Voting Rights in the United States

By Morgan Gambardella

  • 1789 - Constitution is ratified

    All white, land owning males could vote.

  • 1810 - Religious qualifications dropped

    All religious and non religious people could vote

  • 1850 - Property requirements dropped

    Property ownership and tax requirements eliminated, Almost all adult white males could vote

  • 1867 - 15th Amendment

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

  • 1920 - 19th Amendment

    Guarentees Womans sufferage

  • 1961- 23rd Amendment

    Allows voters of the District of Columbia to participate in presidential elections.

  • 1964- 24th Amendment

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

  • 1965 - Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., mounts a voter registration drive in Selma, Alabama, to draw national attention to African-American voting rights.

  • 1971- 26th Amendment

    Sets the minimum voting age at 18.