The Constitution of the United States: Amendment 19 (19th Amendment)
Amendment XIX. (Women’s Right to Vote)
Passed by Congress June 4, 1919. Ratified August 18, 1920.
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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- The Constitution of the United States: Amendments 11-27, from The National Archives
- Nineteenth Amendment – CRS Annotated Constitution
- Nineteenth Amendment – Wikipedia
- Nineteenth Amendment – Findlaw
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