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Voting is controlled by each state. You must be a white man, 21 or older and owning land to vote.
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Founding Fathers establish electoral college.
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Voting opens up to all white men regardless of land ownership. Some free black men are now allowed to vote
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Woman start to petition for a right to vote. Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Stanton are key leaders in the Suffragette Movement.
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Wisconsin enters into the union. The have very relaxed voting laws. Women are still not allowed to vote. A group of abolitionist activists meet in Seneca Falls, New York.
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Literacy laws are established. This was put into place to prevent freed slaves and immigrants from voting and allowing white men to continue.
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The 14th amendment is passed by Congress. Men over 21 with residence in the U.S. can vote.
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The 15th amendment is passed by Congress. Gives the right to vote to men of all color or race. Women in the Wyoming Territory are given the right to vote.
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Utah Territory gives women the right to vote.
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An amendment is introduced to give women the right to vote, however it does not pass.
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Women in New Zealand are given the right to vote.
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Idaho gives women the right to vote.
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Washington gives women the right to vote and run for office.
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California gives women the right to vote.
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Canadian women are allowed to vote.
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The 14th amendment is passed and women can now vote nationwide.
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A poll tax is put in place discouraging many not to vote.
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The Indian Citizenship Act allows Native Americans to vote and gain citizenship.
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The poll taxes are outlawed.
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The Voting Rights Act outlawes a literacy test and comlicated ballot instructions.
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Congress agrees to lower the voting age to 18.
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Congress includes translating resources for those who cannot read or speak English.
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People with disabilities are given increased acessibility to polling places.
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For the first time the U.S. Supreme Court has to elect the president after votes are miscounted.