That happened during Richard Nixon's first term.
President Richard Nixon lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in April 1971.
Richard Nixon
It lowered it to 18 from 21.
26th amendment
In 1971 it lowered the age from 21 to 18. Since that time adulthood starts at 18.
The 26th Amendment to the US Constitution lowered the voting age to 18 years of age and was adopted on July 1, 1971.
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21 to 18
the Vietnam War.
it lowered the voting age to 18
In the US, voters must be at least 18 years of age.You have to be 18 to vote in the general election in the uk.You must be 18 yrs. old to vote BUT thanks to the 26th Amendment it can be lowered to 16.
Before the voting age was lowered to 18, the legal voting age in the United States was 21. This change was largely influenced by the Vietnam War, as many young people were being drafted to fight but did not have the right to vote. The 26th Amendment, ratified in 1971, officially lowered the voting age to 18.