Voting Rights in the United States

  • Constitution is ratified

    The constitution is ratified and only white, land owning men could vote
  • Religious qualifications dropped

    The last religious preqisite for voting is eliminated
  • Property requirements dropped

    The property requirments that were required to vote are dropped
  • 15th Amendment

    It gives slaves the right to vote
  • 19th Amendment

    It gave women the right to vote
  • 23rd Amendment

    allowd voters of the district of columia to participate in th presedential election
  • 24th Amendment

    takes away the requirement of the poll tax for voting in federal elections
  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    African-Americans are given the right to vote
  • 26th Amendment

    set the minimum voteing age limit to age 18