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Constitution of the United States

Amend. XXIV

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  1. [Suffrage in Federal Elections not to be Denied by Reason of Failure

  2. 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.

  3. Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Cross references

Voting and elections, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. II, §§ 1 and 2. Registration of voters generally, § 21-2-210 et seq.

Law reviews

For note, “ERA: The Effect of Extending the Time for Ratification on Attempts to Rescind Prior Ratifications,” see 28 Emory L.J. 71 (1979). For article, “Elections: Elections and Primaries Through the Pandemic,” see 37 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 241 (2020). For note, “The Georgian Case for Harmless Constitutional Error Reform,” see 40 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 757 (2024). For article, “Neuropsychological Malingering Determination: The Illusion of scientific Lie Detection,” see 58 Ga. L. Rev. 483 (2024). For article, “Built Binary: Rethinking the Incarceration of Transgender individuals Within a Dual Gendered Prison System,” see 58 Ga. L. Rev. 1307 (2024).

Other notes

to state and federal elections.
Constitution of the United States protects right to vote in state as well as federal elections. Duncan v. Poythress, 657 F.2d 691, 1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 17330 (5th Cir. 1981), cert. dismissed, 459 U.S. 1012, 103 S. Ct. 368, 74 L. Ed. 2d 504 (1982). Any alleged infringement of voting
rights must be carefully and meticulously scrutinized.
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, 1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 17330 (5th Cir. 1981), cert. dismissed, 59 U.S. 1012, 103 S. Ct. 368, 74 L. Ed. 2d 504 (1982).
Am. Jur. 2d.
16A Am. Jur. 2d, Constitutional Law, § 219. 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Elections, §§ 99, 156. 26 Am. Jur. 2d, Elections, § 238.
C.J.S.
29 C.J.S., Elections, § 16. 85 C.J.S., Taxation, § 1729.
ALR.
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.

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