Debates in the Senate on the Twenty-sixth Amendment, 1971

March 9, 1971

EXTENSION OF RIGHT TO VOTE11 min read
958: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 958 (Senate1971.Mar9.958)

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959: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 959 (Senate1971.Mar9.959)

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960: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 960 (Senate1971.Mar9.960)

______ Yes 1966 ______ ----- _ _ Defeated. ____ _ _ _ ________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

961: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 961 (Senate1971.Mar9.961)

Yes . •. ________ ---------- ______ ---------- ___

962: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 962 (Senate1971.Mar9.962)

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963: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 963 (Senate1971.Mar9.963)

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964: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 964 (Senate1971.Mar9.964)

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965: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 965 (Senate1971.Mar9.965)

________________________________________________ _ _---_______ Defeated _______________ _ __ • __ _ _________ _ __

966: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 966 (Senate1971.Mar9.966)

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967: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 967 (Senate1971.Mar9.967)

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968: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 968 (Senate1971.Mar9.968)

___ Yes- . ___ _ ___ ----_ •• _ _ _ Defeated _____ _ _ _ _______

969: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 969 (Senate1971.Mar9.969)

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970: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 970 (Senate1971.Mar9.970)

Repassed Part of const i tu­ Referendum legislature 2 tional revis i on result

971: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 971 (Senate1971.Mar9.971)

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972: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 972 (Senate1971.Mar9.972)

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973: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 973 (Senate1971.Mar9.973)

•• _____ .---- _____ ---------. On ballot, 1970.

974: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 974 (Senate1971.Mar9.974)

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975: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 975 (Senate1971.Mar9.975)

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976: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 976 (Senate1971.Mar9.976)

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977: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 977 (Senate1971.Mar9.977)

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978: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 978 (Senate1971.Mar9.978)

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979: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 979 (Senate1971.Mar9.979)

Yes---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _ _____ _ _. __ ----- _____________ _ • ---- ___ ••• _______ Disapproved, 1968. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: on ballot. 197o.

980: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 980 (Senate1971.Mar9.980)

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981: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 981 (Senate1971.Mar9.981)

Awaiting (1971). _______________________ ---- _

982: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 982 (Senate1971.Mar9.982)

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984: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 984 (Senate1971.Mar9.984)

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985: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 985 (Senate1971.Mar9.985)

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986: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 986 (Senate1971.Mar9.986)

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987: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 987 (Senate1971.Mar9.987)

::::::::::::::::::: ::: ::::::::::::::::: Disapproved, 1969.

988: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 988 (Senate1971.Mar9.988)

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989: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 989 (Senate1971.Mar9.989)

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990: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 990 (Senate1971.Mar9.990)

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991: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 991 (Senate1971.Mar9.991)

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992: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 992 (Senate1971.Mar9.992)

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993: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 993 (Senate1971.Mar9.993)

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994: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 994 (Senate1971.Mar9.994)

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995: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 995 (Senate1971.Mar9.995)

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996: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 996 (Senate1971.Mar9.996)

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997: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 997 (Senate1971.Mar9.997)

___________ Defeated in constitutional convention.

998: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 998 (Senate1971.Mar9.998)

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999: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 999 (Senate1971.Mar9.999)

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1000: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1000 (Senate1971.Mar9.1000)

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1001: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1001 (Senate1971.Mar9.1001)

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1002: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1002 (Senate1971.Mar9.1002)

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1003: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1003 (Senate1971.Mar9.1003)

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1004: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1004 (Senate1971.Mar9.1004)

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1005: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1005 (Senate1971.Mar9.1005)

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1006: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1006 (Senate1971.Mar9.1006)

_ _ -------- ______________________________ _ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : ::::::::::::::::: Disapproved, 1952.

