| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,508,526,246 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Poll Tax |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.03 sec. |
|
A specified sum of money levied upon each person who votes. Poll taxes, as a prerequisite to voting in federal elections, are prohibited by the Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and have been held unconstitutional with respect to state elections. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
The ID requirement is akin to a 21st-century poll tax. The law serves as a poll tax and shuts down community-based registration drives--effectively disenfranchising potential voters in Latino, Black and Native American communities, according to Nina Perales of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Consider that Thoreau was quite happy to avoid punishment during the years he refused to pay his poll tax. |
| Legal Dictionary |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|