Voting Rights

Be glad you have the right to vote.

EXERCISE THAT RIGHT!

To me it's not only a right, but an obligation.

If we don't vote, we can't change anything or complain about who's in office.

Here's a few quick facts about the history of voting rights.

-The 15th Amendment was adopted in 1870, five years after the American Civil War ended. It prohibited the states from denying a citizen the right to vote because of race.

-Women were not allowed to vote in most states until the ratification of the19th Amendment in 1920.

-The 23rd Amendment, ratified in 1961, gave citizens living in Washington, D.C., the right to vote in national elections.

-In 1971, the 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18 for all state and national elections. Before then, only 10 states had allowed citizens under age 21 to vote.

Be grateful of your right, and USE it! GO VOTE!