Michigan Proposal No. 1, Minimum Voting Age Amendment (1966)
| Michigan Proposal No. 1 | |
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| Topic Voting age policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Proposal No. 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 8, 1966. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported lowering the minimum voting age to 18 years. |
A “no” vote opposed lowering the minimum voting age to 18 years. |
Election results
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Michigan Proposal No. 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 703,076 | 35.67% | ||
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1,267,872 | 64.33% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal No. 1 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO LOWER THE MINIMUM VOTING AGE FROM 21 YEARS TO 18 YEARS Shall Section I of Article II of the State Constitution be amended to lower the minimum voting age from 21 years to 18 years? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Michigan Constitution
A two-thirds vote is required during one legislative session for the Michigan State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 74 votes in the Michigan House of Representatives and 26 votes in the Michigan State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
External links
- Michigan Department of State, "Initiatives and Referendums Under the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963," December 5, 2008
- The Wakefield News, "Notice of General November Election," November 3, 1966
Footnotes
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