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.
Expand the right to vote. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote; the 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
There are three amendments regarding who is allowed to vote: - The 15th amendment gave all races the right to vote. - The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. - The 26th amendment reduced the voting age to 18.
The 19th amendment on August 26, 1920. This amendment gave women the right to vote.
The last group of people who were granted the right to vote were women. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right in 1920.
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.
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18 year olds... the 26th amendment gave this group the right to vote, NOT the 23rd!!!
The 26th Amendment
Expand the right to vote. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote; the 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
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The Twenty-sixth Amendment gives 18 year old citizens the right to vote. The voting age was lowed from 21 to 18 in 1971.
There are three amendments regarding who is allowed to vote: - The 15th amendment gave all races the right to vote. - The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. - The 26th amendment reduced the voting age to 18.
No, the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote, but it was the 26th amendment that changed the voting age to 18.
The 26th Amendment to the U.S Constitution changed the voting age from 21 to 18. This change was instituted during the Vietnam War. People found it immoral that an eighteen year old could be drafted to fight for their country, yet could not vote for who ran the country that they were fighting for.
There's no amendment that actually says *that*, but the 26th amendment gave 18 years olds the right to vote.
The 19th amendment on August 26, 1920. This amendment gave women the right to vote.
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