For a long time voting in this country was called a right, but was more of a privilege. The franchise was accepted as a matter of course for white men, but others--such as women and black ...
The 26th Amendment, ratified in July 1971, reduced the minimum age to vote in any election, federal or state, from 21 to 18. The language provides that “(t)he right of citizens of the United States, ...
ELKINS — West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner visited Elkins High School and Tygarts Valley High School recently to encourage eligible seniors to register to vote before the next general ...
I know we’re not generally supposed to take Ann Coulter seriously at this point, but I have to admit that she’s come up with a somewhat unique political stance: repealing the 26th Amendment and ...
ISLAMABAD: The opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) on Friday vowed to mount a forceful, countrywide pushback “through all democratic means” to restore the Constitution to its ...
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What the 26th and 27th Amendments seek to change

It is within this context that the introduction of the 26th and 27th Constitutional Amendments must be examined, for their ...