Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Amendment XIX (the Nineteenth Amendment) to the United States Constitution, also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, was proposed to the states by the U.S. Congress on June 4, 1919, and became part of the Constitution on August 18, 1920, upon its ratification by Tennessee, the thirty-sixth state to do so. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby certified the ratification on August 26, 1920. The amendment prohibits both the federal government and the states from using a person's sex as a qualification to vote; it was specifically intended to extend suffrage to women. The amendment reads:

Related Topics:
United States Constitution - Susan B. Anthony - U.S. Congress - June 4 - 1919 - August 18 - 1920 - Tennessee - Bainbridge Colby - August 26 - Suffrage - Women

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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.

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Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

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On February 27, 1922, a challenge to the 19th Amendment was rebuffed by the Supreme Court of the United States.

Related Topics:
February 27 - 1922 - Supreme Court of the United States

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