Go here to view a slide show on the evolution of Paricutin prepared by Scott Rowland. Sources of Information: Foshag, W.F., and Gonzalez-Reyna, J., 1956, Birth and development of Paricutin volcano: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 965-D, p. 355-489.
In 1971, the Twenty-sixth Amendment set the legal voting age at 18 for both US federal and state elections.
Recently, some European countries have lowered their voting age to 16 or 17 years old. Maryland and California have followed the lead and proposed lowering the voting age in their states also. Marylandâs proposal is to lower the voting age to 16 years old.Californiaâs proposal includes granting a half a vote for 16 and 17 year olds, and one quarter of a vote for 14 and 15 year olds.arylandâs proposal is to lower the voting age to 16 years old. Californiaâs proposal includes granting a half a vote for 16 and 17 year olds, and one quarter of a vote for 14 and 15 year olds.