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jun 17, 1970 - Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970

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These Amendments to the Voting Rights Act, signed into law by President Nixon, allowed for the extension of renewable portions of the act for another 5 years. It also reduced the voting age for national elections to 18 years.

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jun 17, 1970
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~ 55 years ago