The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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Amendment XXVI · Section 2
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Passed by Congress March 23, 1971. Ratified July 1, 1971. (Note: Amendment 14, Section 2 of the Constitution was modified by Section 1 of the 26th Amendment.)
Source: the uploaded National Constitution Center edition. Historical wording and its bracket markers remain visible; later amendments and the reading notes explain changes.