The Twenty-Sixth Amendment was another one that focused on changing the voting electorate. Previous amendments addressed race or sex. This one age. The minimum voting age in America was 21 at the time. It was argued that it was unfair to draft boys at 18 but not allow them to vote until they were 21. This amendment addressed that argument and changed the minimum voting age to 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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