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Only White Male Adult-Property Owners
The right to vote in the United States was restricted to white male property owners. -
No Religious Voting
No state has had a religious test for voting. -
American Sufferage
American Suffereage first demanded the right to vote in 1848 at a meeting in Seneca Falls, NY. -
Connecticut- Literacy
Connecticut adopted the first literacy qualifications. -
Lower Voting Age
Efforts to lower the voting age to 18 nationwide began. -
Poll Tax
In 1964, eliminated the poll tax as a condition for voting in any federal election. -
The 24th Amendment
The 24th Amendment, ratified in 1964, out-lawed the poll tax, or any other tax, as a condition for voting in any federal election. -
Voting Age
Only four states had put the voting age to 21. -
The 26th Amendment
Voting age is changed from 21 to 18. -
The 26th Amendment- 18-20 year old
18-20 yr olds, 58% of that age group registered to vote, and 48.4% of them reported that they did vote that year.
