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Originally Posted by WhyYou
Prior to 1971 the federal voting age in the US was 21 although a few states had lower voting ages (19 and 20).
I turned 18 in 1971. I hadn't thought I would be able to vote until I was 21, but the law was changed and I got my chance...lol.
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Thanks WhyYou. I wasn't giving any real thought to the age of the person writing it - or, probably more accurately, I was subconciously assuming the writer had just recently turned 21.