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Georgia abolished its poll tax in 1945. [17] Florida repealed its poll tax in 1937. [18]: 346 The 24th Amendment, ratified in 1964, abolished the use of the poll tax (or any other tax) as a pre-condition for voting in federal elections, [19] but made no mention of poll taxes in state elections.
They were successful in pressing for an amendment to the state constitution, which repealed poll taxes as a prerequisite to vote and implemented a new registration system, in 1964. [144] After Arkansas removed the tax, only Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia retained the poll tax as a prerequisite for voting. [145]
Still, efforts at the Congressional level to abolish the poll tax continued. A 1939 bill to abolish the poll tax in federal elections was tied up by the Southern Bloc, lawmakers whose long tenure in office from a one-party region gave them seniority and command of numerous important committee chairmanships.
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Poll taxes are regressive, meaning the higher someone's income is, the lower the tax is as a proportion of income: for example, a $100 tax on an income of $10,000 is a 1% tax rate, while $100 tax on a $500 income is 20%. Its acceptance or "neutrality" depends on the balance between the tax demanded and the resources of the population.
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Poll taxes are abolished in Pennsylvania. [citation needed] 1935. Grovey v. Townsend decides that the Democratic Party, as private organization, can determine who is allowed to join and therefore vote in the primaries. [36] 1937. Breedlove v. Suttles was heard by the Supreme Court which decides that Georgia is allowed to impose a poll tax ...