RATIFYING the US Constitution’s 24th amendment was a crucial movement for US citizens.On January 23, 1964, the US passed the 24th Amendment.What is ...

Guest opinion column author Paul Summers is a lawyer, a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and ...

24th Amendment Ratified in 1964, this amendment was intended to prevent Southern states from forcing poor voters to choose between paying an often unaffordable tax and losing their right to vote ...

24th Amendment: Abolition of the Poll Tax. NCC Staff. Mon, February 24, 2014 at 3:55 PM UTC. As part of the National Constitution Center’s 27 Amendments (In 27 Days) project, each day we will ...

The 24th Amendment abolished poll taxes and other taxes in federal elections. It was ratified by the states on January 23, 1964. The United States Supreme Court later expanded the reach of the ...

S outh Dakota last week became the 38th state to ratify the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, thereby making it the law of the land. The operative clause of the new amendment: “The right ...

The 24th Amendment abolished poll taxes and other taxes in federal elections. It was ratified by the states on January 23, 1964. The United States Supreme Court later expanded the reach of the ...

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) – By 1964, African Americans had had the right to vote for 95 years. They also had varying levels of difficulty exercising that right before the 24th Amendment prohibited poll ...