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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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Upcoming ballot measures

See also:2025 ballot measures and2026 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

Click the tabs to view state ballot measures related to voting age policy, organized by year or state.

Year
State

2024

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

2020

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

2010

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

2008

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

2000

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

1996

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

1995

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

1994

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

1988

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

1982

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

1980

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

1978

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

1976

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

1975

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

1974

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

1973

  1. Rhode Island Suffrage, Proposal 1 (1973)Approved

1972

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

1971

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

1970

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

1969

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

1968

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

1966

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

1960

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

1958

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

1952

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

1943

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

1910

  1. Nebraska Amendment 1, Suffrage Requirements Measure (1910)Defeated

1868

  1. Minnesota Amendment 1, Establishing Voter Eligibility Measure (1868)Approved

1867

  1. Minnesota Amendment 1, Establishing Voter Eligibility Measure (1867)Defeated

1865

  1. Connecticut Question 1, Qualifications to Become an Elector Amendment (1865)Defeated
  2. Minnesota Amendment 1, Establishing Voter Eligibility Measure (1865)Defeated

1847

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

1845

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

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