1007: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1007 (Senate1971.Mar9.1007)

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1008: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1008 (Senate1971.Mar9.1008)

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1009: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1009 (Senate1971.Mar9.1009)

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1010: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1010 (Senate1971.Mar9.1010)

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1011: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1011 (Senate1971.Mar9.1011)

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1012: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1012 (Senate1971.Mar9.1012)

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1013: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1013 (Senate1971.Mar9.1013)

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1014: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1014 (Senate1971.Mar9.1014)

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1015: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1015 (Senate1971.Mar9.1015)

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1016: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1016 (Senate1971.Mar9.1016)

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1017: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1017 (Senate1971.Mar9.1017)

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1018: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1018 (Senate1971.Mar9.1018)

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1020: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1020 (Senate1971.Mar9.1020)

(Died in conference>------------------------- :::::::::::::::::=~::::::::::::::::::::::::: Disapproved 1952.

1022: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1022 (Senate1971.Mar9.1022)

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1023: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1023 (Senate1971.Mar9.1023)

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1024: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1024 (Senate1971.Mar9.1024)

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1025: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1025 (Senate1971.Mar9.1025)

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1026: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1026 (Senate1971.Mar9.1026)

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1027: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1027 (Senate1971.Mar9.1027)

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1030: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1030 (Senate1971.Mar9.1030)

State Age Year introduced Virginia _______ ------_ 18 1954 Yes ___

1033: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1033 (Senate1971.Mar9.1033)

18 1966 Yes. ________ '18 1968 Yes .• ____

1035: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1035 (Senate1971.Mar9.1035)

18 1969 Washington •• ___ -·--- - 18 1943 1945 ~:~=~:

1039: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1039 (Senate1971.Mar9.1039)

1 1959 Yes ___________ 18 1961 Yes ••••• • 18 19 1963 1965 ~:~: ===~~ 19 1965 Yes_-------------·-·---- 18 1967 ~::::_-_-_·_-:_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ 18 1967 West Virginia •• • ------ 18 1943 Yes ____ __ ___ 18 1945 Yes _________ 18 1949 18 1951 ~:~::::: 18 1953 Yes _ ____ ___________ 18 1963 Wisconsin._.··-··--·· 18 1943

1041: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1041 (Senate1971.Mar9.1041)

Wyoming •• __ --·-----· 18 18 1951 1951 !! i;; ;: i

1043: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1043 (Senate1971.Mar9.1043)

1 When it is stated that the House or Senate "de ea e a measure _ su e s d feated either on the floor of the House or Senate or 10 House or Senate comm1 ~rewa e sure simply 1 "died" in a House or lthecooutlhdermHeoaunseth,· after 1 hteco~rJ mean th~t~t was unfavorably reported. th~lrneps~~e States a proposed amendment must pass 2 consecutive I d on the ballot or obtain apnroval. It should also be noted e . ac~ . h changing the voting age fn every State requires amendment T~:~~~~ta~e~ in which an amendment must be twice passed are:

1044: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1044 (Senate1971.Mar9.1044)

PART I: STATE ACTION SINCE 1960 TO LOWER THE VOTING AGE

1046: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1046 (Senate1971.Mar9.1046)

In 1961, H. B. 124 was introduced 1n the Alabama House of Representatives to reduce the voting age to 18. It died in committee. In 1963, s. B. 58 and H. B. 745 were introduced to reduce the voting age to 18 but no further action was taken on either measure. The same fate resulted for S. B. 240, the 18- year-old vote amendment introduced in the 1965 legislative session.

1047: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1047 (Senate1971.Mar9.1047)

The senate on July 27, 1967 passed 22 to 10 s. B. 24, which would have lowered the voting age to 20. Passage came on a motion to reconsider after S. B. 24 had initially failed (19-9) to receive the necessary votes. s. B. 24 died in House committee.

1049: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1049 (Senate1971.Mar9.1049)

No bills introduced in 1965 to lower the voting age. It is at present 19 and has been since Alaska entered the Union in 1959. In 1969 the legislature passed an amendment to lower the age to 18. It goes to the voters for action in 1970.

