How did the Elimination of poll taxes make elections more democratic?
2007-10-02 09:20:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
It allowed poor people who could not afford the poll tax to vote.
2007-10-02 09:25:25 · answer #1 · answered by ItsJustMe 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Poll taxes and literacy tests were devices used in certain areas to keep people of color from voting. Eliminating these tools of disenfranchisement meant more people got to vote. Elections are more democratic when more people vote. The logic is simple the more people involved in making the decision, the more likely the decision reflects the will of the people.
Conversely, efforts to exclude groups of people ensures the results will be skewed to reflect the will of the people doing the excluding.
2007-10-02 20:15:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
by not taxing people to vote, it opened the vote to people who had little money but high interest, removed an obstacle to voting
2007-10-02 16:50:29 · answer #3 · answered by SAMUEL ELI 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