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Trivia about poll tax

  • In 1381 Wat Tyler led a failed peasants' revolt in England protesting this tax on voters
  • The name of this tax regulated by the 24th Amendment doesn't refer to voting; it's a synonym for head
  • In 1966, Supreme Court ruled the 24th amendment outlawed this tax on both federal & state levels
  • Also called a capitation tax, it's an illegal tax levied for the right to vote
  • The 24th amendmant to the U.S. constitution abolished this tax, by name, as a requirement for voting
  • No denial of voting rights for "failure to pay" this specific tax