the Vietnam War.
27th passed in 1971
Dec. 15, 1971
The 26th Amendment in 1971. It lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
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.
I'm assuming that you are referring to US Constitutional Amendments. The 26th amendment passed the quickest, from proposal to actual enactment. It was proposed March 23 1971 and passed July 1, 1971.
16-27 were all passed during the 20th century.
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the minimum voting age throughout the United States to eighteen years of age. Prior to this amendment, each state determined its own minimum voting age, usually anywhere from the age of 18 to 21.
1971 the 26th amendment changed the voting age from 21 to 18.
Nixon was the president to sign the 26th amendment
The Twenty-sixth Amendment gives 18 year old citizens the right to vote. The voting age was lowed from 21 to 18 in 1971.
Congress proposed the 26th Amendment for adoption on March 23, 1971. The Administrator of General Services declared to Congress on July 5, 1971 that it had been ratified by 40 state legislatures and was now valid.