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Ohio Lower the Voting Age to 19 Amendment (1969)
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| Topic Voting age policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Ohio Lower the Voting Age to 19 Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 4, 1969. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported lowering the voting age from 21 to 19 in Ohio. |
A "no" vote opposed lowering the voting age from 21 to 19 in Ohio. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,226,592 | 49.05% | ||
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1,274,334 | 50.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Lower the Voting Age to 19 Amendment was as follows:
| “ | 1. Proposed constitutional amendment To lower the voting age from twenty-one to nineteen years (Proposed by resolution of the General Assembly of Ohio) A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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Shall section 1 of Article V of the Constitution of the state of Ohio be amended to read as follows: Article V Sec. 1. Every citizen of United States of the age of 19 years, who shall have been a resident of the state one year next preceding the election, and of the county, township, or ward in which he resides, such time as may be provided by law, shall have the qualification of an elector and be entitled to vote at all elections. Every citizen of United States being 19 years of age who is not entitled to vote at all elections shall be entitled to vote for the choice of electors for president and vice president of United States if he shall have been a resident of the state, county, township, or ward in which he desires to vote such time as may be provided by law, provided that he is not entitled to vote for the choice of electors for president and vice president of the United States in any other state. EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEAL If adopted by a majority of the electors voting on this amendment, the amendment shall take effect January 1, 1970 and existing section 1 of Article V of the Constitution of Ohio shall be repealed from such effective date. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Ohio Constitution
A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the Ohio State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 60 votes in the Ohio House of Representatives and 20 votes in the Ohio State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
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