1971 – Rhonda Spence became the first person under the age of 21 to cast her vote in Florida on this date. Ms. Spence, a 20 year old student, was one of 66 people between the ages of 18 and 20 qualified to vote for three city councilmen in the town of DeFuniak Springs. In March of 1971, Congress passed the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which lowered the voting age in national elections from 21 to 18, although local and state election decisions were still determined by the states. Florida is one of only seven states that never ratified the amended however.