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Passed by Congress on February 26, 1869, and ratified on February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment prohibits the denial of a citizen's right to vote based on race, skin color, or previous condition of servitude. In other words, it granted African-American men the right to vote. Constitution Center -
Passed by Congress on June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment prohibited the denial of one's voting rights on account of sex. In other words, granted women the right to vote. Constitution Center -
After being passed by Congress on June 2nd, 1924 the Indian Citizenship Act declared that all non-citizen Indians who were born in the United States were now citizens. The passage of this act allowed Natives to vote for their representatives since they were now citizens. Library of Congress -
The McCarran-Walter Act was passed by Congress on July 27th, 1952. The act kept the national origins quota system that was put in place by the Immigration Act of 1924 and solidified even further the restrictive immigration movement the U.S had in place at the time. Office of the Historian -
After the 24th Amendment was passed by Congress it was ratified by the states on January 23rd, 1964. This Amendment forbids state and federal governments from imposing taxes on voters during elections. In other words, it got rid of poll taxes or any other form of payment needed to vote. Britannica -
On August 6th, 1965 the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed and signed by President Johnson. In effect, the law banned discriminatory voting rules adopted after the Civil War, which included practices such as literacy tests as a requirement to vote. National Archives -
After being passed by Congress the 26th Amendment was ratified by the states on July 1st, 1969. The Amendment said that the right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged. In other words, the legal age to be able to vote is now 18. Constitution Center -
Passed on May 20th, 1993 the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, or the ¨Motor Voter Law¨ helped advance voting rights in the U.S. by requiring state governments to offer a simpler voter registration processes for any citizen who is eligible to vote. The law got its nickname since it allowed voters to register at motor vehicle departments. Department of Justice -
On October 29th, 2002, the Help America Vote Act was passed by Congress. This was passed to enact reforms to the voting process of the nation and to address improvements to voting systems and voter access. The law required that states create standards for counting disputed ballots and also required that states offer ballots for people whose names were not on the voter list. Department of Justice -
The Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act or ¨MOVE¨ was passed on October 28th, 2009. The law fixed a previous act that was passed, which meant to centralize all federal laws about voting for military and overseas voters. The main purpose of MOVE was to help any citizens in the military serving overseas or citizens who live abroad be able to vote in U.S more easily. Ballotpedia