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Minnesota Age Requirements for Voting and Holding Office, Amendment 1 (1970)
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The Minnesota Age Requirements for Voting and Holding Office Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the November 3, 1970 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure reduced the voting age requirement from 21 to 19 years, as well as provided an age requirement of 21 years to hold public office.[1]
Election results
| Minnesota Amendment 1 (1970) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 700,449 | 54.58% | ||
| No | 582,890 | 45.42% | ||
Election results via: Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
Text of measure
The text of the measure can be read here.
See also
- Minnesota 1970 ballot measures
- 1970 ballot measures
- List of Minnesota ballot measures
- History of direct democracy in Minnesota
External links
Footnotes
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