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Joe Courtney: “Amendment 24, passed by Congress August 27, 1962; ratified January 23, 1964. Section 1: ``The right of citizens of the…”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
Amendment 24, passed by Congress August 27, 1962; ratified January 23, 1964. 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 the 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.'' Section 2: ``The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.''
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut
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govinfo.gov
Jan 6, 2011

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is discussing the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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