Massachusetts Question 3, Voting Age to 19 Amendment (1970)
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| Topic Voting age policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Massachusetts Question 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Massachusetts on November 3, 1970. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported lowering the voting age for stat elections to 19, |
A “no” vote opposed lowering the voting age for stat elections to 19, |
Election results
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Massachusetts Question 3 |
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903,895 | 57.59% | ||
| No | 665,573 | 42.41% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:
| “ | Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches .held October 9, 1967, received 237 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 14, 1969, received 262 votes in the affirmative and 4 in the negative? | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | The proposed amendment to the Constitution reduces the minimum age for voting in a stat election from twenty-one to nineteen, | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Massachusetts Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during two successive joint legislative sessions for the Massachusetts State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 101 votes in the joint session of the state legislature, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
External links
- William Francis Galvin Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Statewide Ballot Measures: 1919-Present"
- The Boston Globe, "CITY OF BOSTON STATE ELECTION," October 23, 1970
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