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, ...

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 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - There will be two constitutional amendments on Iowans’ ballots this fall. One of them seeks to guarantee the right for young people to vote. The ...

The Constitution has guaranteed our freedoms and rights for over 200 years. In this regular series, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks at the Amendments and how they ...