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First-time voter

Who can vote, what is protected, and what to do if turned away.

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1. 1Voting for the first timeRegistering, ID rules, and what happens at the polls.Voting for the first time: what you need · 3 min
2. 2Voting at 18Citizens 18 and older cannot be denied the vote for age.Twenty-sixth Amendment: Voting at 18 · 1 min
3. 3No race barrierBars denying the vote because of race or color.Fifteenth Amendment: Voting and race · 1 min
4. 4No sex barrierBars denying the vote because of sex.Nineteenth Amendment: Women's right to vote · 1 min
5. 5No poll taxesYou cannot be charged a fee to vote in federal elections.Twenty-fourth Amendment: No poll taxes · 1 min
6. 6Who runs electionsStates set election rules, and Congress can change some of them.Article I, Section 4: Elections and meetings · 1 min
7. 7If you are turned awayProvisional ballots, hotlines, and what the law generally says.What to do if you're turned away from voting · 3 min