Voting age policy ballot measures

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As a state ballot measure topic, voting age policy includes measures regarding the minimum age required for people to vote in elections. The topic is grouped within the election policy area.

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• a comprehensive list of ballot measures by year and state.

Upcoming ballot measures

See also: 2025 ballot measures and 2026 ballot measures

The following is a list of state ballot measures related to voting age policy certified for this year and future elections:

There are no ballot measures related to this topic that have qualified for the ballot.

List of ballot measures

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Year

State

2024

1. Iowa Amendment 1, Require Citizenship to Vote in Elections and Allow 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Primaries Amendment (2024)

2020

1. California Proposition 18, Primary Voting for 17-Year-Olds Amendment (2020)

2010

1. Vermont Voting Age Amendment, Proposal 5 (2010)

2008

1. Connecticut Question 2, Allow 17-Year Olds Turning 18 by General Election to Vote in Primaries (2008)
2. Oregon Measure 54, Voter Eligibility for School District Elections Amendment (2008)

2000

1. Arizona Proposition 101, Language Revisions Regarding People with Mental Disabilities and Voting Age Amendment (2000)

1996

1. Alabama Suffrage Amendment (June 1996)
2. South Carolina Referendum 2C, Voting Eligibility of 18-Year-Olds (1996)

1995

1. New York Amendment 2, Voter Registration Requirements Amendment (1995)

1994

1. South Dakota Amendment B, Revise Voting Age Requirement Measure (1994)

1988

1. Illinois Voting Requirement Amendment (1988)
2. Nebraska Amendment 3B, Voter Age Requirements Measure (1988)

1982

1. Idaho Remove Voting Age and Residency Requirements, HJR 14 (1982)

1980

1. Connecticut Question 2, Remove Provision Allowing 17-Year-Olds to Register to Vote and Allow Legislature to Establish New Requirements Amendment (1980)

1978

1. Oklahoma State Question 531, Replace Constitution Article III Suffrage Provisions Amendment (1978)

1976

1. Connecticut Question 1, Age and Residency Requirements for Electors Amendment (1976)
2. Connecticut Question 2, Changing Voting Age Registration Requirements Amendment (1976)
3. New Hampshire Modifications Related to Elections Amendment (1976)
4. Ohio Voter Qualifications and Privileges Amendment (June 1976)
5. Utah Proposition 1, Change Laws to Lower Voting Age, Remove Property Conditions, and Reduce Residency Requirements Amendment (1976)

1975

1. Texas Proposition 3, Voter and Election Constitutional Provisions Amendment (1975)

1974

1. Missouri Amendment 1, Decrease Voting Age Measure (1974)
2. New Hampshire 18 Year Old Voting Age Amendment (1974)
3. Oregon Measure 10, Align State with Federal Voter Qualifications Amendment (1974)
4. Oregon Measure 8, Lower Voting Age and Residency Requirement for School District Elections Amendment (1974)
5. South Carolina Age of Suffrage, Amendment 1 (1974)
6. Vermont End the Residency Requirement to Vote Amendment (1974)

1973

1. Rhode Island Suffrage, Proposal 1 (1973)

1972

1. California Proposition 7, Changes to Elections Amendment (1972)
2. Massachusetts Question 2, Minimum Voting Age Amendment (1972)
3. Montana Voting Age, Amendment 1 (1972)
4. Nebraska Amendment 8, Voting Age Amendment (May 1972)
5. North Carolina Voting Age and Elective Office Eligibility Amendment (1972)
6. Oregon Measure 1, Remove Literacy Requirement and Lower Voting Age Amendment (May 1972)
7. South Dakota Amendment A, Minimum Voting Age Measure (1972)
8. Virginia Lowering the Minimum Voting Age Amendment (1972)

1971

1. Maine Question 2, Voting Age Requirement of 18 Amendment (1971)
2. Nevada Question 1, Reduce Voting Age to 18 Amendment (June 1971)
3. Oklahoma State Question 484, Voting Age Amendment (December 1971)

