HISTORY OF VOTING RIGHTS

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HISTORY OF VOTING RIGHTS
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Expansion of the Electorate

• 1789
• WHITE
• DUDES
• ONLY

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FIVE STAGES OF SUFFRAGE

• 1800s
• Eliminated Religious Restrictions
• Tax Payment Restrictions

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STAGE 2

• 15th Amendment and the Civil War
• 1) Eliminated Restrictions of Race or Color

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Stage 3

• 1920, 19th Amendment
• Womans Suffrage

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Stage 4

• 1960s Civil Rights Era
• Enforced Voters Rights Act of 1965
• Banning poll taxes
• Banning poll tests

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Stage 5

• Setting 18 year old voting age (1970)

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POWER TO SET VOTING QUALIFICATIONS

• FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CANNOT INTERFERE WITH VOTING
• ITS A STATE POWER
• Must be able to vote in all elections
• Cannot discriminate on race, color, sex
• No poll tax
• 18 years

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Universal Requirements

• Citizenship
• Age
• Registration- checks eligibility (poll books)
• Legal Resident of the State
• Prevent Corruption
• Familiarity with events, candidates, issues