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Amendment XXIV

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.



This amendment is fairly straightforward; one cannot be denied the right to vote regardless of their inability to pay poll tax. 

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This following video goes in depth about the 24th amendment: 


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