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In 1971 it lowered the age from 21 to 18. Since that time adulthood starts at 18.

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The Twenty-sixth Amendment lowered the voting age from?

21 to 18


Which amendment to the US Constitution lowered the voting age to 18?

44th


How did the Twenty-Sixth Amendment address concerns about age discrimination?

it lowered the voting age to 18


voting and the twenty sixth amendment ?

Because men could be drafted into the military when they were 18, it was deemed unfair that the legal voting age was 21. The Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to 18 so that those eligible for the draft would still have a voice in the nation's decisions.


What did the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution change about voting?

It gave the vote to 18- to 20-year-old citizens.


What amendment changes voting age to 18?

Amendment 26


What According to the Twenty-sixth Amendment what is the legal voting age?

According to the 26th amendment, the legal voting age is eighteen.


What year was the voting age lowered to 18?

The Twenty-sixth Amendment (Amendment XXVI) of the United States Constitution standardized the voting age to 18. It was adopted in response to student activism against the Vietnam War and to partially overrule the Supreme Court's decision in Oregon v. Mitchell. It was adopted on July 1, 1971 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution


What is the purpose of the Twenty-sixth Amendment?

Lower the voting age from 21 to 18.


What was one important factor that helped the 26th amendment in 1971?

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the minimum voting age throughout the United States to eighteen years of age. Prior to this amendment, each state determined its own minimum voting age, usually anywhere from the age of 18 to 21.


What legislation was responsible for changing the voting age in the US?

Twenty-sixth amendment


What amendment is for voting rights?

The voting age should be lowered because people 12 and older are old eneough to understand and what she does to help our country so we should have the right to vote.... NO STEALS OR iWill ARREST YOU