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Roosevelt lowered minimum age of military draft to 18
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Randolph introduced federal legislation to lower the voting age
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State of Georgia allow 18 year-old's to vote for first time
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60 resolutions were introduced in Congress to lower the minimum voting age, but none resulted in any action
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Congress passed bill extending and amending the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the provision lowered the voting age to 18 in federal, state, and local elections
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Ratified in one hundred days, the fastest approval of any constitutional amendment. Signed by President Nixon in July
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U.S. Senate voted unanimously in favor of the proposed amendment and lowered voting age in both federal and state elections to 18
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After a 55.4 percent turnout in 1972, youth turnout steadily declined
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36 percent in the 1988 presidential election
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Presidential election of Barack Obama saw a voter turnout of some 49 percent of 18- to 24 year-old's, the second highest in history
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