The 26th Amendment to the Constitution lowered the age from 21 to 18. The argument that was used was "If an 18 year old is old enough to join the military to fight for the U.S., then he/she should be allowed to vote".
The 26th Amendment in 1971. It lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
the Vietnam War.
19th amendment
The vietnam conflict began the want for the 26th amendment. Men who were 18 could not vote but they could put their life at risk in the war. They often said "Old enough to fight, Old enough to vote"
ratification of 14th amendment
The civil war.
The Civil War
The reason the 26th amendment was passed was because of the Vietnam War. It was reasoned that if a person could be drafted and sent to war at 18 they should also be able to vote.
The 26th Amendment to the U.S Constitution changed the voting age from 21 to 18. This change was instituted during the Vietnam War. People found it immoral that an eighteen year old could be drafted to fight for their country, yet could not vote for who ran the country that they were fighting for.
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment guaranteed that any U.S. citizen fighting in the Vietnam War would have the right to vote in American elections.
The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants the right to vote to any U.S. citizen who is at least 18 years old. Previously, the voting age in most states was 21. The amendment was ratified in 1971, in response to the Vietnam War and the argument that if 18-year-olds were being drafted to fight, they should also have the right to vote.