Talk:Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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[edit] Unconstitutional?

The article says that the Supreme Court had already ruled poll taxes illegal before this amendment passed. What then was the purpose of the amendment? --Jfruh (talk) 18:00, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

The 24th Amendment was adopted in 1964. The Harper decision came down in 1966. --SMP0328. (talk) 20:00, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 24 amendment

it would help some of us a great deal if you could put in the info like who proposed it and stuff like that.

Also, why were federal elections only covered by the amendment? --SMP0328. (talk) 20:00, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
Because the federal government has no power to regulate state and local elections. Schoop (talk) 15:59, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Reconstruction

The Reconstruction link goes to a disambiguation page. Is this the article that is meant? 24.78.40.191 (talk) 15:33, 13 June 2008 (UTC)