Twenty-fourth Amendment

American  

noun

1. an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1964, forbidding the use of the poll tax as a requirement for voting in national or U.S. Congressional elections.

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Example Sentences

“The Twenty-Fourth Amendment precludes Florida from conditioning voting in federal elections on payment of these fees and costs,” Hinkle wrote, referencing the constitutional amendment that bans poll taxes.

From Washington Post

Constitution and the Twenty-Fourth Amendment’s ban on a poll tax.

From Washington Times

Additionally, the Twenty-fourth Amendment protects us from poll taxes.

From The New Yorker

To acquire that document, they must pay a fee, which many believe is the equivalent of the poll tax, banned by the Constitution’s twenty-fourth amendment.

From Salon

The Twenty-fourth Amendment, adopted in February 1964, had eliminated the poll tax in federal elections, and the President's new measure carried a strong condemnation of the use of the poll tax in state elections as well.

From Project Gutenberg