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Although the Twenty-sixth Amendment passed faster than any other constitutional amendment, about 17 states refused to pass measures to lower their minimum voting ages after Nixon signed the 1970 extension to the Voting Rights Act. [5] Opponents to extending the vote to youths questioned the maturity and responsibility of people at the age of 18.
The only amendment to be ratified through this method thus far is the Twenty-first Amendment in 1933. That amendment is also the only one that explicitly repeals an earlier one, the Eighteenth Amendment (ratified in 1919), establishing the prohibition of alcohol.
Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution — provides that the right to vote may not be denied on account of age, by any state or by the United States, to any American citizen age 18 or older. Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland — permitted the state to ratify the Nice Treaty.
House agreed to Senate amendment on June 17, 1970 Signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on June 22, 1970 Anticipating the expiration of the Act's special provisions in 1970, Congress held extensive hearings on whether the Act should be amended and its special provisions reauthorized.
(The Center Square) – Two dozen Michigan House Republicans are urging the Committee on Government Operations to consider a constitutional amendment requiring all bills considered during lame ...
Voting No on Amendment 2 isn’t just about saving our public schools — it’s about saving our wallets and keeping our values of fairness and transparency intact. The devil’s in the details
Oregon v. Mitchell, 400 U.S. 112 (1970), was a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the states of Oregon, Texas, Arizona, and Idaho challenged the constitutionality of Sections 201, 202, and 302 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) Amendments of 1970 passed by the 91st United States Congress, and where John Mitchell was the respondent in his role as United States Attorney General. [1]
Wikimedia Commons. He later signed another oath, declaring his allegiance to the state of New Jersey and to the United States. To make a living, he reopened his law practice and trained new students.