poll tax
noun
: a tax of a fixed amount per person levied on adults and often linked to the right to vote
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Prior to council tax, there was poll tax which was so wildly unpopular, people began rioting across England.
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Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2024
But a Venezuelan passport costs more than $300, a price that amounts to a poll tax because few migrants can afford them.
—John Otis, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
The wholesale purchase of poll tax receipts by others not in the purchaser's immediate family was widespread, and illegally obtained poll tax receipts were widely distributed by candidates to their supporters.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2022
In a state where Republicans pass tougher and tougher voting restrictions every legislative session, the Alabama Democratic Party has responded by enacting its own sort of poll tax.
—Kyle Whitmire, al, 6 May 2023
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Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2024
But a Venezuelan passport costs more than $300, a price that amounts to a poll tax because few migrants can afford them.
—John Otis, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
The wholesale purchase of poll tax receipts by others not in the purchaser's immediate family was widespread, and illegally obtained poll tax receipts were widely distributed by candidates to their supporters.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2022
In a state where Republicans pass tougher and tougher voting restrictions every legislative session, the Alabama Democratic Party has responded by enacting its own sort of poll tax.
—Kyle Whitmire, al, 6 May 2023
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“Poll tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poll%20tax. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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