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only white males owning property were able to vote
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States began to eliminate property ownership and tax qualifications. Almost all white males could vote in every state.
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Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote. 19th amendment later made this right constitutional.
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Protected any citizen the right to vote because of any race or color.
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Supreme Court outlawed white primary's in the Smith vs. Allwright case
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The 23rd amendment added voters of the district of Columbia to the presidential electorate.
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The 24th amendment eliminated poll taxes and any other taxes as a condition for voting in any federal election.
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A law was created that suspended the use of any literacy test in any state or county where electorate had voted or been registered in the 1964 election.
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Voting age was changed to 18 years old.