Constitution of the United States - 19th Amendment

Summary

Main Document: Constitution of the United States
Date: August 18, 1920
Topics: Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The 19th Amendment prohibits any state from denying the vote based on sex.

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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.

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