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Joint Resolution Proposing the Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution

  • 8/27/1962

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This resolution proposed the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, which was ratified January 23, 1964, and grants that the right to vote shall not be denied by reason of failure by a U.S. Citizen to pay any poll tax.

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This primary source comes from the General Records of the United States Government.

National Archives Identifier: 1411872

Full Citation: Joint Resolution Proposing the Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution; 8/27/1962; Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 1789 – 2013; General Records of the United States Government, Record Group 11; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/24th-amendment/, February 23, 2026]

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