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The Right To Vote Timeline

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  • Only people who own land can vote

    Only people who own land can vote
    Declaration signed, Most property owners where white and and over 21.
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    Timeline

  • Washington elected president

    Washington elected president
    Only 6% of population could vote.

  • Vote expanded to all white men

    Vote expanded to all white men
    North Carolina is the last state to remove property ownership as a requirement to vote

  • Women try to vote

    Women try to vote
    Susan B. Anthony is arrested for attempting to vote in the presidential election

  • Wyoming

    Wyoming
    First state to legalize women sufferage

  • Right to vote extended to women

    Right to vote extended to women
    19th Amendment passed, giving women right ot vote in both states and federal elections.

  • Legal barriers to Native American voting removed

    Legal barriers to Native American voting removed
    Miguel Trujillo, a Native American and former Marine, sues New Mexico for not allowing him to vote.

  • 23rd Amendment passed

    23rd Amendment passed
    It gives citizens of Washington D.C. the right to vote for U.S. President

  • 24th Amendment passed

    24th Amendment passed
    No special tax to vote in federal elections

  • 26th Amendment passed

    26th Amendment passed
    Voting age changed to 18