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Maine Question 2, Voting Age Requirement of 18 Amendment (1971)

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Maine Question 2

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Election date

November 2, 1971

Topic
Voting age policy
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Maine Question 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 2, 1971. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported reducing the voting age requirement from 20 to 18 years old. 

A "no" vote opposed reducing the voting age requirement from 20 to 18 years old. 


Election results

Maine Question 2

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

144,949 59.35%
No 99,274 40.65%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:

Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the Legislature to reduce the voting age to eighteen years?


Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Maine Constitution

A two-thirds majority (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Maine State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 101 votes in the Maine House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Maine State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

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