24th Amendment to the United States Constitution (1964)
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.
- Title
- 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution (1964)
- Description
- The Twenty-Fourth Amendment prevents the use of poll taxes in elections. It was passed during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement along with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to actualize voting rights for people of all races guaranteed by the 15th Amendment. The amendment was passed by Congress August 27, 1962, and ratified January 23, 1964.
- Date
- 1964-01-23
- Author
- United States. Congress
- Subject
- African Americans
- Document Type
- Constitutional Amendment
- Document Category
- Primary Source
- Bluebook Citation
- U.S. Const. amend. XXIV
- Digital Repository
- National Archives
- Title
- 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution (1964)
- Description
- The Twenty-Fourth Amendment prevents the use of poll taxes in elections. It was passed during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement along with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to actualize voting rights for people of all races guaranteed by the 15th Amendment. The amendment was passed by Congress August 27, 1962, and ratified January 23, 1964.
- Date
- 1964-01-23
- Author
- United States. Congress
- Subject
- African Americans
- Document Type
- Constitutional Amendment
- Document Category
- Primary Source
- Bluebook Citation
- U.S. Const. amend. XXIV
- Digital Repository
- National Archives