Amendment 26

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 the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

This amendment made the voting age no more than 18 for all states and federal elections. It was adopted in 1971 after veterans where returning from the vietnam war, but where unable to vote.
 

This is a graph of voter turnout since 1972, when 18 year olds where first allowed to vote in the presidential election. Voter turnout for younger groups was very low for the first part of the decade, however it rose significantly in the last election.
 

 
This is a mayor that is talking about the importance of the right to vote for the younger generation. He is opening up for a video that is about to be played in an attempt to "get out the vote". Many 18 year olds take the right ot vote for grantedm but it is important to remember that the right did not always exist, and as citizens it is not only a right but a duty to engage in our political system and voice our opinions.