jan 3, 1971 - 1971-
Description:
Voting age lowered to 18
26th Amendment passed, granting voting rights to 18-year-olds. The amendment is
largely a result of Vietnam War-protests demanding a lowering of the voting age on
the premise that people who are old enough to fight are old enough to vote.
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