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Washington HJR 6, Voting Age of 19 Amendment (1970)
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| Topic Voting age policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported lowering the voting age from 21 to 19. |
A “no” vote opposed lowering the voting age from 21 to 19. |
Election results
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Washington HJR 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 473,029 | 45.33% | ||
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570,438 | 54.67% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 6 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article VI, Section 1 of the state Constitution be amended to reduce from 21 years to 19 years the age at which an otherwise qualified person shall be entitled to vote and to remove currently inoperative language pertaining to the voting qualifications of certain citizens?[ | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Washington Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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