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Nevada Question 1, Reduce Voting Age to 18 Amendment (June 1971)
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| Topic Voting age policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Nevada Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Nevada on June 8, 1971. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to reduce the voting age from 21 years to 18 years in Nevada. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment, thus continuing to require a person to be 21 years old to vote in Nevada. |
Election results
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Nevada Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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37,142 | 51.08% | ||
| No | 35,577 | 48.92% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall section 1 of article 2 of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to reduce the minimum voting age from 21 years to 18 years? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Nevada Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during two successive legislative sessions for the Nevada State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 22 votes in the Nevada State Assembly and 11 votes in the Nevada State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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State of Nevada Carson City (capital) |
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