Alaska Amendment 1, Voting Age Amendment (August 1970)
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| Topic Voting age policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Alaska Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Alaska on August 25, 1970. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported lowering the voting age to eighteen for all state and local elections. |
A "no" vote opposed lowering the voting age to eighteen for all state and local elections. |
Election results
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Alaska Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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36,590 | 53.96% | ||
| No | 31,216 | 46.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Title: ESTABLISHING VOTING AGE AT EIGHTEEN YEARS Proposition: 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. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Alaska Constitution
A two-thirds vote in each legislative chamber of the Alaska State Legislature during one legislative session to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 27 votes in the Alaska House of Representatives and 14 votes in the Alaska State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
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