March 9, 1971

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_______ ----- _ ________________ _____________ _ _ ______________ ____ ______ _____ _______ ___________ _

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______________________________________________________ _ ____________________ __________ ______ ______ _

---------- ----- - Proposed by commit-

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__________________________________ _

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___ ______________________ ::: :::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: __ ___ _____ ____ _ on ballot, 1970 ____ -------------- __ ---- _____ ----- __ _ ____ ----------------------------------·-_ ---------------- ______________ ------_

-------------_------ • ____ • __ • ___________ •• •••• ________ ______________ --------- _

__ ---------------------- ____ ----------- :::::::::·Yes::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-~~~:::::::::::::::::: Disapproved, 1968. __ • _______ ._-- ____ •••• _. ___ • __ • ____ •• --.-------_._------._ •• _.-. __ • _____ • __ -- __ ---. __ ---

•• _. __ ._--. __ • ___ •• _- _______ ._---_.

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• ___________________________________ _ ------·--------- __ ---------_---------- __ _

------ __________ • _____________ • _____ _ reported.------------------------ ____ ------ ___ ------ ___ _

____________ • _________ _

__ ------ •••••••••••• ______ ---------- •••

__ ------ ___ -- •• ______ •• ___ ••• __ ------.

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___ ••• __ • _______ • _______ • ____ ._ •••••••• _

------------------------- _____ •••••••• _____ ••••• ___ • _______ • ______ • _____ ••• _._.

:::::~~~~::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::: on bano~ 191o.

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•• ________ •• __ •• __ •• ___________ • ____ _

__ ------------------------ __ --~-----_ •• --------·-------·-·····------··-··--·--·-·-- __ ----------_ Disapproved, 1966.

Legislation

State Age Year introduced Minnesota •••••• ------ 18 1943 Yes •• ------ 18 1947 Yes •••• ______ __ 18 1949 Yes Yes •• ___ ________________

18 1953 Yes •• _________

18 1965

18/19 1967 Yes •• _______

19 1969 Yes •••

Mississippi.-------- •• 7 1953 Yes •• _____________

18 1954

MissourL----------- 18 1943 Yes __ 18 1961 Yes __________________ 18 1965 Yes Y es __________________ ••• __________ Montana ••• --- ••••••• 7 1951 Yes •• ___ • __ 18 19 1957 1967 Yes ___ • _____ Nebraska __________ -- 19 1969 Yes _____

18 1943

18 1945 Yes ___ ---- ___

7 1953 Yes

18 1957

19 1967/1968 Yes ____ .---_--------- 20 1969 Nevada.------------- 7 1953 ~:~::::: Yes __________________ 18 1965 18 1969 Yes _________ New Hampshire ••••••• 18 1943 Yes •• __ • __ 18 1951 Yes •.•• _____ 18 1965 Yes ________ 18 1967 Yes Yes _______________________ .... _______ New Jersey __________ _ 18 1943 18 1953 Yes __ _ __ • • _ _ 20 1961 Yes Yes .• ______________ ___ 19 19 1964 1966 Yes . • _____ ._. New Mexico _________ _ 18 7 1969 1969 ~=~::: New York ___________ _ 18 1943 Yes __

18 1953 Yes •• ___ • ___

19 1957 Yes •• _________

18/19 1960 Yes .• ----- 18/19/20 1961 Yes ___________

18/19 1962 Yes _________

18 1963 Yes ••• ______

1964 Yes •• _____

18 18 1965 Yes .• ______ _

18 1966 Yes •• _ _______

19/2D 1967 Part of constitution North Carolina •••••••• 18 7 1969 1951 Yes Yes ••• ___ •• _

18 1963 Yes ________ _

18 1963 Yes __________ North Dakota ••••••••• 18 1943 Yes Yes ______ __________

18 1953 19 1967

Ohio •••••••••••• - ~ --- 18 1943 Yes _______

18 1958

18 1959 Yes _____ • ____ 18 / 19 1961 Yes ______ • __ _ 18 1963 Yes .••• ___ ____ 19 1969 Yes _________ Oklahoma •• ---·- ____ _ 1943 Yes _ _ _ __ ____ _

18 1951 ~=~:::::::::

