The 26th Amendment, which extended the vote to 18-year-olds when today’s boomer seniors were young, may now prevent discrimination in their favor
OK, boomers: Richard Nixon signs the ratification document for the 26th Amendment, which extended the vote to 18-year-olds. Photo: Charles Tasnadi/AP/Shutterstock/Charles Tasnadi/AP/Shutterstock When the 26th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified nearly 49 years ago, extending the vote to 18-year-olds, it was a landmark accomplishment for the baby-boom generation.
The seven states that generally discourage voting by mail but waive excuse requirements for Republican–leaning old folks are Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Coincidentally or not, these are all deep-red states carried by Trump in 2016, most of them by large margins . They appear to provide Trump’s model for the country as a whole.
On Wednesday, voting rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit against Texas’ restriction. It is likely the first in a spate of challenges to protect the election. Unless the federal judiciary decides to unilaterally rewrite the 26th Amendment, it will be obligated to invalidate these laws.Although it is often viewed as a simple promise that Americans can vote upon turning 18, the 26th Amendment is actually a broad ban on age-based voting restrictions.
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