> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://america-250.mintlify.site/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Twenty-Fourth Amendment > Abolition of Poll Taxes Passed by Congress August 27, 1962. Ratified January 23, 1964 ## Section 1 The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay poll tax or other tax. ## Section 2 The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. ## Interpretations & Debate Read scholarly interpretations of the Twenty-Fourth Amendment from the [National Constitution Center](https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/amendments/amendment-xxiv/interpretations/157), where constitutional scholars across the political spectrum debate its meaning and application. ## Source Adapted from the [National Constitution Center](https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/amendments/amendment-xxiv), which provides the canonical text and scholarly interpretations of the Twenty-Fourth Amendment.