Poll Tax Reintroduced by PA Democrats

In 1966, the US Supreme Court made a decision to abolish the Poll Tax. The Poll Tax was used to target poor and Black people to discourage them from voting. Harper vs. Virginia State Board of Elections reversed the findings of Breedlove vs. Suttles. The latter had given state board officials free reign to impose certain qualifications to vote, including a nominal fee to register. Many states also had what was known as the…