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Consitution is ratified
Constitution is ratified- All white, land owning males could vote. -
Religious qualifications dropped
Religious qualifications dropped- Religious beliefs or affiliations will not matter when voting after this was dropped. -
Property requirments dropped
Property requirments dropped- Property ownership andtax requirments eliminated. Also, almost all white males could vote by now. -
15th Amendment
15th Amendment- It gives former slaves the right to vote, and protect voting for adult males of other races. -
19th Amendment
19th Amendment- This amendment guarantees woman suffrage. -
23th Amendment
23th Amendment- Allows voters in the District of Columbia to participate in presidential elections. -
24th Amendment
24th Amendment- Bans a poll tax as a requirment for voting in federal elections. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965- Martin Luther King Jr. mounts a voter registration drive in Alabama, to draw national attention to African-American voting rights. -
26th Amendment
26th Amendment- It set the minimum driving age to 18 years old.