Amendment XXVI, Section 1

Debates in Congress

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  House, March 23, 1971, ¶ 67

  the United States, who a.re 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.

  The paragraph gives the words of a proposal; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-sixth Amendment.

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  House, March 23, 1971, ¶ 137

  The right of citizens of the United States, wl:lo are eighteen y ears of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of As stated in the committee report-­ page 6-substantial added costs to State and local governments are involved in maintaining separate procedures for those between 18 to 21 and those over…

  The paragraph gives the words of a proposal; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-sixth Amendment.

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  House, March 23, 1971, ¶ 826

  The right of citizens of th~ 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.

  The paragraph gives the words of a proposal; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-sixth Amendment.

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  House, March 23, 1971, ¶ 945

  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.

  The paragraph gives the words of a proposal; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-sixth Amendment.

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  Senate, March 10, 1971 (3), ¶ 443

  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.

  The paragraph gives the words of a proposal; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-sixth Amendment.