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Washington Voting Age of 19, Proposed Amendment HJR 6 (1970)
From Ballotpedia
November 3, 1970 ballot in the State of Washington as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment where it was defeated.
Election results
| HJR 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 570,438 | 54.67% | ||
| Yes | 473,029 | 45.33% | ||
Text of measure
The ballot question was, "Shall Article VI, Section 1 of the state Constitution be amended to reduce from 21 years to 19 years the age at which an otherwise qualified person shall be entitled to vote and to remove currently inoperative language pertaining to the voting qualifications of certain citizens?"
See also
- Washington 1970 ballot measures
- 1970 ballot measures
- List of Washington ballot measures
- List of ballot measures by year
- List of ballot measures by state
External links
- November 3, 1970 ballot measure election results in the State of Washington
- 1970 Washington Voter Guide
References
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