Rock the Vote

Written By: Miller and Associates Realty On: 18th October 2012 Under: Uncategorized

As we all know the presidential election is Tuesday, November 6. Please exercise your right to vote.

Here are a few fun facts about voting

1787

The passage of the U.S. Constitution giving white male property owners age 21 and over the right to vote.

1807 – 1843

Series of acts that changed voting requirments so that all white men 21 and older could vote.

1870

The 15^th Amendment guaranteed the right to vote to all men that were 21 or older regardless of race or ethnic background.

1920

The 19^th Amendment gave women age 21 and older the right to vote.

1964

The 24^th Amendment made it illegal for states to charge poll tax to voters.

1965

The Voting Rights Act authorized the federal government to take over registration of voters in areas where state officials had regularly prevented blacks and other minorities from registering to vote or cast their ballots through usage of literacy tests, grandfather clauses, and intimidation tactics. This Act enforced provisions previously guaranteed in the 13^th, 14^th, and 15^th Amendments almost a century earlier.

1971

The 26^th Amendment lowered the voting age across to 18.