Which constitutional amendments extended the right to vote?

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Four different constitutional amendments extended voting rights to various groups:

  • Fifteenth Amendment: Prohibited discrimination by race (applied primarily to African-American males), ratified in 1870.
  • Nineteenth Amendment: Granted women's suffrage (right to vote), ratified in 1920.
  • Twenty-third Amendment: Allowed citizens residing in the District of Columbia the right to vote in presidential elections, ratified in 1961.
  • Twenty-sixth Amendment: Reduced the minimum voting age from 21 to 18, allowing younger people the right to vote, ratified in 1971.
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