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Yes it was.

Actually in Australia it was the Whitlam Government that lowered the age and it was in 1973 not 1972.

Actually on this NovaNet lesson it said 1971

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Who got the right to vote in 1971?

The voting age was changed from 21 to 18 in 1971.


Who was president when the voting age changed from twenty-one to eighteen?

Richard Nixon was president when the voting age changed from 21 to eighteen (26th Amendment, adopted 1971).


When did California change the voting age from 18 to 21?

The voting age was changed with the 27th amendment in 1971. This is a federal law so every state was changed at the same time. No state sets federal law.


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No. Voting age in 1948 was 21 years old. It wasn't until 1971 the age changed to 18.


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1971 the 26th amendment changed the voting age from 21 to 18.


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What amendment changed the voting age from twenty one to eighteen?

The 26th Amendment, adopted in 1971, lowered the voting age to eighteen. Under Section 2, it is stated that Congress has the power to enforce this. Please support commonsense grammar.


When did the lowering voting age?

President Richard Nixon lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in April 1971.


What amendment changed voting age?

26th


What year was the voting age lowered?

It was lowered in the year 1971


Which amendment established the voting age at eighteen?

27th in 1971


Why was the voting age changed in the 1970s?

The Vietnam war