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The removal of the property requirements was successful because of some movements. In the presidential election of 1828, most of the property requirements were eliminated from the states. In 1856 North Carolina was the last state to get rid of that requirement. -
The 15th Amendment was passed after the Civil War. It had given the rights to African-American men the right to vote. -
Alice Paul planned a march on Washington with the NWSA. A year after that she met with President Wilson and got the women's suffrage rejected. -
The 19th Amendment went into effect because women wanted to vote. The reasonings for it was because black men were able to vote and women would do jobs that men could do. women also protested outside of the white house to try to get the law past -
The act granted the indigenous people US citizenship. it was signed by President Calvin Coolidge. -
Motor Voter law was made to help Americans register to vote more easily. It allowed the state's voter registration to be turned in by mail. -
The 24th Amendment was supposed to forbid any imposing taxes on voters during elections. The reason they made this Amendment was because the voter's tax made it harder for African-American men to vote. -
The Voting Rights Act was put into effect to keep watch on the states for any voting requirements they make. This was used to help stop any discrimination of colored men during voting and helped them vote. -
The 26th Amendment went into effect because people who were 18 years old wanted to vote. The reason for this was because 18-year-olds were able to fight in the war but it was mostly pickup when the Vietnam war happened. -
The HAVA goals were to replace punchcards and lever-based voting systems and create the Election Assistance Commission. The law was signed by President Bush on October 9, 2002.