Certification of the 26th Amendment
The 26th Amendment to the Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18, was certified by General Services Administrator Robert Kunzig on July 1, 1971. In a ceremony at...
Convicted for Voting
Suffragette Susan B. Anthony registered and voted in the election of 1872 in Rochester, New York. As planned, she was arrested for “knowingly, wrongfully and...
Grand Canyon State okays the vote for 18-year-olds
Arizona ratified the 26th amendment to the Constitution on May 26, 1971. The amendment stated that “the right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen...
House Joint Resolution 354
“Old enough to fight, old enough to vote” was a slogan often heard during World War II and later during the Vietnam War. In 1942 the slogan prompted Congressman...
Nebraska says yes to 18-year-olds voting
Nebraska ratified the proposed 26th amendment to the Constitution on April 5, 1971. Congress had passed the proposal on March 23, 1971. The proposal stated that...
Old enough to vote?
Michigan Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg introduced Senate Joint Resolution 166 on October 19, 1942. This resolution would have amended the Constitution of the United...
“Our poor, neglected and battered Constitution”
George M. Montross of Detroit wrote to Congressman Emanuel Celler, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, in opposition to granting the vote to 18-year-olds. He...