Missouri Amendment 1, Decrease Voting Age Measure (1974)

Missouri Amendment 1
Election date November 5, 1974
Topic Voting age policy
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Missouri Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 5, 1974. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to allow people 18 years old and older to register and vote in elections.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to allow people 18 years old and older to register and vote in elections.

Election results

Missouri Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		776,377	78.02%
No		218,769	21.98%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

“

Amendment No. 1- (Submitted by the 77th General Assembly Second Regular Session) Provides that persons over age of eighteen registered within time prescribed by law are entitled to vote at all elections in which registration is required.

”

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Missouri Constitution

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Missouri General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 82 votes in the Missouri House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Missouri State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1974 Measures

• 1974 Measures
• Voting age policy on the ballot
• 1974 legislative sessions

Missouri

• Missouri ballot measures
• Missouri ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Missouri State Archives - The Blue Book