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Call Now: 904-383-7448Section 1.
[Poll Tax Payment Not Required to Vote in Federal Elections]
The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.
Section 2.
[Power to Enforce Article]
The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
- Registration of voters generally, § 21-2-210 et seq.
- For note, "ERA: The Effect of Extending the Time for Ratification on Attempts to Rescind Prior Ratifications," see 28 Emory L.J. 71 (1979).
- Constitution of the United States protects right to vote in state as well as federal elections. Duncan v. Poythress, 657 F.2d 691 (5th Cir. 1981), cert. dismissed, 459 U.S. 1012, 103 S. Ct. 368, 74 L. Ed. 2d 504 (1982).
- Since right to exercise the franchise in a free and unimpaired manner is preservative of other basic civil rights, any alleged infringement of right of citizens to vote must be carefully and meticulously scrutinized. Duncan v. Poythress, 657 F.2d 691 (5th Cir. 1981), cert. dismissed, 459 U.S. 1012, 103 S. Ct. 368, 74 L. Ed. 2d 504 (1982).
Cited in Edwards v. Sammons, 437 F.2d 1240 (5th Cir. 1971).
- Constitutionality, construction, and application of constitutional or statutory provisions which make payment of poll tax condition of right to vote, 93 A.L.R. 1449.