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Abolishment of property requirements to be able to vote in an election. With the change in policies many Americans were now able to more freely decide what they wanted to vote for or participate in.
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Granted that the right to vote could not be withheld from people due to "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." This allowed people all over the country, specifically those of color, to vote legally in elections.
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Voting rights can not be withheld from people based on their sex. This effectively gave women the right to legally vote in the United States, furthering their equality to the working male in this time period.
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Granted Indians citizenship in the United States, and thus the right to vote in American elections. This helped soothe the tensions between Native Americans and the US after many years of tension.
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Otherwise known as the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, this granted aliens the ability to citizenship in the United States by tearing down the barrier on immigration. This gave many people moving to the US for countless reasons the ability to obtain citizenship and thus the right to vote in the states.
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Gave voting rights to those in the District of Columbia allowing them to partake in normal voting processes in the United States. This continued to expand the security of citizens in the US to being truly equal and having the same rights.
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Eliminated the ability to place taxes on polls thus allowing everyone, even those with no money, to vote on the next election. This was monumental and many people couldn't afford to vote with taxes being imposed on the process.
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Prohibited racial discrimination in voting to allow for a truly free voter process without any infringement on rights due to race or ethnicity. This gives people of all races the same equality in rights when voting of which was unclear before the passing of this act.
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Gave the right to vote to those of 18 and older in state and local elections to bridge a gap that was previously untouched due to the large amount of younger adults leading their households.
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Extended the Voting Rights Acts provisions for another 7 years while also extending the act to include people of different language barriers to further allow equality even among the disabled. This protected the right as a citizen to continue to be a United States citizen even with disabilities or impairments.
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This act requires that all voting areas must include an easy access area for those who are handicapped to ensure they have the opportunity to vote in the election process. This fulfilled the role of protecting US citizens with disabilities who needed extra help to be able to vote due to the inability to make it to the voting site.