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The 19th Amendment prohibits the United States or any State from denying or abridging the right of citizens to vote based on sex, and grants Congress the power to enforce this article through appropriate legislation.

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Amendment 19
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.