A tax levied on those who vote. Poll taxes were primarily used to impede African Americans and Native Americans from voting in late 19th and 20th centuries. The 24th Amendment, which was ratified in 1964, prohibits any form of poll tax.
A tax levied on those who vote. Poll taxes were primarily used to impede African Americans and Native Americans from voting in late 19th and 20th centuries. The 24th Amendment, which was ratified in 1964, prohibits any form of poll tax.