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