"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.
Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."
This Amendment states that all citizen have the right to vote for President and Vice President or any other election and they cannot be denied of this right making poll taxes prohibited for both state and federal elections. This Amendment was ratified in 1964
RACHEL MADDOW - THE NEW POLL TAX - PAYING TO VOTE
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This video starts by talking about the taxes people use to pay which discriminated against the poor people. Now the tax is not longer in effect, however having to wait in line for hours is similar to having to pay a poll tax, because it discriminates against those who are unable to wait in line. This could be for reasons of physical conditions, related to age or financial condition due to ones employment circumstances.
MyLatinoNews.com - GOP Pursues Poll Tax
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This is a funny and interesting video. Before people used to pay taxes to vote and this lead to discrimination, because not everybody could afford to pay the taxes. Mario Solis-Marichi talkes about how the GOP wanted to pass a law where voters had to present their passport at the moment of voting, and this would also lead into discrimination, since older people, disable and minorities would not be able to vote.
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