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15th Amendment
Granted African Americans the right to vote -
19th Amendment
Granted women the right to vote -
Indian Citizenship Act
granted US citizenship to indigenous people of the United States -
McCarran - Walter Act (Immigration and Nationality Act
this unfortunately kept a quota promoting limited immigration voting rights based on race / ethnicity -
Motor Voter Law
a law passed to make it quicker and easier for Americans to vote or have access to voting -
Freedom Summer
in the summer of 1964, white people and black people joined together to fight against voter discrimination -
24th Amendment
Prohibiting poll tax in elections -
26th Amendment
Allowing citizens 18 years or older to vote -
Help America Vote Act
this law replaced voting systems in certain states to advance voting standards. it also provided funding for improved election administration -
Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act
act that allows members of the military and their families, as well as people outside of the US to participate in elections as an absentee