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Several states talked about lowering the voting age, but most got rejected. But this idea slowly started becoming more popular.
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Through the selective Training and Service Act they lowered the draft age from 21 to 18. In that same year the slogan "Old enough to fight, old enough to vote" started -
Congressman Jennings Randolph introduces the first bill to lower the voting age to 18 -
Georgia becomes the first state to lower their voting age to 18 -
as young men aged 18-20 were being drafted to war the argument of lowering the voting age grew and gained way more popularity and support.
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This act included the Ammednment to lower the voting age to being 18 -
The Supreme Court rules congress can set age for federal elections but not for state or local elections. -
The Senate votes 94-0 to propose the 26th Amendment -
The House of Reps apporves the proppsoed amendment 401-19 and sends to the states for ratification -
The required 3/4 of all states have ratified the amendment making it officially adopted -
They had their Formal Certifcation Ceremony at the White House, where President Nixonsigns the certified amendment Infront of 500 youth voters