The XXVI Amendment standerized the national minimum voting age to 18.
Passed by Congress March 23, 1971. Ratified July 1, 1971.
Note: Amendment 14, section 2, of the Constitution was modified by section 1 of the 26th amendment.
Section 1.
The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.
Section 2.
The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
The admendmant was passed in 1971 during protests against the war in Vietnam. The argument was "if they were old enough to die they were old enough to vote".
It is important to note that while this lowerd the voting age to 18 throughout the country states have the option of lowering the minimum age even further (17 or rarely 16) if they wished.
While XXVI Admendmant is a generally popular one, many still argue that 18 year olds aren't yet mature enough to vote. While others belive that Under 21 years olds should only be allowed to vote if they have served in the military.
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ReplyDeleteSame grammar and capitalization problems
ReplyDeleteamendment not admendment
lowered not lowerd
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