1970

1. Alaska Amendment 1, Voting Age Amendment (August 1970)
2. Colorado Amendment No. 4, Lower Voting Age from 21 to 19 and Reduce Residency Requirement from One Year to Six Months Amendment (1970)
3. Connecticut Question 3, Lower the Voting Age to 18-Years-Old Amendment (1970)
4. Florida 18 Year Old Legal Majority, Amendment 2 (1970)
5. Florida Amendment 1, Voting Qualifications Amendment (1970)
6. Illinois Voting Age Amendment (December 1970)
7. Maine Question 5, Voting Age Requirement of 20 Amendment (1970)
8. Massachusetts Question 3, Voting Age to 19 Amendment (1970)
9. Michigan Proposal B, Minimum Voting Age Amendment (1970)
10. Minnesota Age Requirements for Voting and Holding Office, Amendment 1 (1970)
11. Montana Change Voting Age, Amendment 3 (1970)
12. Nebraska Amendment 1, Voting Age Amendment (1970)
13. New Jersey Public Question No. 1 (1970)
14. Oregon Measure 5, Voting Age from 21 to 19 Amendment (May 1970)
15. South Dakota Amendment F, Voting Age Measure (1970)
16. Washington HJR 6, Voting Age of 19 Amendment (1970)
17. Wyoming Qualifications of Electors, Amendment 2 (1970)

1969

1. New Jersey Public Question No. 2 (1969)
2. Ohio Lower the Voting Age to 19 Amendment (1969)

1968

1. Nebraska Amendment 1, Voting Age Amendment (1968)
2. North Dakota Lowering Voting Age Referendum, Number 4 (1968)

1966

1. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Minimum Voting Age Amendment (1966)

1960

1. Idaho Lower Voting Age, SJR 3 (1960)

1958

1. South Dakota Amendment D, Voting Age Measure (1958)

1952

1. Oklahoma State Question 356, Voting Age Amendment (1952)
2. South Dakota Amendment A, Voting Age Measure (1952)

1943

1. Georgia Amendment 5, Age Requirements for Voting Measure (August 1943)

1865

1. Connecticut Question 1, Qualifications to Become an Elector Amendment (1865)

1847

1. Connecticut Question 1, Age and Residency Requirements to Become an Elector Amendment (1847)

1845

1. Connecticut Question 1, Race, Age, and Residency Requirements to Become an Elector Amendment (1845)

Alabama

1. Alabama Suffrage Amendment (June 1996)

Alaska

1. Alaska Amendment 1, Voting Age Amendment (August 1970)

Arizona

1. Arizona Proposition 101, Language Revisions Regarding People with Mental Disabilities and Voting Age Amendment (2000)

California

1. California Proposition 18, Primary Voting for 17-Year-Olds Amendment (2020)
2. California Proposition 7, Changes to Elections Amendment (1972)

Colorado

1. Colorado Amendment No. 4, Lower Voting Age from 21 to 19 and Reduce Residency Requirement from One Year to Six Months Amendment (1970)

Connecticut

1. Connecticut Question 1, Age and Residency Requirements for Electors Amendment (1976)
2. Connecticut Question 1, Age and Residency Requirements to Become an Elector Amendment (1847)
3. Connecticut Question 1, Qualifications to Become an Elector Amendment (1865)
4. Connecticut Question 1, Race, Age, and Residency Requirements to Become an Elector Amendment (1845)
5. Connecticut Question 2, Allow 17-Year Olds Turning 18 by General Election to Vote in Primaries (2008)
6. Connecticut Question 2, Changing Voting Age Registration Requirements Amendment (1976)
7. Connecticut Question 2, Remove Provision Allowing 17-Year-Olds to Register to Vote and Allow Legislature to Establish New Requirements Amendment (1980)
8. Connecticut Question 3, Lower the Voting Age to 18-Years-Old Amendment (1970)

Florida

1. Florida 18 Year Old Legal Majority, Amendment 2 (1970)
2. Florida Amendment 1, Voting Qualifications Amendment (1970)

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 5, Age Requirements for Voting Measure (August 1943)

