When did the voting age change from 21 to 18?
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When did the debate begin to lower the voting age from 21 to 18? By what date did some states change the voting age from 21 to 18? In what year was a voting age over 18 outlawed?
during WW II
1968
1971
Voting age
When did the voting age change from 21 to 18?
Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution Voting age Sixty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland National Minimum Drinking Age Act U.S. history of alcohol minimum purchase age by state Suffrage in Australia Age of majority Wild in the Streets Suffrage
The Twenty-sixth Amendment (Amendment XXVI) to the United States 
Constitution prohibits the ... It <b>was</b> proposed by Congress on March 23, 1971, and 
ratified on July 1, 1971, the quickest ratification of an amendment in history. ... 
The drive to lower the <b>voting age</b> from <b>21 to 18</b> grew across the country during 
the 1960s,&nbsp;... By 1968, several states had lowered the <b>voting age</b> below <b>21</b> years: Alaska and 
Hawaii&#39;s minimum age <b>was</b> 20, while Georgia and Kentucky&#39;s <b>was 18</b>. In 1970, 
the&nbsp;... Lowered the <b>voting age</b> from <b>21</b> years to <b>18</b> years. Status: In force. The Sixty-first 
Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution ... 
The bill of The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988 <b>was</b> introduced in 
the ... Help &middot; About Wikipedia &middot; Community portal &middot; Recent <b>changes</b> &middot; Contact 
page&nbsp;... The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1972 is an amendment to the 
Constitution of Ireland which lowered the <b>voting age</b> for all national elections and 
referendums in the state from twenty-one to eighteen years of age. It <b>was</b> 
approved by referendum on 7 December 1972 and signed into law on ... To lower 
the voting age from 21 to 18. The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 (23 U.S.C. § 158) <b>was</b> passed 
by the United ... Between 1970 and 1975, 29 states lowered the MLDA from <b>21 to</b> 
<b>18</b>, 19, or 20. ... With the lowering of the <b>voting age</b> to <b>18</b>, the minimum legal 
drinking age (MLDA) <b>was</b> similarly lowered under the notion that by being able to 
vote&nbsp;... The alcohol laws of the United States regarding minimum age for purchase have 
<b>changed</b> over ... This <b>was</b> primarily because the <b>voting age was</b> lowered from <b>21</b> 
<b>to 18</b> in 1971 with the passing into law of 26th amendment. Many states started&nbsp;... Suffrage in Australia refers to the right to vote for people living in Australia, 
including all its six ... The <b>voting age</b> for all federal elections <b>was</b> lowered from <b>21</b> 
<b>to 18</b> in 1973. ... Recent <b>changes</b> to the Electoral Laws in Australia, Australian 
Human Rights Commission, archived from the original on 14 August 2014; ^ Vicki 
Lee&nbsp;... The age of majority is the threshold of adulthood as recognized or declared in 
law. It is the ... Most countries set the age of majority at <b>18</b>, but some jurisdictions 
have a higher age and others lower. ... Another example is the <b>voting age</b>, which 
prior to the 1970s <b>was 21</b> in the US, as <b>was</b> the age of majority in all or most 
states. Wild in the Streets is a 1968 film directed by Barry Shear and starring Christopher 
Jones, Hal Holbrook, and Shelley Winters. Based on a 1966 Esquire short story &quot;
The Day It All Happened, Baby!&quot; by Robert Thom, it <b>was</b> distributed by American 
International Pictures. ... Mitchell lowering the presidential minimum <b>voting age</b> to 
<b>18</b> and 1971 with&nbsp;... Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise is the right to <b>vote</b> in public, 
political elections ... An attempt <b>was</b> made to <b>change</b> this situation, but the Jewish 
Naturalization Act ... Minimum <b>age</b> to <b>vote was</b> reduced from <b>21 to 18</b> years in 
1995.
1970s
Voting age