In 1971 it lowered the age from 21 to 18. Since that time adulthood starts at 18.
It gave the vote to 18- to 20-year-old citizens.
Twenty-sixth amendment
it expanded the definition of citizenship to include voting rights for younger adults
the twenty sixth amendment - apex
No. The twenty-sixth amendment forbids restrictions on the right to vote for citizens 18 years or older.
21 to 18
44th
it lowered the voting age to 18
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.
It gave the vote to 18- to 20-year-old citizens.
Amendment 26
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
According to the 26th amendment, the legal voting age is eighteen.
Lower the voting age from 21 to 18.
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.
Twenty-sixth amendment
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