The voting age in many areas has been changed to reflect the popular opinion of the time. When it is lowered, this is normally a liberal action - intending to create more opportunity for everybody, allowing younger people to have more of a say in what the government will be, etc. - and when raised it is usually a more conservative action - younger people do not have the wisdom and experience to know what is best for them, nor do they understand politics well enough to vote properly.
Of all the countries in the world with voting rights, only 21 have an age above 18 with a few of these also restricting suffrage to males only, and 18 more have a voting age lower than 18, with several more considering a drop as well. As expected, this is a general change in the liberal direction - typical of changing attitudes in the today's world towards equality and rights - with a lowering in most cases from the original age of 21 and males only.
Because the people in charge of a place, thought of the disabilities and abilities and many other things and were concerned about peoples health and made new rules, for the safety of humans.
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The 26th Amendment to the US Constitution lowered the voting age to 18 years of age and was adopted on July 1, 1971.
because people felt that if they were fighting for their country at age 18 they should get to vote at the age of 18.
In the United States, the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution lowered the voting age to 18. This happened on July 1, 1971.
in the year 1971
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By lowering the voting age
Made the voting age 18!!!!
There is no maximum age for voting in Australia.
Minimum voting age is 18 in India.
Voting age across the US is 18 everywhere
Legal voting age in state of Va.
The voting age is 18 in all states.
The legal voting age is 18 in Minnesota
The voting age in Russia is 18 years old
In cuba you can start voting at the age 16.
The voting age was changed with the 27th amendment in 1971. This is a federal law so every state was changed at the same time. No state sets federal law.
27th change of voting age from 21 to 18. This happened in 1971.