Section 1. The right ofcitizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to voteshall not bedeniedorabridgedby the United States or by anyStateon account of age.
"Congress drew reasonable conclusions from the extensive evidence it gathered and acted pursuant to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, which entrust Congress with ensuring that the right to vote -- surely among the most important guarantees of political liberty in the Constitution -- is not abridged on account of race, " said the 2-1 panel of judges.