- voting tax
- See poll-tax.
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
voting tax
Look at other dictionaries:
Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 — Effective (Various dates for different provisions) Citations Public Law Public Law 111 312 Stat … Wikipedia
Tax system in China — Taxes provide the most important revenue source for the Government of the People s Republic of China. As the most important source of fiscal revenue, tax is a key economic player of macro economic regulation, and greatly affects China s economic… … Wikipedia
voting right — n. 1 In corporate law, the right of a shareholder to cast a vote in the election of corporate officers and to vote at meetings to decide corporate policy or transactions. 2 In constitutional law, the right to vote may not be denied to an… … Law dictionary
Voting rights in the United States — The issue of voting rights in the United States has been contentious over the country s history. Eligibility to vote in the U.S. is determined by both Federal and state law. Currently, only citizens can vote in U.S. elections (although this has… … Wikipedia
Voting system — For other uses, see Voting system (disambiguation). Part of the Politics series Electoral methods … Wikipedia
Voting in the Council of the European Union — The procedures for Voting in the Council of the European Union are described in the treaties of the EU. The Council of the European Union was instituted under this name in the Maastricht Treaty. The voting procedures defined there were changed in … Wikipedia
Voting Rights Act — Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1965 to ensure the voting rights of African Americans. Though the Constitution s 15th Amendment (passed 1870) had guaranteed the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude,… … Universalium
Voting Rights Act — Federal law which guarantees the right of citizens to vote without discrimination based on race, color or previous condition of servitude. The Attorney General is authorized to file proper proceedings for preventive relief to protect this right.… … Black's law dictionary
Poll tax — A poll tax, head tax, or capitation is a tax of a uniform, fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income). When a corvée is commuted for cash payment, in effect it becomes a poll tax (and vice versa, if a poll tax obligation… … Wikipedia
District of Columbia voting rights — Satellite view of the District of Columbia in relation to the states of Maryland and Virginia. Voting rights of citizens in the District of Columbia differ from those of United States citizens in each of the fifty states. District of Columbia… … Wikipedia
