The film discusses the significance of the 26th Amendment, which allowed 11 million Americans aged 18 to 21 to vote for the first time in 1971. It emphasizes the importance of voter registration ...

The 26th Amendment, ratified in July 1971, reduced the minimum age to vote in any election, federal or state, from 21 to 18. The language provides that “(t)he right of citizens of the United ...

The 26th Amendment was ratified in 1971. The fight to allow 18 year-olds to vote was in response to war drafts. Legislation and court battles ensued.

States sued Congress for lowering the voting age. The case went to the Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of states. That led to the 26th Amendment.