H.J. Res. 16 (119th)Congressional Activities

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.

Government Operations and Politics|Age discriminationConstitution and constitutional amendments
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Introduced
Jan 9, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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State and local election officials engage in a variety of efforts to ensure that ineligible voters do not vote. Voter eligibility for federal elections is largely established by qualifications set forth in the U.S. Constitution in the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Nineteenth and Twenty-Sixth Amendments. Processes for assessi…

AuthorsSarah J. Eckman
Congressional Administration & Elections
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