On July 7, 1971, the voting age became 18 when the 26th amendment to the US Constitution was certified as having been ratified.
It lowered it to 18 from 21.
In 1971 it lowered the age from 21 to 18. Since that time adulthood starts at 18.
It gave the vote to 18- to 20-year-old citizens.
The last Amendment lowered the voting age to 18. It is the 26th Amendment. It was ratified in 1971.
The right to electoral suffrage for 18-20 yr. olds was granted after The Representation of the People Act 1969 had passed through Parliament. This meant that all 18yr olds could vote in elections after the 1st January 1970.
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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President Richard Nixon lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in April 1971.
21 to 18
the Vietnam War.
it lowered the voting age to 18
Richard Nixon
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.
Ellis Arnall, he was the 69th governor of Georgia and lowered the age from 21 to 18.