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Votes for 18-year-olds
President Richard Nixon's signature was unnecessary to ratify the 26th Amendment because the Constitution does not give the President a role in passing amendments. But Nixon ceremoniously signed it anyway, and he invited three 18-year-olds to participate in the certification, too. This amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
Certification of the ratification of the 26th Amendment, with the signatures of three 18-year-olds, July 5, 1971, Records of the General Government |