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The Poll Tax prevented people who did not have the money to spare to vote. It was a technique used to restrict voting.

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What tax was outlawed by the 24th amendment?

the Poll tax


The poll tax was outlawed in federal elections by the?

24th Amendment


What president outlawed poll tax and literacy tests for blacks?

President Johnson


Ratified in 1964 the twenty four amendment outlawed this in national elections?

Ratified in 1964, the 24th amendment outlawed poll tax in national elections.


What amendment states you cannot be charged to vote?

Being charged for the right to vote is called the "Poll Tax." This was outlawed by the 24th Amendment in 1964.


When was the poll tax introduced?

In the middle ages. The 3rd was introduced by Richard II in the year 1380. This made everyone who was on the tax register pay 5p. It was the third time in four years that such a tax had been used.


The 24th amendment abolished what?

The Twenty-fourth Amendment (Amendment XXIV) prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax.


What is a tax on voters?

In the constitution, Tax on voters is called Poll tax


What kind of tax is a poll tax?

A Poll tax is a direct tax. A poll tax, head tax, or capitation is a tax of a uniform, fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income).


What term refers to a tax that people have to pay before being allowed to vote?

A fixed tax to be paid before a person could vote was and is called a poll tax. Because it is a fixed amount per person, it could also be called a Head Tax.


What is poll tax?

The poll tax, a capital tax levied equally on every adult in the community.


Who made poll tax?

Benjamin Franklin was the first who had started the poll tax