Voting Rights In The United States

  • Constitution is Ratified

    Constitution is ratified
  • Religios qualification dropped

    People did not have to be religious to vote
  • Property requirements dropped

    You did not have to legally own a house to vote or pay taxes
  • 15th Amendment

    Previous slaves were allowed to vote
  • 19th Amndment

    Women have the right to vote
  • 23rd Amendment

    Lifted restriction on DC voters
  • 24th Amendment

    Banned the poll tax
  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    No longer took the literacy test to vote
  • 26th Amendment

    You had to be 18 to vote