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Saturday, January 23, 2010

24th Amendment to US Constitution ratified

On January 23, 1964, the 24th Amendment to the US Constitution, eliminating the poll tax in federal elections, was ratified.



Learn more about the 24th Amendment and poll taxes from the Library of Congress.



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