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Kansas Right to Vote, Amendment 3 (1974)
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The Kansas Right to Vote, Amendment 3, also known as Amendment 3, was on the ballot in Kansas on August 6, 1974, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 5, Sections 1, 2, 4 and 7. The amendment proposed that voters must be at least 18 years of age and reside in the voting area, in which they seek to vote. Mental illness, commitment to join or a penal institution, or anyone convicted of a felon is prohibited from voting. The state shall provide for the proof of the right to vote. While attending, going to or returning from a polling place, an elector would be privileged from arrest in all cases except felony or breach of peace violations.[1]
Election results
| Kansas Amendment 3 (August 1974) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 183,002 | 68.08% | ||
| No | 85,796 | 31.92% | ||
Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Kansas, 1968-1990
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