Timeline: A history of voting rights in America

(MEDIA GENERAL) — It’s been a rough election cycle, to say the least. America’s faith in both candidates and the electoral system is seemingly at an all-time low. In actuality, voting has always been a bit of a touchy subject in the U.S.
In fact, the process as we know it today has only existed for a few decades. 
It has taken us 240 years (and counting), not to mention the hard work of millions of Americans throughout history, to get where we are today. That&rsq