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. 3
What problem did this amendment solve?
A. States could not conduct elections because they funded them
with poll taxes voters could not afford to pay.
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B. White and African American voters were charged different
amounts to vote.
c. Southern states charged voters for exercising a right guaranteed
by the Constitution.
D. Poor white Americans were prevented from voting if they could
not afford the tax.