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New York state set the voting age at 18 years old in 1865. At that time, it applied only to white males. The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1870, prohibited the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or condition of previous servitude.

And the 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, gave women the right to vote as well.

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The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution allowed citizens age eighteen to vote. This amendment was adopted on July 1, 1971. The reasoning was if men could be drafted to fight in Vietnam, they should be able to vote too.

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1972 was the first year that 18-year-olds could vote for president.

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July 1, 1971

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