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Montana Voting Age, Amendment 1 (1972)

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The Montana Voting Age Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the November 7, 1972 ballot in Montana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure changed the voting age from nineteen years to eighteen years old. The measure was approved along with the new Constitution that was written following the approval of a constitutional convention in 1970.[1][2]

Election results

Montana Amendment 1 (1972)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 116,415 50.55%
No113,88349.45%

Election results via: Montana Secretary of State

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be read here.

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  1. ↑ Montana Constitutional Convention Commission, "Montana Constitutional Amendments 1889-1971," accessed July 29, 2014
  2. ↑ Montana Constitutional Revision Commission, Introduced Constitutional Amendments 1889-1969," accessed July 29, 2014
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