“The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of age.”
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment prohibits states from discriminating against voters who are at least 18 years old, and grants Congress power to “enforce” that prohibition through “appropriate legislation.”
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment is the last in a series of amendments enacted expanding constitutional protection for voting rights. Like many other amendments, it was enacted as a direct repudiation of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. It was passed by Congress on March 23, 1971 and ratified July 1, 1971.
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