"Section 1.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.The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."
The 24th amendment reserves voting as a right, rather than requiring a tax to vote, or "poll tax". This is important for a few reasons, one being that the people should not have to pay to have their voice heard, meaning that people who cannot afford to pay the poll tax will not be able to vote, so their voice will not be heard. Another reason why no poll tax is a good thing is because it will increase voter turnout. Again, with a lot of people, they wouldn't be able to afford it so they would not vote, and others who just don't want to pay the poll tax wouldn't bother voting. These are just a few reasons why not having to pay a poll tax is good for the country, I can see why it is an amendment in our constitution.
This cute little video seems to be a group project that some 8th graders made, but it does a great job of explaining the importance of the 24th amendment and why we need it.
This comic is depicting why we don't have a poll tax and why we do have the 24th amendment. As simple as this is, it shows that the rich will be able to vote but the poor will not, and this creates a higher chance of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer.
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