Here, the wealth-based barrier to voting is reduced.

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franchise = the right to vote.
to guarantee the franchise of every citizen.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/franchise

b : a constitutional or statutory right or privilege; especially : the right to vote
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/franchise

1. A privilege or right granted by law, especially the right to vote in the election of public officials.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/franchise

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The weakining and the ultimate removal of the wealth-based restrictions on the franchise were clearly important in raising the fraction of the population voting in the USA.
https://books.google.com/books?id=R7ZiVc8O-4oC&pg=PA114&lpg=...
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Wealth Requirements
A voter’s wealth has no relationship with the voter’s ability to participate intelligently in voting.46 State restrictions that condition voting on satisfying wealth-based requirements—such as the payment of a poll tax—are unconstitutional.47 In addition, the Voting Rights Act explicitly
prohibits states from conditioning voting on the payment of poll taxes

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Wealth Requirements
A voter’s wealth has no relationship with the voter’s ability to participate intelligently in voting.46 State restrictions that condition voting on satisfying wealth-based requirements—such as the payment of a poll tax—are unconstitutional.47 In addition, the Voting Rights Act explicitly
prohibits states from conditioning voting on the payment of poll taxes
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They can have their rights restored have been challenged on the grounds that they constitute an illegal wealth-based requirement for voting
http://americablog.com/2015/12/justice-sotomayor-hint-oppose...
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