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The Twenty-fourth Amendment, ratified in 1964, prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or any other type of tax. Poll taxes for State and local elections were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in the case Harper vs. Virginia State Board of Elections. However, supporters of voting rights allege that voter identification requirements passed in recent legislation amount to a modern-day poll tax.

Texas, for example, requires photo ID to vote, yet each of those methods -- a Texas Driver's License, Texas Personal Identification Card, or Texas Handgun License -- cost money to acquire. In addition, their other acceptable forms of ID have a cost -- both a United States Passport and United States Citizenship Certificate must be purchased, and a United States Military Identification Card requires military service or work as a contractor.

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