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The 24th amendment prohibited poll taxes
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It prohibited poll taxes.
The twenty-fourth amendment prohibited the use of poll taxes in federal elections.
Poll taxes were effectively abolished by the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1964, which prohibited the use of poll taxes in federal elections. Additionally, in 1966, the Supreme Court case Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections ruled that poll taxes in state elections were unconstitutional. These actions collectively eliminated poll taxes as a barrier to voting in the United States.
Missouri abolished the poll tax in 1966 when the state legislature passed a law eliminating it. This change came after the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1964, which prohibited the use of poll taxes in federal elections. The U.S. Supreme Court later ruled in 1966 that poll taxes were unconstitutional in state elections as well.
Poll taxes are fees that individuals are required to pay in order to vote in elections. Historically, they were used primarily in the Southern United States as a way to disenfranchise African American voters and poor individuals, as these taxes could disproportionately affect those communities. Poll taxes were often combined with other discriminatory practices, such as literacy tests, to suppress voter turnout. The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1964, prohibited poll taxes in federal elections, and the Supreme Court later ruled them unconstitutional in state elections as well.
Low income citizens cannot afford to pay the poll taxes. If they don't pay poll taxes, they can't vote. Incidentally, poll taxes have been outlawed in the United States.
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