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 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.
The 24th Amendment eliminated any poll tax or tax a citizen had to pay in order to vote. This Amendment started in the South and directed towards black people to make them pay to register to vote.
This picture shows a poll tax receipt that was paid in order to vote.
This video explains the beginning of the poll tax and why it was created then leads in to why it was abolished.
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