Alaska Voting Age, Amendment 1 (August 1970)

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The Alaska Voting Age, Amendment 1 was on the August 25, 1970 statewide primary ballot in Alaska as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.a

Election results

Alaska Voting Age, Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		36,590	53.96%
No		31,216	46.04%

Text of measure

The ballot summary said,

This provision amends Article V of the State Constitution which provides for a voting age of nineteen years. The amendment would permit persons eighteen years of age, or older, to vote in any state or local election.

Constitutional changes

Article V of the Alaska Constitution was amended as a result of the successful vote on this ballot measures.

See also

Suggest a link

• List of Alaska ballot measures
• Alaska 1970 ballot measures
• 1970 ballot measures

External links

• Alaska constitutional amendments summary
• Alaska 1970 Primary election results