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Timeline of Voting Rights in America (D.A.S)

By DagnyS
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    After civil war

  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

    prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees women the right to vote, prohibiting states from denying or abridging this right based on sex
  • 24th Amendment

    24th Amendment

    It abolished and forbids the federal and state governments from imposing taxes on voters during federal elections.
  • Voting Rights Act

    Voting Rights Act

    The Voting Rights Act outlawed discriminatory voting practices, such as literacy tests, and provided for federal oversight of elections in areas with a history of discrimination
  • 26th Amendment

    26th Amendment

    The 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years old.
  • Federal Election Campaign Act

    Federal Election Campaign Act

    United States federal law enacted in 1971 to regulate the financing of federal election campaigns