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This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would lower the voting age to 16 years old nationwide, replacing the existing 26th Amendment. Specifically, the resolution first repeals the current 26th Amendment, which set the voting age at 18, and then establishes a new constitutional provision guaranteeing voting rights for all U.S. citizens aged 16 and older. The amendment would prohibit the United States government and individual state governments from denying or limiting voting rights based on age for citizens who are 16 or older. Additionally, the resolution grants Congress the authority to pass legislation to implement and enforce this new voting rights provision. To become part of the Constitution, the amendment would require ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years of its submission, which is a standard process for constitutional amendments outlined in Article V of the U.S. Constitution.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/16/all-info