Voting Timeline

By bradenp95

  • Constitution is ratified

    All white landowning males could vote.

  • Religious qualifications dropped

    Any religion could vote.

  • property requirments dropped

    People who did not own property could now vote.

  • 15th amendment

    African americans could vote.

  • 19th amendment

    Woman gained the right to vote.

  • 23rd amendment

    presidential electors for the district of columbia.

  • 24th amendment

    Abolition of poll tax.

  • voting rights act of 1965

    African americans in the south are able to vote.

  • 26th amendment

    voting changed from 21 to 18.