24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:constitutional_law
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| gptkbp:adoptedBy |
January 23, 1964
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
elections for President
elections for Representative in Congress elections for Senator elections for Vice President |
| gptkbp:enforcedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:23rd_Amendment_to_the_U.S._Constitution
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| gptkbp:prohibits |
poll tax in federal elections
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| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:ratifiedBy |
38 states
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:activist
voting rights |
| gptkbp:section |
Section 1 prohibits denial or abridgment of the right to vote in federal elections by reason of failure to pay poll tax or other tax
Section 2 gives Congress power to enforce the article by appropriate legislation |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:25th_Amendment_to_the_U.S._Constitution
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| gptkbp:text_begins |
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.
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:25th_Amendment_to_the_U.S._Constitution
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