Voting Rights in the United States

By gangstori

  • Constitution is ratified

    Constitution was enacted

  • Religious qualifications dropped

    Last religious prerequisite eliminated for voting

  • Property requirements dropped

    Property ownership & tax requirements eliminated
    almost all adult white males could vote

  • 15th Amendment

    Gives former slaves the right to vote
    Protects voting rights of adult male citizens of any race

  • 19th amendment

    Allows women to vote

  • 23rd amendment

    Allows voters from the District of Columbia to participate in presedential elections

  • 24th amendment

    Bans the pole tax as a requirement for voting in federal elections

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Protects the rights of minority voters, as well as eliminating tests used to discriminate against said voters, such as the literacy test

  • 26th amendment

    Makes the minimum voting age 18