Voting Rights in the United States

By haleyjade94

  • constitution ratified

    All white, landowning males could vote.

  • Religious qualifications dropped

    Last religious prerequisite for voting is eliminated.

  • Property requirements dropped

    Property ownership and tax requirements eliminated by 1850. Almost all adult white males could vote.

  • 15th Amendment

    an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1870, prohibiting the restriction of voting rights “on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

  • 19th Amendment

    an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1920, guaranteeing women the right to vote.

  • 23rd Amendment

    an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1961, allowing District of Columbia residents to vote in presidential elections.

  • 24th Amendment

    an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1964, forbidding the use of the poll tax as a requirement for voting in national or U.S. Congressional elections.

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    The Voting Rights Act protects the rights of minority voters and eliminates voting barriers such as the literacy test. The Act is expanded and renewed in 1970, 1975, and 1982.

  • 26th Amendment

    an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1971, lowering the voting age to 18.