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This has been tried in the past, as a means to disenfranchise the poor, but the poll tax is now illegal. Voting is free.
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Are elections usually held on Saturdays?
yes because people are free and then they have time. if they don't vote they have to pay a fee
What does the government demand of us?
Basically, we pay our taxes, obey the law, and vote them back in at the General Elections.
Is it legal for federal state or local governments to make you pay to vote?
No.
Why did poll taxes hurt low income African-Americans?
A poll tax was a fee required to vote. A person who who could not or did not want to pay the fee could not vote. Poll taxes discouraged ex-slaves from voting.
How can I avoid a federal tax lien?
The best way to avoid a federal tax lien is to pay your federal taxes on time. However if you are unable to pay, contact the IRS and they will negotiate a payment plan with you for a small fee.
Who can nominate officials fo office in the government?
People file papers with the elections department and pay a filing fee, so there is no nomination process.
Why do not Puerto Ricans pay United States Federal Income taxes?
because they don't get to vote.
What are an American citizen's duties?
The duties of citizens are to pay taxes and to keep our community safe.
What was the purpose of the 24th Amendment?
it gave all human being a shot to have a counted vote well as long as you pay the registration fee. WOMEN, black, white, red, and yellow
voting and the twenty fourth amendment ?
After the Civil War, some southern states created poll taxes — or fees charged in order to vote — as a way to bypass the Fifteenth Amendment. Since many African American citizens could not afford to pay the tax, they were unable to vote. The Twenty-Fourth Amendment outlawed poll taxes in federal elections.
DO WE HAVE TO PAY A FEE TO GET THIS GRANT?
DO WE HAVE TO PAY A FEE TO GET THIS GRANT IF WE GET APPROVE
How can you vote in US national election if you live outside the US and have no US address but pay federal taxes?
Absentee ballot.
