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The U.S. Constitution

 

Amendment 26 (1971)

 

AMENDMENT XXVI.

 

Section 1.


The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.

 

Section 2.

The Congress shall
power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.have

 

Modifies: Amendment 14, Section 2 was modified by Amendment 26, Section 1

Passed by Congress: March 23, 1971

Ratified: July 1, 1971

Amendment 26 Section 1
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