People who were eighteen years of age were allowed to vote as a result of which amendment?
The 26th Amendment extended the vote to 18-year-olds.    The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years  of age or older, to vote shall not be den â¦ ied or abridged by the  United States or by any State on account of age.. 2 people found this useful.
Amendment The 26th amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. During the Vietnam War, the slogan most heard was old enough to fight .. old enough to vote during a time â¦ 18 year old were drafted into the army. It was passed on March 23, 1971 and officially ratified on July 1, 1971.