Voting Rights in the United States By ashley_ortiz Mar 5, 1789 Constitution is Ratified-only white male property owners vote only white male property owners had the right to vote Jun 6, 1810 Religious Qualifications Dropped Feb 8, 1850 Property Requirements Dropped-almost all white male vote Mar 28, 1867 15th Amendment- voting right to slaves Mar 5, 1920 19th amendment-womans suffrage Sep 8, 1961 23rd amendement-allows district of coloumbia Mar 5, 1964 24th amendement-bans poll tax May 2, 1965 Voting Acts Right-eliminates voting barriers Jul 2, 1971 26th amendment- voting age:18