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What was the purpose of the 24" Amendment?

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citizens in some states had to pay a fee to vote in a national election. This fee was called a poll tax. On January 23, 1964, the US ratified the 24th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting any poll tax in elections for federal officials.

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