Twenty-sixth Amendment

Twenty-sixth Amendment
Proposed on March 23, 1971. Ratified on July 1, 1971.

Sect. 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.

Sect. 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Order of State Ratification

Connecticut	Mar 23, 1971	Delaware	Mar 23, 1971
Minnesota	Mar 23, 1971	Tennessee	Mar 23, 1971
Washington	Mar 23, 1971	Hawaii	Mar 24, 1971
Massachusetts	Mar 24, 1971	Montana	Mar 29, 1971
Arkansas	Mar 30, 1971	Idaho	Mar 30, 1971
Iowa	Mar 30, 1971	Nebraska	Apr 2, 1971
New Jersey	Apr 3, 1971	Kansas	Apr 7, 1971
Michigan	Apr 7, 1971	Alaska	Apr 8, 1971
Maryland	Apr 8, 1971	Indiana	Apr 8, 1971
Maine	Apr 9, 1971	Vermont	Apr 16, 1971
Louisiana	Apr 17, 1971	California	Apr 19, 1971
Colorado	Apr 27, 1971	Pennsylvania	Apr 27, 1971
Texas	Apr 27, 1971	South Carolina	Apr 28, 1971
West Virginia	Apr 28, 1971	New Hampshire	May 13, 1971
Arizona	May 14, 1971	Rhode Island	May 27, 1971
New York	Jun 2, 1971	Oregon	Jun 4, 1971
Missouri	Jun 14, 1971	Wisconsin	Jun 22, 1971
Illinois	Jun 29, 1971	Alabama	Jun 30, 1971
Ohio	Jun 30, 1971	North Carolina	Jul 1, 1971
Oklahoma	Jul 1, 1971	Virginia	Jul 8, 1971
Wyoming	Jul 8, 1971	Georgia	Oct 4, 1971
Denotes last state required for ratification.

References and Articles

Analysis of the 26th Amendment Your Right to Vote, Happy Birthday, 26th Amendment