The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that a citizen who is 18 years of age older may not be denied the right to vote on account of age, and states:

Section 1.

The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of age.

Section 2.

The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

And the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that a person may not be denied the right to vote on account of sex, and states:

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

In California, as in all states across the United States, the right to vote is protected under the Twenty-sixth and Nineteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. The Twenty-sixth Amendment ensures that citizens who are 18 years of age or older cannot be denied the right to vote based on their age. This means that in California, once a citizen reaches the age of 18, they are eligible to register and participate in elections. The Nineteenth Amendment guarantees that the right to vote cannot be denied or limited on the basis of sex, ensuring that both men and women have equal voting rights. California adheres to these constitutional protections and implements them through state election laws, providing all eligible citizens the right to vote without discrimination based on age or sex. Additionally, the state has its own set of regulations and statutes that facilitate the enforcement of these rights and outline the procedures for voter registration and participation in the electoral process.