1. HISTORY OF VOTING RIGHTS

2. Expansion of the Electorate 1789 WHITE DUDES ONLY

3. FIVE STAGES OF SUFFRAGE 1800’s Eliminated Religious Restrictions Tax Payment Restrictions

4. STAGE 2: 15 th Amendment and the Civil War 1) Eliminated Restrictions of Race or Color

5. Stage 3: 1920, 19 th Amendment Woman’s Suffrage

6. Stage 4: 1960’s Civil Rights Era Enforced Voter’s Rights Act of 1965 Banning poll taxes Banning poll tests

7. Stage 5: Setting 18 year old voting age (1970)

8. POWER TO SET VOTING QUALIFICATIONS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CANNOT INTERFERE WITH VOTING IT’S A STATE POWER Must be able to vote in all elections Cannot discriminate on race, color, sex No poll tax 18 years

9. Universal Requirements Citizenship Age Registration- checks eligibility (poll books) Legal Resident of the State –Prevent Corruption –Familiarity with events, candidates, issues