What are the requirements for voting in the United States?

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What are the requirements for voting in the United States? Voting Requirements What are the requirements for voting in the United States?

You can vote in U.S. elections if you: are a U.S. citizen meet your state’s residency requirements are 18 years old on or before Election Day register to vote by your state’s voter registration deadline

Who CAN’T vote? Non-citizens, including permanent legal residents. Some people with felony convictions. Rules vary by state. CA: voting rights lost until completion of sentence (including parole and/or probation) Some people who are mentally capacitated. Rules vary by state. CA: only can be disqualified through a court order

How as suffrage expanded through US history? 1776 - only white males who owned land could vote 1856 - expanded to include all white men 1870 - 15th Amendment; non-white males given the right to vote 1920 - 19th Amendment; women given the right to vote 1961 - 23rd Amendment; citizens of Washington D.C. given right to vote in federal elections 1971 - 26th Amendment; lowered the age requirement for voting to 18