Which Amendment abolishes poll taxes?

• A. 24th Amendment
• B. 23rd Amendment
• C. 19th Amendment
• D. 15th Amendment

Answer: (A)

Poll taxes were a barrier to voting, used to restrict participation. The amendment that abolishes poll taxes in federal elections makes it illegal to require any tax payment as a condition for voting in those elections, removing that financial hurdle and protecting the right to vote at the federal level. That direct prohibition is what makes it the best answer here.

For context, one other amendment extended the right to vote to residents of the nation’s capital for presidential elections, another granted suffrage to women, and another aimed at preventing denial of the vote based on race or previous servitude. While those are important voting-right milestones, they do not specifically outlaw poll taxes in federal elections, which is why they aren’t the correct choice for this question.