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.
the Vietnam War.
the Vietnam War.
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.
Ratified in July 1971.March 23, 1971.Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution happened in 1971.
there was no effect because the 26th amendment was not ratified until 1971.
1971
The last Amendment lowered the voting age to 18. It is the 26th Amendment. It was ratified in 1971.
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.
It was adopted on July 1, 1971.
27th in 1971
27th passed in 1971
Dec. 15, 1971