The growth in public sentiment for a lowered voting age is for increased public participation.
The growth in public sentiment for a lowered voting age was primarily spurred by the social and political upheaval of the 1960s, particularly the Vietnam War, where young people were being drafted to fight but lacked the right to vote. Activists argued that if 18-year-olds could be sent to war, they should also have a say in the political decisions affecting their lives. Additionally, the civil rights movement and a broader push for greater youth involvement in democracy contributed to this sentiment, leading to the eventual ratification of the 26th Amendment in 1971, which lowered the voting age to 18.
It was lowered in the year 1971
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It lowered it to 18 from 21.
26th Amendment
The 26th Amendment to the US Constitution lowered the voting age to 18 years of age and was adopted on July 1, 1971.
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President Richard Nixon lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in April 1971.
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