50th Anniversary of the 26th Amendment

By NowThis

Published on 7/1/2021 at 1:37 PM

50 years ago, the 26th amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 — but young voters still face massive hurdles to get to the ballot box.

This video was created in partnership with Emerson Collective https://www.emersoncollective.com.

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