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Voting Rights

Historical Timeline

By: Leon Ho

Women Win the Right to Vote

1920

With the ratification of the 19th amendment of the U.S. Constitution in 1920, women was granted the right to vote.

Struggle for Black Voters

1960'

Literacy tests, poll taxes, and English-language requirements aimed to suppress voter among people of color, immigrants and low-income populations.

Poll taxes

Voter suppression forced people to pay money in order to vote. Payment of the tax was a requirement for voter registration in many states which kept African Americans and low-income white people from voting.

1964

Voting Rights Act passed

1965

The Voting Rights Act required states and local jurisdictions with suppressing voting rights based on race to submit changes in their election laws to the U.S.

Voting Rights for Young Adults

1971

The 26th amendment prevented the government from using age as a reason to deny voters by lowering the requirment form 21 to 18.

Voting Rights Act Expanded

Voting rights expanded to protect people with low English proficiency by requiring voting materials to be in other languages and to provide multilingual assistance at voting polls.

1975

Voting Rights for People with Disabilities

Congress required states to make voting more accessible for the elderly and people with disabilities.

1982

Motor Voter Law

1993

The law required states to allow citizens to register to vote when they applied for their drivers’ licenses, as well as offer mail-in registration, and to allow people to register to vote at offices offering public assistance.

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