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24th Amendment — banned poll taxes in federal elections.
- Ratified 1964; its text: "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."
- In 1966 the Supreme Court (Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections) held that poll taxes in state and local elections also violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, effectively ending poll taxes nationwide.
- Ratified 1964; its text: "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."
- In 1966 the Supreme Court (Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections) held that poll taxes in state and local elections also violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, effectively ending poll taxes nationwide.
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