Voting Rights in the United States Timeline

By zachdangles71

  • 1789 - Constitution is ratified

    only white males had the right to vote, less then 20% of the population at the time.

  • Religious qualifications dropped

    voting for religion is finished.

  • Property requirements dropped

    all white males can vote, does not matter if they own property or not.

  • 15th Amendment

    all male slaves now can vote and have citizinship in the United States.

  • 19th Amendment

    woman's suffrage. Meaning woman have the right to vote.

  • 23rd Amendment

    District of Colombia (DC) now have vote in elections.

  • 24th Amendment

    bans the poll tax, don't have to pay to vote.

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    protects rights of voters, elimantes Literacy Test

  • 26th Amendment