The twenty-sixth amendment states...
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.
What it means to me...
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 years old to 18 in federal, state, and local elections.
The following is a poster...
This is a poster that was created in support of lowering the voting age from the 1969 New Jersey campaign.
The following is a video of the signing of this amendment...
This is a video showing the signing of the 26th amendment to the US Constitution, which took place on July 5, 1971.
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