each state has the authority to set voting requirements.
each state has the authority to set voting requirements.
who has the authority to set voting requirements?
each state
voteriders has developed printable wallet cards that summarize each state's voting requirements in english and spanish, which are available on its website. they also established a toll free hotline that citizens can call for voter id information and assistance.
voteriders
timeline of voting rights in the united states









































this is a timeline of voting rights in the united states.









































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bullet::::- 1789: grants the states the power to set voting requirements. generally, states limited this right to property-owning or tax-paying white males (about 6% of the population).









































bullet::::- 1790: the naturalization act of 1790 allows free white persons born outside of the united states to become citizens. however, due to the constitution granting the states the power to set voting requirements, this act (and its successor act of 1795) did not automatically grant the right to vote.
timeline of voting rights in the united states