Idaho

1. Idaho Lower Voting Age, SJR 3 (1960)
2. Idaho Remove Voting Age and Residency Requirements, HJR 14 (1982)

Illinois

1. Illinois Voting Age Amendment (December 1970)
2. Illinois Voting Requirement Amendment (1988)

Iowa

1. Iowa Amendment 1, Require Citizenship to Vote in Elections and Allow 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Primaries Amendment (2024)

Maine

1. Maine Question 2, Voting Age Requirement of 18 Amendment (1971)
2. Maine Question 5, Voting Age Requirement of 20 Amendment (1970)

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts Question 2, Minimum Voting Age Amendment (1972)
2. Massachusetts Question 3, Voting Age to 19 Amendment (1970)

Michigan

1. Michigan Proposal B, Minimum Voting Age Amendment (1970)
2. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Minimum Voting Age Amendment (1966)

Minnesota

1. Minnesota Age Requirements for Voting and Holding Office, Amendment 1 (1970)

Missouri

1. Missouri Amendment 1, Decrease Voting Age Measure (1974)

Montana

1. Montana Change Voting Age, Amendment 3 (1970)
2. Montana Voting Age, Amendment 1 (1972)

Nebraska

1. Nebraska Amendment 1, Voting Age Amendment (1968)
2. Nebraska Amendment 1, Voting Age Amendment (1970)
3. Nebraska Amendment 3B, Voter Age Requirements Measure (1988)
4. Nebraska Amendment 8, Voting Age Amendment (May 1972)

Nevada

1. Nevada Question 1, Reduce Voting Age to 18 Amendment (June 1971)

New Hampshire

1. New Hampshire 18 Year Old Voting Age Amendment (1974)
2. New Hampshire Modifications Related to Elections Amendment (1976)

New Jersey

1. New Jersey Public Question No. 1 (1970)
2. New Jersey Public Question No. 2 (1969)

New York

1. New York Amendment 2, Voter Registration Requirements Amendment (1995)

North Carolina

1. North Carolina Voting Age and Elective Office Eligibility Amendment (1972)

North Dakota

1. North Dakota Lowering Voting Age Referendum, Number 4 (1968)

Ohio

1. Ohio Lower the Voting Age to 19 Amendment (1969)
2. Ohio Voter Qualifications and Privileges Amendment (June 1976)

Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma State Question 356, Voting Age Amendment (1952)
2. Oklahoma State Question 484, Voting Age Amendment (December 1971)
3. Oklahoma State Question 531, Replace Constitution Article III Suffrage Provisions Amendment (1978)

Oregon

1. Oregon Measure 1, Remove Literacy Requirement and Lower Voting Age Amendment (May 1972)
2. Oregon Measure 10, Align State with Federal Voter Qualifications Amendment (1974)
3. Oregon Measure 5, Voting Age from 21 to 19 Amendment (May 1970)
4. Oregon Measure 54, Voter Eligibility for School District Elections Amendment (2008)
5. Oregon Measure 8, Lower Voting Age and Residency Requirement for School District Elections Amendment (1974)

Rhode Island

1. Rhode Island Suffrage, Proposal 1 (1973)

South Carolina

1. South Carolina Age of Suffrage, Amendment 1 (1974)
2. South Carolina Referendum 2C, Voting Eligibility of 18-Year-Olds (1996)

South Dakota

1. South Dakota Amendment A, Minimum Voting Age Measure (1972)
2. South Dakota Amendment A, Voting Age Measure (1952)
3. South Dakota Amendment B, Revise Voting Age Requirement Measure (1994)
4. South Dakota Amendment D, Voting Age Measure (1958)
5. South Dakota Amendment F, Voting Age Measure (1970)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 3, Voter and Election Constitutional Provisions Amendment (1975)

Utah

1. Utah Proposition 1, Change Laws to Lower Voting Age, Remove Property Conditions, and Reduce Residency Requirements Amendment (1976)

Vermont

1. Vermont End the Residency Requirement to Vote Amendment (1974)
2. Vermont Voting Age Amendment, Proposal 5 (2010)

Virginia

1. Virginia Lowering the Minimum Voting Age Amendment (1972)

Washington

1. Washington HJR 6, Voting Age of 19 Amendment (1970)

Wyoming

1. Wyoming Qualifications of Electors, Amendment 2 (1970)

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic