Opinion: Poll taxes disenfranchised many Americans, but the 24th Amendment fixed that
Guest opinion column author Paul Summers is a lawyer, a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and ...
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‘Know your history’: Alabama native goes viral using poll tax certificate to inspire young people to vote in Tuesday’s election
The 89-year-old is taking her Alabama poll tax exempt certificate from 1960 to voting rallies and telling young voters why ...
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The Poll Tax is introduced in Scotland – 1989
Replacing the Rates system, the Poll Tax is introduced in Scotland before the rest of the country. Deeply unpopular, it leads to the biggest protests since the Miners' Strike. Video: Inside ...
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‘I like Ike,’ JFK and poll taxes: Dallas seniors reflect on the joy and duty of voting
“I had to pay a poll tax, plus fill out papers in order to be qualified ... residential village that includes 500 seniors — ...
McClellan defends Democrats’ opposition to SAVE Act, calls it a ‘modern poll tax’
McClellan said the issue is personal, invoking her family’s history with the poll tax. “Look, I took my oath of office on the ...
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How Much Do Voters Care About Taxes?
you would assume most voters consider their taxes a main issue this election cycle. Well, according to a new Gallup poll, you’d be wrong. Profit and prosper with the best of expert advice on ...
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Opinion: Poll taxes disenfranchised many Americans, but the 24th Amendment fixed that
Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The 24th Amendment abolished poll taxes and other taxes in federal elections. It was ratified by the states on January 23, 1964. The United ...
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‘Know your history’: Alabama native goes viral using poll tax certificate to inspire young people to vote in Tuesday’s election
Alabama (WVTM) — Loretta Green is a walking history lesson, and she’s gone viral because of it. The 89-year-old is taking her Alabama poll tax exempt certificate from 1960 to voting rallies ...