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In 1971, the 26th Amendment set the legal voting age at 18 for both US federal and state elections.
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.
The 26th Amendment to the US Constitution lowered the voting age to 18 years of age and was adopted on July 1, 1971.
Four different constitutional amendments extended voting rights to various groups:Fifteenth Amendment: Prohibited discrimination by race (applied primarily to African-American males), ratified in 1870.Nineteenth Amendment: Granted women's suffrage (right to vote), ratified in 1920.Twenty-third Amendment: Allowed citizens residing in the District of Columbia the right to vote in presidential elections, ratified in 1961.Twenty-sixth Amendment: Reduced the minimum voting age from 21 to 18, allowing younger people the right to vote, ratified in 1971.
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the 26th amendment
The only way to lower the voting age for federal elections is by passing an amendment to the constitution.
In 1971, the 26th Amendment set the legal voting age at 18 for both US federal and state elections.
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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No, that is set in the U.S. Constitution, so only another constitutional amendment can change it.
26th admendment
26th Amendment
According to the 26th amendment, the legal voting age is eighteen.
Amendment 15 protects the voting rights of citizens, particularly former enslaved persons Amendment 19 grants suffrage or the right to vote , to women Amendment 24 made the tpoll tax illegal Amendment 26 lowers the age at which citizen can vote to 18 instead of 21
the 14th amendment is voting based on race, the 26th amendment is the voting age is set to 18 years of age and the 19th amendment is women's suffrage. So, there are 3 amendments having to do with voting.
Amendment 26