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Amendment Text | Annotations ... 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. ... Cases & Codes > U.S. Constitution > Twenty-Sixth Amendment...
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caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment26/
caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment26/
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26th Amendment: commentary ... It was ratified in July 1971. It should be noted that the 26th Amendment allows for states to lower the voting age to 17 or even 16, if they so wish. This amendment is a sort of national guideline.
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www.deafvote.com/why_vote/26th-amendment-explained.html
www.deafvote.com/why_vote/26th-amendment-explained.html
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Amendment 26 of the United States Constitution ... Amendment 26 - Voting Age Set to 18 Years ... Notes for this amendment: Proposed 3/23/1971; Ratified 7/1/1971; History...
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www.usconstitution.net/xconst_Am26.html
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Facts and Information about the amendments to the U.S. Constitution ... Each Amendment to the Constitution came about for a reason — to overrule a Supreme Court decision, to force a societal change, or to revise the details of the Constitution. This page will give an overview of how each Amendment came to be.
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www.usconstitution.net/constamnotes.html
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Twenty-Sixth Amendment--Reduction of Voting Age Qualification ... [[Page 1995]] TWENTY-SIXTH AMENDMENT __________ REDUCTION OF VOTING AGE QUALIFICATION 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...
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www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/html/amdt26.html
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Here are the dates that each of the 42 state legislatures (38, or two-thirds, are needed to amend the constitution) ratified the 26th amendment:
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www.super70s.com/Super70s/News/1971/March/23-26th_Amend...
www.super70s.com/Super70s/News/1971/March/23-26th_Amendment.asp
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"The Father of the 26th Amendment" introduced legislation eleven times -- in the U.S. House of Representatives and later in the United States Senate -- to lower the voting age, beginning in 1942 until its passage in 1971. Due to his persistence, 18-20-year-olds have had the opportunity to vote in eight...
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www.agribusinesscouncil.org/jr-amendment.htm
www.agribusinesscouncil.org/jr-amendment.htm
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Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution ... 5min Related Video: Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution ... Note:; Amendment 14, section 2, of the Constitution was modified by section 1 of the 26th amendment.
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www.answers.com/topic/amendment-xxvi-to-the-u-s-constit...
www.answers.com/topic/amendment-xxvi-to-the-u-s-constitution
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