The twenty-sixth
article of
amendment to
the Constitution of the United States of America was
ratified July 1, 1971.
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.
See also:
Amendment I,
Amendment II,
Amendment III,
Amendment IV,
Amendment V,
Amendment VI,
Amendment VII,
Amendment VIII,
Amendment IX,
Amendment X,
Amendment XI,
Amendment XII,
Amendment XIII,
Amendment XIV,
Amendment XV,
Amendment XVI,
Amendment XVII,
Amendment XVIII,
Amendment XIX,
Amendment XX,
Amendment XXI,
Amendment XXII,
Amendment XXIII,
Amendment XXIV,
Amendment XXV,
Amendment XXVII