1051: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1051 (Senate1971.Mar9.1051)

In 1962, H. c. R. a. to reduce the voting age to 18, received a favorable vote in the House on March 6, but was subsequently returned to committee. In 1964, H. C. R. 27, lowering the voting age to 18, was introduced without any subsequent action thereon. H. C. R. 7, introduced in 1965, would have lowered the voting age to 18, but no further action occurred on lt. There was no action 1n 1966 on H. c. R. 12, or H. B. 253, both of which proposed lowering the voting age to 18. Four proposals were introduced in 1967 to lower the voting age to 18--H. B. 204, H. B. 214, H. c. R. 6, and H. c. R. 7-but all died in committee.

1052: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1052 (Senate1971.Mar9.1052)

In 1968 four voting age bills were introduced, all to lower to 18 (S. B. 18, S.C. R. 1, H. B. 76, H. c. R. 5) , and an died in committee.

1053: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1053 (Senate1971.Mar9.1053)

THE VOTING AGE IN THE SEVERAL STATES: 1943-1969-Continued Repassed Passed House 1 Passed Senate 1 legislature 2 ~~~~~~-Defeated iii -l e&isiatiire:::::: :::::::::::::: ~::::::: ====:::=-Defeated::::::==::::::::::==~:==:::::::::::::::::::::::=::==~===:::::::::::::::::::::::

1054: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1054 (Senate1971.Mar9.1054)

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1055: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1055 (Senate1971.Mar9.1055)

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1056: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1056 (Senate1971.Mar9.1056)

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1057: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1057 (Senate1971.Mar9.1057)

of the . State constitutiOn. 5 Wyoming Senate amended to Delaware, I nd1ana, Iowa, Massa- dropped.

1059: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1059 (Senate1971.Mar9.1059)

No resolutions or bills were introduced in the 1961 legislative session. During the 1963 session, Constitution Amendment proposal 24, introduced in the Assembly, would have lowered the voting age to 18. It died in committee.

1060: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1060 (Senate1971.Mar9.1060)

No bills introduced in 1964 or 1966. In 1965, H. Res. 389, to appoint an interim committee to study the right to vote, including the voting age, died in committee. as did A. c. A. 14, a lower voting age amendment (no age shown). In 1967, three bills to lower were introduced, A. C. A. 86 (no age shown). A. c. A. 14 (19), and A. C. A. 64 (no age shown). All died in committee. In 1968, A. c. A. 17 and A. c. A. 24 (no age shown) also died in committee. s. C. A. 8, which appears to have been a voting age proposal, was defeated in the Senate. In 1969, the California Constitutional Commission recommended lowering the voting age to 19.

1062: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1062 (Senate1971.Mar9.1062)

In 1961, H. Res. 15, to lower the voting age to 18, was introduced in the House, without further action thereon. No action was taken during the 1963 session on H. Res. 25, an 18-year-old vote proposal. H. Res. 12, to lower (no age shown), died in committee in 1965. An additional proposal may have been introduced in 1967 but the journal is not clear in this regard. The Connecticut Constitution! Convention rejected an 18-year-old vote proposal in 1965. Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report for May 23, 1969, reports that the Connecticut legislature approved an 18-year-old vote proposal which will go to the ballot for voter approval in November 1970.

1064: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1064 (Senate1971.Mar9.1064)

The State legislature passed a 19-yearold vote amendment in 1969. If repassed by the legislature 1n 1970, or 1971, it will take effect as Delaware does not require electorate approval of amendments to the constitution.

