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

2. 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

3. 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

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