0 a tax of a fixed amount that must be paid by each adult
1 a tax of a set amount that must be paid by each adult, esp. in order to vote
He credited the elimination of the poll tax as a major contribution to this surprising result.
It seemed that the state's highly onerous poll tax dampened voter registration and turnout (see conclusion below).
Second, there was the poll tax, the requirement that voters pay for the right to vote, usually much in advance.
They were the land tax, poll tax, and house tax with the land tax providing the bulk of the revenue.
To circumvent some of these problems, the same elderly persons have been traced in the poll tax registers.
In the land registers and poll tax registers, the properties were named after the hamlet and given a unique number.
This is the policy with the highest possible poll tax.
The law provided for voter registration, voting by mail, and a poll tax exemption for members of the armed services.
