In U.S. practice, a poll tax was a tax on the act of voting in an election and had to be paid before a citizen could cast a ballot.
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In the constitution, Tax on voters is called Poll tax
A Poll tax is a direct 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).
Benjamin Franklin was the first who had started the poll tax
The poll tax was proof that tax payments were made. Poll taxes were required in many Southern states in order to vote.
When the time for ending the poll tax comes for the year.