19? 1965

19 ~ 1967 Yes _______ __

819 1967 Yes Oregon ..• ----------·- 18 1943 Yes _ _ •

~ 18 1953

1 1955 Yes Yes ____ • _

18 or 19 1957 Yes _ ____________________ 18 or 19 1958 Yes ________ 18 or 19 1959 Yes _____________

18 1965 Yes ________________

18 1967 19 1969

Pennsylvania_._ •••• __ 18 1943 ~~:::

7 1953 Yes _______

18 1957 Yes __________________

18 1963 Yes ••• ---- 1964 Yes __________ 18 18 1965 Yes ________

18 1965

19 1969 Yes __________________

18 1969

Rhode ls.and ________ _ 7 1953 South Carolina _______ _ 7 1953 South Dakota ••••••••• 18 1951

18 1954

Tennessee ___________ _ 18 18 1957 1957 1 1967/1968 Yes .• _______ 18 ll/68 Referendum to constitutional convention to consider lowering the voting

Texas________________ ' 18 1943 Yes age. _________ 18 1945 Yes _________

7 1949 Yes •• ---- - 19 1963 Yes _________ 18 1943 Yes ________ _ 18 1953 Yes ______ ___ 18 1955 Yes ____ __ _ _ ____

Yes • •• _ _ __________

1 1959 Footnotes at end of table.

Passed House 1 Passed Senate 1

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Defeated.--- __ • __________________ •• _______

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Yes __________________ Yes •••

.------------- __ --------_ Defeated.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes ___ --------------- Defeated ••• _______

Defeated __ •••• __ •• •••• __ ------- Defeated._ •••• __ •

Yes •• _________ -- __ --- ___ •• do ••• ________

----.____ Defeated----._. __ ---_ Yes ••

Yes _____________ ----- Yes ••. ----------------

----------------------------------------------- ________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Passed unicameral ----------------. __ legislature.

·vas:~~:::::::::::::::·oaieated:: Defeated. ___ ---.--- __ Yes _______________________

Yes ___________ ------- Yes _____________ ----_

••••••••• _ •••••• ---- •• -- •• --_. _____ -- __

__ -------------·----- Defeated •• ____

Defeated.----.---- __ • __ --------- _________

_________ do ___________ ------ _____________________________________

________________ ---- ____ .-------- ________ _ ___

------------------------------- - -- . -- _ _ - - - _ _ ___ ---- - ____ _ _____ _ ________________ ________ Yes •• _ . _ _ _ ___________ Defeated .• _ _ _ _ _______ _

Yes __________________ Defeated·---- -

_________ --- __________________ .• do. ___________

___ ---- _________ -- _________________ • ______ _ ___________ ---------------------------- - -- ____ ------------ ______________

------------ ____ -- __ ---- __________ --- __________ _ ______

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_____ _ _ . __ - - ---- ______ --. __ . ________ ._---- _ _____________

__________________ ------ _ _ _ _

__________________________ - - -- __ ---- ______________

___ Yes •• ___ ----_-------- Defeated ••• _________

______ --------------. Defeated •• __ ---- __

________ ---------- __ -------- ______ -------------- ______ -------_ Defeated •• ____________________________________ -----_. __ •• _. ______________ - _ _____ ------ _____ ._ _ ~~~::::::::::::::::::.~~~::·_-_:::::·_-_·_:-_:-_::_~~~=---_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-:: _________________________________ ----- _______________________

_______ Yes __________________ Defeated. ____ ._. ____

_____ •• _____ _ _____ • __ • _______________ ._. ____ • _____

_ _______ • _______ • __________ ---- __________________

____ ___ Yes •• ____ --- ____ • ____ Yes ___ • ______ • ____

________ __ _____________________ _ _________ __ _ _ __________

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_________________________ _ ______________________ • _______________ _________________________________________________ _ ______ _ __ __ ______________________ _ ___ _ ____________________ • ______ _ _________ ____________________________________________________ ___________ Defeated •• __ -- - --- ___ Yes ______ _ ________ : ___________

_ _________________ _ _______ _ ___ _ _____ _ _______

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___ _ _ • ___________________ _ • __ _ _______ _ _ _ _____________ .__ ___ __________________ Defeated. ___ • ___________ __________ =-~:~::: • ___________________________________________ :::::::::::::: :_ ~:~:::::

Yes _______________ --- Yes __________ _ _______