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Voting Rights Timeline AL

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    After The Civil War

  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

    prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote based on race or color
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    Guarantees women's right to vote
  • 24th Amendment

    24th Amendment

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

    Voting Rights Act

    landmark piece of legislation that aimed to eliminate racial discrimination in voting
  • 26th Amendment

    26th Amendment

    establishes a minimum age of 18 for participation elections
  • Federal Election Campaign Act

    Federal Election Campaign Act

    United States federal law designed to regulate the financing of political campaigns