voting age
Example Sentences
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The last important amendment adopted, the 26th, which lowered the voting age to 18, was ratified 55 years ago.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
I would have bet that as a more diverse and tolerant population came of voting age, old divisions would fade slowly into history and the U.S. would keep pushing toward higher elevations.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
In the few countries where the voting age has already been lowered to 16, research suggests there has been no impact on the overall result.
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025
Sixteen and 17-year-olds would be able to vote at the next general election, under government plans to lower the voting age.
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025
Selma, a former slave-trading town and the Dallas County seat, had 15,000 blacks of voting age, but only 335 were registered to vote.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
