The Twenty-sixth Amendment (Amendment XXVI) of the United States Constitution standardized the voting age to 18. It was adopted in response to student activism against the Vietnam War and to partially overrule the Supreme Court's decision in Oregon v. Mitchell. It was adopted on July 1, 1971 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
The year the voting age was lowered to 18 was in 1960. The lowered age limit was from the 26th Amendment.
1961
The 26th Amendment to the US Constitution lowered the voting age to 18 years of age and was adopted on July 1, 1971.
the Vietnam War.
Younger people voting. Congress lowered the national voting age to 18. In the 26th Amendment, the minimum age was set at 18 for both state and national elections. It was ratified in July 1971. It should be noted that the 26th Amendment allows for states to lower the voting age to 17 or even 16, if they so wish.
in the US, yes
The voting age in Russia is 18 years old
It lowered it to 18 from 21.
It gave the vote to 18- to 20-year-old citizens.
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.
President Richard Nixon lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in April 1971.
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21 to 18
the Vietnam War.
it lowered the voting age to 18
In the United States, the 26th Amendment to the Constitution lowered the minimum voting age from 21 to 18. It was argued that 18-year-olds were being drafted to fight in Vietnam, but they didn't have the right to vote.
Richard Nixon