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26 th Amendment

26 th Amendment. Voting Age Ratified 1971. What It Says. Right to vote is guaranteed to: U.S. Citizens age 18 or older Cannot be denied by: U.S. Government States. Examples. Right to Vote is Granted: U.S. Citizens age 18 and older: Any Race Any Religion Any Ethnicity. Causes.

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26 th Amendment

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  1. 26th Amendment • Voting Age • Ratified 1971

  2. What It Says • Right to vote is guaranteed to: • U.S. Citizens age 18 or older • Cannot be denied by: • U.S. Government • States

  3. Examples • Right to Vote is Granted: • U.S. Citizens age 18 and older: • Any Race • Any Religion • Any Ethnicity

  4. Causes • World War II • Slogan: “Old enough to fight, old enough to vote” • Originally proposed in 1942 • Vietnam War • Issue gained more attention

  5. Related Events • Georgia lowers voting age (1943) • First state to do so • Only state and local elections

  6. Court Case • Oregon v. United States (1970) • Supreme Court Ruling: • Upholds prohibition of: • Literacy Tests • Certain Residency Requirements • Congress can lower voting age • Federal Elections Only

  7. 26th Amendment • Passed in 1971 • Officially made the voting age 18 and older • All elections

  8. Impact • 1972 Presidential Election • First Election after 26th Amendment • Voters age 18-21 years old • 50% Turnout to vote

  9. Youth Voter Turnout

  10. Positives • Ratification of the 26th Amendment only took 99 days (from March 1971 to June 1971). • It took 11 months to ratify the 15th Amendment, 15 months to ratify the 19th Amendment, and 200+ years to ratify the 27th Amendment.

  11. Negatives • In 1972 – 50% of people ages 18-24 voted • In 2000 – 35% of people ages 18-24 voted • There are eight states that never ratified the 26th Amendment: Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah

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