Voting Rights in United States

By randyman2323

  • Constitution is Ratified

    all white males could vote

  • Religious qualifications drop

    last religios requirment for voting was eliminated

  • Property Requirments dropped

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

  • 15th Amendment

    former slaves get the right to vote

  • 19th Amendment

    women gain the right to vote

  • 23rd Amendment

    allowed voters of the District of Colombia to vote in presidential elections

  • 24th Amendment

    bans poll tax requirments for voting

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr drew national attention to African American rights to vote

  • 26th Amendment

    set the minimum voting age of 18