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A Supreme Court case that ruled that Congress could set voting age requirements for federal elections but not for state or local elections, which eventually led to the proposal and ratification of the 26th Amendment to standardize the voting age across the country.

It established the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote instead of being chosen by state legislatures, thereby expanding democratic participation.

A Supreme Court decision that ruled prohibitions on black participation in primary elections were unconstitutional, as they violated the 15th Amendment. This helped dismantle the white primary system used in some Southern states.

A Supreme Court decision that found the use of poll taxes in state elections to be unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.

A Supreme Court case that ruled state legislature districts had to be roughly equal in population, ensuring a principle of 'one person, one vote,' and promoting greater electoral fairness.

It granted women the right to vote, stating, 'The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.'

A Supreme Court decision that effectively struck down the coverage formula used to determine which jurisdictions were subject to preclearance before changing their voting laws under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This ruling had significant implications for voting rights, leading to changes in voter identification laws, redistricting, and other voting policies.

An amendment to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that permanently banned literacy tests nationwide, which had been used to deny suffrage to minority groups.

This Supreme Court decision upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality, known as 'separate but equal.' While not directly related to voting, the ethos of this decision inadvertently supported the legal environment for the disenfranchisement of African Americans, including voter suppression tactics.

It granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the 'right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.'

Also known as the 'Motor Voter Act,' it made it easier for all Americans to register to vote and to maintain their registration. It requires states to offer voter registration opportunities when applying for or renewing driver's licenses and also applies to public assistance offices.

A Supreme Court decision that upheld Ohio's process of removing people from the voting rolls if they had not voted in recent elections and failed to respond to a mailing. Critics claimed it could lead to wrongful purges, but the court ruled it did not violate the National Voter Registration Act or the Help America Vote Act.

This act established the Civil Rights Division in the U.S. Department of Justice and the Civil Rights Commission; it aimed to ensure that all Americans could exercise their right to vote.

It lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years old, stating, 'The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.'

A Supreme Court decision that declared grandfather clauses, which permitted only those whose grandfathers had voted before the Civil War to vote without paying a poll tax or passing a literacy test, were unconstitutional.

This landmark piece of federal legislation prohibited racial discrimination in voting. It significantly increased voter turnout in the South and authorized federal oversight of registration and elections in areas with a history of discriminatory practices.

It outlawed the poll tax, which had been used in some states to prevent African Americans from voting, as it stated, 'The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election...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.'