The 26th Amendment extended the vote to 18-year-olds.
"The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age."
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There's no amendment that actually says *that*, but the 26th amendment gave 18 years olds the right to vote.
The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted citizens over the age of 18 the right to vote. The legal voting age prior to the amendment was 21 years old.
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The 26th Amendment establishes legal voting age in the United States. This amendment lowered the legal age to vote from 21 to 18 years old.
No. The twenty-sixth amendment forbids restrictions on the right to vote for citizens 18 years or older.
The amendment that tells you the age you have to be to vote (eighteen) is the Twenty-Sixth Amendment which was ratified on July 1, 1971.
The Twenty-sixth Amendment gave 18-year-olds the right to vote. Before 1971, Americans had to be 21 years old to vote. Soldiers who were 18 years old fought in the army and ided in wars for the nation. People felt that if the soldies were old enough to fight and ie for the United States, then they were old enough to vote for their President, Senators, and Representatives.
The Twenty-sixth Amendment gave 18-year-olds the right to vote. Before 1971, Americans had to be 21 years old to vote. Soldiers who were 18 years old fought in the army and ided in wars for the nation. People felt that if the soldies were old enough to fight and ie for the United States, then they were old enough to vote for their President, Senators, and Representatives.
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