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How old should you be to vote in the US?
To vote in a presidential election today, you must be 18 years old and a United States citizen. Each state has its own requirements. Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution provides that “Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations” governing elections.
When was the voting age lowered to 18?
The proposed 26th Amendment passed the House and Senate in the spring of 1971 and was ratified by the states on July 1, 1971.
When was the voting age reduced from 21 to 18?
The Sixty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988, lowered the voting age of elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States from 21 years to 18 years.
Why should the voting age be lowered from 21 to 18?
The present-day youth are literate and enlightened and the lowering of the voting age would provide to the unrepresented youth of the country an opportunity to give vent to their feelings and help them become a part of the political process. It is, therefore, proposed to reduce the voting age from 21 years to 18 years.
When was voting age reduced to 18?
Sixty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India
| The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1989 | |
|---|---|
| Introduced by | B. Shankaranand |
| Summary | |
| Lowered the voting age from 21 years to 18 years | |
| Status: In force |
Why was voting age lowered to 18?
The drive to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 grew across the country during the 1960s, driven in part by the military draft held during the Vietnam War. A common slogan of proponents of lowering the voting age was “old enough to fight, old enough to vote”.
Who signed the 16th Amendment?
On June 16, 1909, President William Howard Taft, in an address to the Sixty-first Congress, proposed a two percent federal income tax on corporations by way of an excise tax and a constitutional amendment to allow the previously enacted income tax.
What does Amendment 27 say?
The Amendment provides that: “No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of representatives shall have intervened.”