheicles.