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Tennessee Constitutional Convention: Voting Age, Amendment 5 (1968)
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The Tennessee Constitutional Convention: Voting Age, Amendment 5, also known as Amendment 5, was on the ballot in Tennessee on November 5, 1968, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article IV, Section 1. The amendment proposed that a constitutional convention be held to discuss the lowering of the voting age to 18.[1]
Election results
| Tennessee Amendment 5 (1968) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 290,922 | 55.19% | ||
| Yes | 236,214 | 44.81% | ||
Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Tennessee, 1968-1990
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