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[10] Georgia created a cumulative poll tax requirement in 1877: men of any race 21 to 60 years of age had to pay a sum of money for every year from the time they had turned 21, or from the time that the law took effect. [11] The poll tax requirements applied to whites as well as blacks, and also adversely affected poor citizens.
An election official, election officer, election judge, election clerk, or poll worker is an official responsible for the proper and orderly voting at polling stations. Depending on the country or jurisdiction, election officials may be identified as members of a political party or non-partisan. They are generally volunteers or paid a small ...
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Early voting in Knox County ends on Thursday and officials are preparing for election day.
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Tennessee does not require voters to declare a party affiliation when registering. The state is one of eight states that require voters to present a form of photo identification . [ 2 ] In a 2020 study, Tennessee was ranked as the 5th hardest state for citizens to vote in. [ 3 ]
Olivia Anthony, a poll worker, gets a ballot ready for a voter on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov, 7, 2023, at Calvary Episcopal Church in Clifton.
Congressional hearings in 1948 heard evidence that in 1940, in the eight states requiring payment of a poll tax in order to register to vote, the total number of citizens eligible to register was 13.6 million, but only 3 million or 22 percent paid the poll tax.