Oregon Measure 5, Voting Age from 21 to 19 Amendment (May 1970)
| Oregon Measure 5 | |
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| Topic Voting age policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 26, 1970. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported lowering the legal voting age from 21 to 19 years of age. |
A "no" vote opposed lowering the legal voting age from 21 to 19 years of age. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 202,018 | 37.51% | ||
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336,527 | 62.49% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 5 was as follows:
| “ | LOWERS OREGON VOTING AGE TO 19—Purpose: Amends Oregon Constitution to lower the legal voting age from 21 to 19 years of age. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Oregon Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oregon State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 31 votes in the Oregon House of Representatives and 16 votes in the Oregon 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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