2.2 Fifteenth Amendment in 1870

The Fifteenth Amendment states the following:

Section 1. 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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. (Congress 1)

While it was now legal for citizens of color to vote, California and Oregon still opposed the measure out of fear of Chinese immigrants. However, they still had to follow the constitution and allow Chinese immigrants to vote.