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Only white male adult property owners were allowed to vote (which was only 10 - 16 percent of the nations population)
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Last religious prerequisite for voting is eliminated. Adult male property owners can now vote regardless of religion.
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Property ownership and tax requirements eliminated by 1850 allowing almost all adult white males to vote.
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15th amendment is passed granting former slaves the right to vote and protecting voting rights of all adult males.
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Woman are given the right to vote.
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Citizens from the columbia district are allowed to vote on presidential elections.
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You are no longer taxed for voting with polls that regard federal elections.
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A voter registration drive was made by Martin Luther King in Selma, Alabama to draw attention to african american voting.
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The minimum voting age is set at 18 years of age.