AMENDMENT XV

Passed by Congress February 26, 1869. Ratified February 3, 1870.

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Section 1.

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude--

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Section 2.

The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

 

AMENDMENT XIX

Passed by Congress June 4, 1919. Ratified August 18, 1920.

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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.