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Amendment XXVI: Voting age lowered to 18
In plain English
Citizens 18 and older can't be denied the vote because of age.
Amendment 14, section 2, of the Constitution was modified by section 1 of the 26th amendment.
Original text
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 have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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Source: National Archives