voting age

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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

Its manifesto has other pledges aimed at younger voters: justice for families of those killed in the uprising, lowering the voting age to 16, and job creation through tax and economic reform.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The minimum voting age is already 16 for local council elections in Scotland and Wales, as well as for elections to the Welsh Parliament and Scottish Parliament.

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