Twenty-fourth Amendment

Twenty-fourth Amendment
Proposed on August 27, 1962. Ratified on January 23, 1964.

Sect. 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.

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

Order of State Ratification

Illinois	Nov 14, 1962	New Jersey	Dec 3, 1962
Oregon	Jan 25, 1963	Montana	Jan 28, 1963
West Virginia	Feb 1, 1963	New York	Feb 4, 1963
Maryland	Feb 6, 1963	California	Feb 7, 1963
Alaska	Feb 11, 1963	Rhode Island	Feb 14, 1963
Indiana	Feb 19, 1963	Utah	Feb 20, 1963
Michigan	Feb 20, 1963	Colorado	Feb 21, 1963
Ohio	Feb 27, 1963	Minnesota	Feb 27, 1963
New Mexico	Mar 5, 1963	Hawaii	Mar 6, 1963
North Dakota	Mar 7, 1963	Idaho	Mar 8, 1963
Washington	Mar 14, 1963	Vermont	Mar 15, 1963
Nevada	Mar 19, 1963	Connecticut	Mar 20, 1963
Tennessee	Mar 21, 1963	Pennsylvania	Mar 25, 1963
Wisconsin	Mar 26, 1963	Kansas	Mar 28, 1963
Massachusetts	Mar 28, 1963	Nebraska	Apr 4, 1963
Florida	Apr 18, 1963	Iowa	Apr 24, 1963
Delaware	May 1, 1963	Missouri	May 13, 1963
New Hampshire	Jun 12, 1963	Kentucky	Jun 27, 1963
Maine	Jan 16, 1964	South Dakota	Jan 23, 1964
Virginia	Feb 25, 1977	North Carolina	May 3, 1989
Denotes last state required for ratification.

References and Articles

Poll Tax Analysis of the 24th Amendment