The Fifteenth Amendment gives states leeway to expand the rights of their citizens.

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The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." It does not, however, mandate that states expand voting rights beyond these areas. States may choose to extend voting rights further, but they are not required to do so by the Fifteenth Amendment.

The Fifteenth Amendment Gives States Leeway to Expand the Rights