26th Amendment

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Object Details

Description

A Certificate of the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States which Extends the Right to Vote to Citizens Eighteen Years of Age or Older. The Amendment was signed into law on July 5, 1971 by President Nixon. The amendment extended the right to vote to some 11 million citizens.

Credit Line

National Archives

date made

1971

associated date

July 5, 1971

ID Number

ZZ.RSN81766Y70

Object Name

Sheet of Paper

certificate

Measurements

overall: 15 in x 10 in; 38.1 cm x 25.4 cm

place made

United States: District of Columbia

associated place

United States: District of Columbia

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Political History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection

Government, Politics, and Reform

Princeton Posters

Data Source

National Museum of American History

general subject association

History, Reform Movements, Voting Rights

Constitution

Voting Rights

Voting

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-bcaa-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_503287