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History of poll tax as a condition to voting in the United States by state, 1876–1966

 
Poll tax required to vote in both federal and state elections
 
Poll tax required to vote in state elections only
 
No poll tax, or poll tax not required to vote

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  • 1876: Virginia enacts poll tax
  • 1882: Virginia repeals poll tax
  • 1885: Florida enacts poll tax
  • 1889: Florida poll tax takes effect
  • 1890: Mississippi enacts poll tax; Tennessee poll tax becomes requirement for voting
  • 1891: Arkansas enacts poll tax
  • 1895: South Carolina enacts poll tax
  • 1898: Louisiana enacts poll tax
  • 1900: North Carolina enacts poll tax
  • 1901: Alabama enacts poll tax
  • 1902: Texas and Virginia enact poll tax
  • 1908: Georgia poll tax becomes requirement for voting
  • 1920: Nineteenth Amendment passes; women can vote
  • 1920: North Carolina repeals poll tax
  • 1934: Louisiana repeals poll tax
  • 1937: Florida repeals poll tax
  • 1945: Georgia repeals poll tax
  • 1951: South Carolina repeals poll tax; Tennessee poll tax effectively ended
  • 1964: 24th Amendment eliminates poll taxes in federal elections
  • 1964: Arkansas repeals poll tax
  • 1965: Voting Rights Acts authorizes Department of Justice to litigate on state poll tax laws
  • 1966: Texas and Alabama poll taxes invalided by federal courts
  • 1966: Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections rules that the right to vote cannot be conditional on paying a tax
  • 1966: Mississippi poll taxes invalided by federal courts
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