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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 [17] Florida repealed its poll tax in 1937.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.
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.
At that time, the states which still had poll tax as a prerequisite to vote were Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Nationally, 70 percent of voters from non-poll tax states voted in presidential-election years, but 25 percent or less participated from states with the tax. [63]
The Terrell Election Law was part of a wave of election reform legislation instituting a poll tax, secret ballot, and a closed primary system in Texas from 1902 to 1907, [1] during the Progressive Era of United States history.
“The largest property tax cut in Texas history has passed thanks to Texans who made their voices heard at the polls today!” Gov. Greg Abbott said in a social media post.
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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. [37] 1937. Breedlove v. Suttles was heard by the Supreme Court which decides that Georgia is allowed to impose a poll tax ...
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