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only white men who owned property had the right to vote.
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Last religious prerequisite for voting is eliminated.
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Property ownership and tax requirements eliminated by 1850. Almost all adult white males could vote.
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After the civil war. The 15th Amendment passed and intended to protect ANY citizen from being denied the right to vote because of RACE OF COLOR.
But it didn't go into full affect because of racail discrimination. African Americans were threatend and harassed so that they could not vote. There was also a Literary Test made to make it harder for African Americans to vote and other non-educated people for that matter.......I took a literacy test that thing is hard! -
The 19th Amendment passed and prohibited the denial of the right to vote because of sex.
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23erd Amendement passed and added the voters of the District of Columbia to the presidential electorate.
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The 24th Amendment eliminated the poll tax as a condition for voting in any federal election.
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Racial epuality finally became fact in polling booths throughout the country.
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The 26th Amendment was made and it provided that no state can set the minimum age for voting at more than 18 yearts of age.
18 and over can now vote!
