Last year of having religious requirements to vote in American elections
Tax and property requirements are dropped in this year allowing a majority of white males to gain the ability to vote in American elections
15th amendment is added to the constitution giving former slaves the ability to vote and allowing men of all races to hold a say in the government elections of the USA
After a long battle for equality, the 19th amendment is added to the constitution allowing women to vote in elections for the first time in the US
In this year the 23rd amendment is added to the constitution allowing citizens living in Washington, D.C. to vote in elections
The 24th amendment added this year bans poll taxes on federal elections thus taking away economic restrictions on the voting process
In the year the Voting Rights Act is passed to protect minority voters are take off restrictions on the voting process such as the literacy test to allow a greater freedom of voting to a larger range of people
In 1971 the 26th amendment is added to the constitution which changed the minimum voting age from 21 down to the age of 18