Was the voting age ever lower than 18

And again in hyattsville, maryland (the second place in the u.s.Within four months, the required three.In 2020, canadian senator marilou mcphedran introduced a bill to lower the federal voting age from 18 to 16.The voting rights act of 1970 lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.An estimated 11 million young americans between 18 and 21 became eligible under the new age limit.This was the first time the reduction of a voting age below 18 had ever been put to a vote in the commons.

The minimum voting age was established by the 26th amendment to the united states constitution, which was ratified in 1971;Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18.