Voting Timeline
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Updated: 18 Nov 2022
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Created byNa'im Faulkner
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15th Ammendment
This ammendment allowed
African Americans the right to vote.
However the right was only granted to
Black men, while women were still
unable to vote.19th Ammendment
This ammendment allowed all women to vote. Although Susan B. Anthony was dead,
she was and still is looked at as a figure head of the Women's suffrage movement.
She argued that due to the 14th ammendment she already had the right to vote because
it stated that "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges
or immunities of citizens of the United States." and she was indeed a citizen.Grandfather Clause Enacted
The Grandfather Clause was
a way to supress Afrcan American
votes. It basically meant that you
could not vote unless your grandfather
voted. In this time it was clearly
directed towards those who were
the descendants of slaves and whose
grandfathers couldn't have possibly
voted as they were enslaved.Declaration of Independence
All free white male property
owners can vote in any and all elections.Georgia introduced the Poll Tax
The poll tax was a fee that was required of voters upon
entry of the poll booths that greatly impacted poor
and working class communities, many of which were Black.Conneticut introduced The Literacy Test
This was introduced while Slavery was still alive
and well. Slaves were not allowed to read or
write meaning many freed Blacks either did not
know how to read or write or were far behind
white citizens. On top of that the questions
were not simple questions that only depended
on your ability to read and write. They were incredibly
difficult questions about the US,
obscure laws, numbers, etc.Takao Ozawa v. United States
In this court case Takao Ozawa was arguing his right to citizenship which
also meant his right to vote. He had been in America for 20 years but as
he was born in Japan he was still inelligeble for naturalization. This case
led to all Japanese Americans being denied the right to voteVoting Rights Act
This act was signed into law on August 6th, 1965 by
president Lyndon B. Johnson. This law made the
discriminatory practices listed earlier like poll taxes,
literacy tests, grandfather clauses, and more mainly
in southern states illegal. It also made all discrimination
relating to gender, race, nationality, etc.Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizen ship act was passed into law in
1924. This act gave Native Americans the right of
citizenship. Ironically only the one's born in the US
were granted citizenship as if they weren't here
first. This meant they could now vote. However,
the state could still deny them voting rights.Voter ID Laws
South Carolina and other States with histories of
discrimination attempted to pass laws that said
voters needed to present photo ID. This was done
with the hopes of keeping almost 200k African Americans from voting.Justice Department blocked Voter ID Laws
This is significant because it was the first time since 1994 that they used there power to protect voting rights.
This signals both a threat that conservatives are still trying to take our voting rights but it is also a step in
the right directions as they are being actively protected.New Jersey Grants Women The Right To Vote
In 1792 New Jersey gave women the right to vote far before any other state.
This was almost 130 years before the 19th ammendment. They did this by
simply using the term "he or she" when revising their voter laws.
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