Nineteenth Amendment

Voting rights regardless of sex · 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.

Passed by Congress June 4, 1919. Ratified August 18, 1920.

Text from the National Archives transcription. This page is general information, not legal advice.

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