Voting Rights in the United States

By ttadiarca1678

  • 1788-Constitution is Ratified

    After the the ninth state ratified the document, it was agreed that the government under the U.S. Constitution would begin on March 4.

  • 1810-Religious Qualifications Dropped

    The voting for the last religious prerequisite is removed.

  • 1850-Property Requirements are Dropped

    Tax requirements and property ownerships are eliminated, and all adult white males could vote.

  • 1870-The 15th Amendment

    The 15th Amendment gave African American men the right to vote, saying that no citizen should be denied the right to vote.

  • 1920-The 19th Amendment

    This Amendment was passed to prohibited the denying of a U.S. citizen the right to vote based on sex.

  • 1961-23rd Amendment

    This amendment extends the right to vote in the U.S. presidential election to citizens residing in the District of Columbia by granting district electors in the Electoral College.

  • 1964-24th Amendment

    This amendment was ratified to prohibit any poll tax for federal offices.

  • 1965-Voting Rights Act of 1965

    The Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson to help African Americans who were being prevented to exercise their right to vote.

  • 1971-26th Amendment

    This amendment was signed into law and it gave the right to those who were 18 years old to vote.