a poll tax

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Definition of a poll tax in English English dictionary: capitation
poll tax: A tax required in order to vote
poll tax: A tax determined as a uniform, fixed amount per individual
a tax: {n} geld
poll tax: tax of a fixed amount that is imposed on every individual citizen
poll tax: A state-imposed tax upon the voters as a prerequisite to registration It was rendered unconstitutional in national elections by the Twenty-fourth Amendment and in state elections by the Supreme Court in 1966
poll tax: Payment required to vote Some states formerly required a poll tax, but it is now outlawed
poll tax: a uniform per capita payment or fee
poll tax: A tax levied on people rather than on property, often as a requirement for voting. a tax of a particular amount that is collected from every citizen of a country (poll ; POLL). Tax of a uniform amount levied on each individual. The most famous British poll tax was the one levied in 1380, a main cause of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt. In the U.S., poll taxes were used as a voting prerequisite in the southern states; when payment was made a prerequisite to voting, impoverished blacks (and often poor whites) were effectively denied the vote. In 1966 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could not levy a poll tax as a prerequisite for voting in state and local elections
poll tax: Fee that allowed one to vote
poll tax: a tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote