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expanded voting rights to men of color. allowed African Americans the right to vote. happened after the civil war because slaves were free. https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/document_library/files/Military-and-Overseas-Voter-Empowerment-“MOVE”-Act.pdf -
the right to vote should not be taken away based on sex. allowed women the right to vote. women fought for this amendment for years, but what really set them over the edge was the protest at the white house https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/amendments/amendment-xix#:~:text=The%20right%20of%20citizens%20of,this%20article%20by%20appropriate%20legislation. -
led the charge for women's suffrage and equal rights. She fought to ratify the 19th Amendment to grant women the right to vote and have a say in government. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/alice-paul -
it granted native americans who were born in the US citizenship. it recognized all the native Americans who fought in World War lhttps://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/5428/indian-citizenship-act.pdf -
prohibits the government from imposing poll taxes on citizens during elections. fights against voter discrimination
https://kids.laws.com/24th-amendment#:~:text=The%2024th%20Amendment%3A%20Eliminating%20Poll,poll%20taxes%20in%20federal%20elections. -
court case decided that the government should require both the House of Representatives and the Senate to be appointed based on population. https://www.oyez.org/cases/1963/23 -
lowered the voting age of 21 down to 18. said that citizens 18 of age shall not be denied the right to vote. if they lowered the voting age the amount of voters would increase. https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/news/26th-amendment#:~:text=Fearing%20confusion%20as%20to%20who,the%20fastest%20in%20ratification%20history. -
people in the military or family members can vote absentee.n meaning if they're out serving for the country and miss election day, they're still allowed to vote. https://ballotpedia.org/Military_and_Overseas_Voter_Empowerment_(MOVE)_Act -
protects the rights of people with disabilities. public accommodations are required to ensure disabled people's civil rights. https://www.ada.gov -
requires the state to set up provisional ballot boxes for the ones whose names were not on the voter's list. https://www.eac.gov/about/help_america_vote_act.aspx