XXVI Amendment

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.

The 26th amendment established voting rights for all citizens at least eighteen years of age, no matter state or national election.

This was a popular motto during the Vietnam War. People were being sent to fight in a war who were 18, 19, or 20, but could not vote.

In 1965, Congress had amended the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which gave citizens of the age eighteen and older the right to vote, however, the opposition from states led to the passage of the 26th amendment.