The poll tax was made illegal in federal elections in ________ but remained legal in state elections in Texas until ________.

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The poll tax was made illegal in federal elections by the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified in 1964. However, it remained legal in state elections in Texas until 1966, when the U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections, ruled that poll taxes in state elections were unconstitutional because they violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

The Poll Tax Was Made Illegal in Federal Elections in ________