North Carolina Voting Age and Elective Office Eligibility Amendment (1972)
| North Carolina Voting and Elective Office Age Requirements Amendment | |
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| Topic State executive elections and State legislative elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Voting and Elective Office Age Requirements Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years and requiring individuals to be at least 21 years old to hold elective office. |
A "no" vote opposed lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years and requiring individuals to be at least 21 years old to hold elective office. |
Election results
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762,651 | 64.18% | ||
| No | 425,708 | 35.82% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Voting and Elective Office Age Requirements Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR State constitutional amendment reducing the voting age to 18 years and providing that only persons 21 years of age or older shall be eligible for elective office [ ] AGAINST State constitutional amendment reducing the voting age to 18 years and providing that only persons 21 years of age or older shall be eligible for elective office | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The North Carolina State Legislature can refer statewide ballot measures, in the form of constitutional amendments and bond issues, to the ballot for statewide elections.
North Carolina requires a 60% vote in each legislative chamber during a single legislative session to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 72 votes in the North Carolina House of Representatives and 30 votes in the North Carolina Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Statutes, including bond issues, require a simple majority vote in each legislative chamber during one legislative session and the governor's signature to appear on the ballot.
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