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Annotation

Several constitutional amendments have expanded suffrage by eliminating restrictions based on race and gender, by outlawing requirements such as the poll tax, and by lowering the voting age to 18.

Citations

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Amendment 15, Section 1

Amendment 19, Clause 1

Amendment 25, Section 1

Amendment 26, Section 1

Citations

Amendment 15, Section 1

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

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Amendment 19, Clause 1

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

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Amendment 24, 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.

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Amendment 26, Section 1

The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.

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