24th Amendment: No Poll Tax
What They Say:
SECTION 1
The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.
SECTION 2
The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
What We Say: No more paying a tax to vote.
SECTION 1
The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.
SECTION 2
The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
What We Say: No more paying a tax to vote.
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| Poll taxes were meant to stop Blacks from voting. |
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| Some states even had multiple taxes to pay to vote. The above photos show protestors taking a stand for not poll taxing. |
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