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2. Demeny voting - Wikipedia

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   Demeny argued that children "should not be left disenfranchised for some 18 years: let custodial parents exercise the children's voting rights until they come of age". Demeny's motivation behind proposing such a system was to "make the political system more responsive to the young generation's interests" and was part of a broader set of policy ...

3. Parental Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution

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   The amendment's advocates say that it will allow parents' rights to direct the upbringing of their children, protected from federal interference, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Amendment was first proposed during the 110th Congress as House Joint Resolution 97 in July 2008, but no action was taken during that ...

4. Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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   A common slogan of proponents of lowering the voting age was "old enough to fight, old enough to vote". [2] Determined to get around inaction on the issue, congressional allies included a provision for the 18-year-old vote in a 1970 bill that extended the Voting Rights Act. The Supreme Court subsequently held in the case of Oregon v.

5. Opinion: Citizens can vote at 18 years old because of a ...

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   States sued Congress for lowering the voting age. The case went to the Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of states. That led to the 26th Amendment.

6. Teenagers not yet 18 can preregister to vote in California ...

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   Their research estimates young adults (ages 18 to 34) make up 31% of the population but only 18% of likely voters, while adults ages 35 to 54 account for 34% of the population and 32% of likely ...

7. Voting rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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   These reforms in the 19th and 20th centuries extended the franchise to non-whites, those who do not own property, women, and those 18–21 years old. Since the "right to vote" is not explicitly stated in the U.S. Constitution except in the above referenced amendments, and only in reference to the fact that the franchise cannot be denied or ...