History of poll tax as a condition to voting in the United States by state, 1876–1966

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• 1876: Virginia enacts poll tax
• 1882: Virginia repeals poll tax
• 1885: Florida enacts poll tax
• 1889: Florida poll tax takes effect
• 1890: Mississippi enacts poll tax; Tennessee poll tax becomes requirement for voting
• 1891: Arkansas enacts poll tax
• 1895: South Carolina enacts poll tax
• 1898: Louisiana enacts poll tax
• 1900: North Carolina enacts poll tax
• 1901: Alabama enacts poll tax
• 1902: Texas and Virginia enact poll tax
• 1908: Georgia poll tax becomes requirement for voting
• 1920: Nineteenth Amendment passes; women can vote
• 1920: North Carolina repeals poll tax
• 1934: Louisiana repeals poll tax
• 1937: Florida repeals poll tax
• 1945: Georgia repeals poll tax
• 1951: South Carolina repeals poll tax; Tennessee poll tax effectively ended
• 1964: 24th Amendment eliminates poll taxes in federal elections
• 1964: Arkansas repeals poll tax
• 1965: Voting Rights Acts authorizes Department of Justice to litigate on state poll tax laws
• 1966: Texas and Alabama poll taxes invalided by federal courts
• 1966: Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections rules that the right to vote cannot be conditional on paying a tax
• 1966: Mississippi poll taxes invalided by federal courts