Voting Rights Timeline By Rika.06 Feb 26, 1869 15th amendment The 15th amendment states that the right of U.S. citizens to vote should not be determined by factors such as race and color which guaranteed voting rights for African Americans. 1913 Alice Paul Alice Paul formed the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage and led women's suffrage and equal rights in the United States through marches, protests and rallies. Her fight for women's suffrage resulted in her imprisonment before the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. Jun 4, 1919 19th amendment Women's right to vote was granted by the 19th amendment as this amendment made it illegal to deny voting rights to citizens based on their sex. Jun 2, 1924 Indian Citizenship Act The Indian Citizenship Act acknowledged citizenship to all Native Americans born in the U.S. 1964 Freedom Summer One of the main goals of Freedom Summer was to increase black voter registration and this project ended by being a success as over 700 volunteers joined together to fight against voter discrimination. Jan 23, 1964 24th amendment The 24th amendment made voting more accessible by ending the mandatory poll taxes that prevented many African Americans and other lower class citizens from voting. Aug 6, 1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965 The Voting Rights Act of 1965 put an end to literacy tests as well as poll taxes which had been placed to deprive African Americans from voting. Mar 23, 1971 26th amendment Voting requirements concerning age were lowered by the 26th amendment and any citizen 18 years or older were given the access to participate in votes. Jul 26, 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act The Americans with Disabilities Act was put into place in order to protect people with disabilities from discrimination in employment, education and other areas such as voting and participating in political programs. The main purpose of this Act was to give people with disabilities the same opportunities as other citizens. 2002 Help America Vote Act The Help America Vote Act was passed to reform the nation's voting process. It required the states to offer ballots for people who were not on the voter list and it also required the states to create standards for counting ballots.
