Voting Rights

August 2, 1776: Declaration of Independence Frames Voters' Rights

June 21, 1788: Voting Left to States

July 9, 1868: Citizenship Granted to All US-Born and Naturalized

February 3, 1870: Black Men Granted the Right to Vote 

August 18, 1920: Women Get the Right to Vote

June 2, 1924: Native Americans Granted the Right to Vote

1943 Chinese Exclusion Act Ends

March 29, 1961: Washington, D.C. Residents Can Vote in Presidential Elections

January 23, 1964: Poll Taxes Banned

August 6, 1965: Voting Rights Act

July 1, 1971: 18 and Up Can Vote

August 6, 1975: Rights for Non-English-Speaking Voters

June 29, 1982: Voting Rights Act Extended

September 28, 1984: Voting Is Made Accessible

May 20, 1993: Voter Registration Through DMVs

October 29, 2002: Help America Vote Act

June 25, 2013: Voting Rights Act Walked Back