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1790
Only white male adult property-owners have the right to vote. -
1810
Last religious prerequisite for voting is eliminated. -
1850
Property ownership and tax requirements eliminated by 1850. Almost all adult white males could vote. -
1867
The Constitution Act, 1867[1] (originally enacted as The British North America Act, 1867, and referred to as the BNA Act), is a major part of Canada's Constitution. -
1920
Womens sufferage -
1961
The 23rd Amendment allows voters of the District of Columbia to participate in presidential elections. -
1964
The 24th Amendment bans the poll tax as a requirement for voting in federal elections. r -
1965
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., mounts a voter registration drive in Selma, Alabama, to draw national attention to African-American voting rights. -
1971
26 amendement minumin voting at age 18