0
Yes, it is. There is an obscure 19th century law that forbids a citizen from interfering with another citizen's rights, of which voting is one. It was passed so as to prosecute Klansmen federally, but it still exists.
However, any way I can think of to stop a person from voting would itself be another crime. Kidnapping. Unlawful detention. False imprisonment. Assault. Menacing.
If you truly believe someone has been kept from the polls, talk to the police or the District Attorney.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoYes, it is a violation of civil rights guaranteed w/in the Constitution. As much so as it is a violation to restrict sufferage rights to those who do not own property, (at the time it was abolished this meant slaves or real property) or to restrict the vote to only the literate.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoColor, previous servitude.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What are 4 ways a state can deny the right to vote legally?
This will have to be a laymans answer until corrected by someone more knowledgible. States may legally deny the right to vote to: 1. Those to young to qualify. 2. Non-residents. 3. Convicted felons. 4. Those with fradulent documents.
Which Amendment gave woman the right to vote on 1920?
The year was in 1930, the 19th Ammendment gave women the right to vote.
What city in Alabama did martin king jr protest attempts to deny blacks the right to vote?
martin luther king jr orginized demostrations in which alabama city to protes attempts to deny black citizens the right to vote
What were the Jim Crow literacy testes?
They were tests to deny African Americans and poor whites the right to vote
What strategies did suffrage leaders use to get the right to vote?
Voting anyways, casting illegal ballotsProtesting at voting centers, and other placesAttacking the right to vote of people who already had the right to vote.Organizing demonstrationsLobbying politiciansStaging marches, walk-ins, protestsStrikesCivil Disobedience
What are 4 ways a state can deny the right to vote legally?
This will have to be a laymans answer until corrected by someone more knowledgible. States may legally deny the right to vote to: 1. Those to young to qualify. 2. Non-residents. 3. Convicted felons. 4. Those with fradulent documents.
Which Amendment gave woman the right to vote on 1920?
The year was in 1930, the 19th Ammendment gave women the right to vote.
What is a right of citizenship that states government can deny a convicted criminal?
the right to vote
What basic rights does slavery deny?
Right to vote, right to own property,
States could not use poll taxes to deny a person the right to vote according to which amendment?
The 24th Amendment stated poll taxes could not be used to deny a person the right to vote.
The 24th amendment makes it illegal to deny any citizen the right to vote based on his or her failure to pay?
There are many amendments included in the US Constitution that are based on voting rights of the citizens. The 24th Amendment makes it illegal to deny any citizen the right to vote based on his or her failure or ability to pay a poll tax.
What did the fithteenth amendment accomplished?
Introduced about four years after the end of the U.S. "Civil" War, the 15th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution made it illegal for the U.S. or any state to deny someone the right to vote based on their having been a slave or based on their race or color.
What is the topic of amendment XIX?
The Nineteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution extends the voting franchise to women by making it illegal to deny a United States citizen the right to vote on the basis of sex.
Used by southern whites to deny the right to vote to blacks and their descendants?
Black codes.
How do you sell your right to vote?
You don't. Selling your right to vote is illegal and can land both the seller and the buyer in jail.
When did black men vote in northern states?
On February 3, 1870 the 15th amendment was ratified, making it illegal to deny a citizen the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"The National Voting Rights Act of 1965 made it illegal to discriminate or to apply any kind of required prerequisite to voters
What city in Alabama did martin king jr protest attempts to deny blacks the right to vote?
martin luther king jr orginized demostrations in which alabama city to protes attempts to deny black citizens the right to vote
