Amendment 24: Poll tax is illegal

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 poll tax or other tax.
Section 2.
The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

This amendment is important because no matter what your tax situation is you can still be able to vote. This is needed because if, for example, one is convicted of a felony, then they are denied voting rights. I think that this amendment guarantees citizens are still able to vote. This then puts into place an equal voting system instead of special groups and interests taking charge of the polls.

I had stayed away from these videos for other amendments, but this one actually does a good job covering everything the 24th was looking to fix. It really was a large step forward for the poor and especially poor blacks. Things like the poll tax or other financial means to keep the poor away from the polls really had an effect on the ballots. This allows people from all backgrounds financially in our social structure the right to vote and furthers our democratic vision for the people.

Here we go into specific examples brought up throughout history regarding poll taxes. It questions how much of an effect these poll taxes actually had on voter turnout. He even states a case of a 28 year old case against a 1 dollar poll tax he finds discriminatory toward men since only men had to pay it. The court voted against the man, saying it was a just tax to get people interested in governmental change out to vote. This is interesting as the amendment proceeded to remove all taxes on voting, so it shows change in views. He also touches on photo ID laws related to voting that are causing modern issues preventing some people from voting because they are required to be able to vote.