the voting age was lowered to 18 in 1928.
the voting age was lowered to 18 in 1928.
when did the voting age lowered to 18?
1928
when congress extended the voting rights act of 1965 in 1970 it included a provision lowering the age qualification to vote in all elections—federal, state, and local—to 18. later that year, in "oregon v. mitchell" (1970), the supreme court held that congress had the authority to lower the voting age qualification in federal elections, but not the authority to do so in state and local elections. nixon sent a letter to congress supporting a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age, and congress quickly moved forward with a proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing the 18 year-old vote. sent to the states for ratification on march 23, 1971, the proposal became the twenty-sixth amendment to the united states constitution on july 1, 1973, after being ratified by the requisite number of states (38).
presidency of richard nixon
bullet::::- 1946 - voting age lowered to 21.









































bullet::::- 1967 - voting age lowered to 20.









































bullet::::- 1978 - voting age lowered to 18.









































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bullet::::- 1918 – in its first days of independence in 1918, after 123 years of partition, voting rights were granted to both men and women. eight women were elected to the sejm in 1919.









































bullet::::- 1952 – voting age lowered to 18.









































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