1065: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1065 (Senate1971.Mar9.1065)

Part of constitu­ Referendum tional revision result

1066: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1066 (Senate1971.Mar9.1066)

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1067: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1067 (Senate1971.Mar9.1067)

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1068: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1068 (Senate1971.Mar9.1068)

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina (after voter approval), Wisconsin. In addition, consecutive session approval is reamendment does not receive J4 vote in 1 session, in Hawaii New Jersey, if less than % vote 10 1 session. All S ~ States require voter approval except Delaware. (Book of the States, 1968-69, p. 16 . ) deny the ballot to any male with long hair. This provision was Florida

1069: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1069 (Senate1971.Mar9.1069)

In the 1963 session no proposals to lower the voting age were introduced. S. J. R. 58. to lower to 18, was introduced 1n the Senate during the 1965 session without subsequent action. H. J. R. 675, an 18-year-old vote proposal introduced in the House during the 1965 session, was ordered from committee with recommendation that it not pass. No vote was taken on H. J. R. 675.

1070: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1070 (Senate1971.Mar9.1070)

In 1966-67, H. J. R. 451 and H. J. R. 2426, to lower to 18, and H. J. R. 168, to lower to 19, died in committee. The new constitution of Florida, voted in 1967, retained 21 as the voting age.

1072: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1072 (Senate1971.Mar9.1072)

The voting age in Georgia has been 18 since 1943. (see part two of this report.)

1074: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1074 (Senate1971.Mar9.1074)

Legislative proposals to lower the voting age (it is now 20) have been introduced since at least the 1961 session, according to a pamphlet on proposed amendments to the Hawaiian Constitution. In 1967, the Hawali Legislature approved the convening of a Constitutional Convention subject to voter approval at a referendum (the voters previously expressed approval of such a convention in the fall election of 1966). The calling of the convention was once more _ approved by the voters and it convened and worked from July until November, 1968. The issue of lowering the voting age was debated at the convention and a proposal to lower the age to 18 wa.s put on the ballot 1n 1968.

1075: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1075 (Senate1971.Mar9.1075)

The electorate. November 1968, specifically rejected that part of the new Constitution which would have lowered the age from 20 to 18. This was the only part o! the proposed Constitution the voters rejected. The vote was 72,930 (yes). 80,660 (no).

1076: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1076 (Senate1971.Mar9.1076)

In 1969, the legislature approved an 18- year-old vote amendment. The voters will pass judgment in 1970.

1078: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1078 (Senate1971.Mar9.1078)

We have no record of any action in the Idaho legislature through the 1963 session.

1080: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1080 (Senate1971.Mar9.1080)

During the 1961 session two proposals to lower the age to 19 were introduced in the May 19. Senate-S.J.R. 16 and S.J.R. 18-without further action thereon. During that session an 18-year-old vote proposal was introduced in the House H.J.R. 4. It died in committee. H.J.R. 22, a 19-year-old vote resolution, was reported favorably from committee and voted <>n June 20, 1961, in the House. The vote was yea, 92, nay, 68, less than the two-thirds approval required by the Constitution.

1081: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1081 (Senate1971.Mar9.1081)

In 1963 no proposals were introduced relative to lowering the voting age. In the 1965 session an 18-year-old vote resolution was introduced in the House (H.J.R. 32) and a 19-year-old vote resolution · in the Senate (S . J.R. 23). Both died in commi t tee.

1082: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1082 (Senate1971.Mar9.1082)

In 1967, H.J.R. 5 and H.J.R. 39, to lower to 19, died in committee.

1084: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1084 (Senate1971.Mar9.1084)

The Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report for April 7, 1967, states that the 1967 session of the Ind i ana Legislature adjourned without taking action on proposals to lower the voting age. No other information could be found on the fate of such proposals in the Indiana Legislature.

1086: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1086 (Senate1971.Mar9.1086)

S . J.R. 13, an 18-year-old vote proposal introduced in the 1961 session, died in committee. H.J.R. 3, also proposing to lower the vote to 18, received an indefinite postponement. There is no record of any proposals being introduced in the 1963 session.

1087: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1087 (Senate1971.Mar9.1087)

According, to the April 7, 1967 Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, the Iowa House, by vote of 38-80, rejected during the 1967 session a proposal to lower the voting age (no age figure given in the report).

1089: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1089 (Senate1971.Mar9.1089)

During the 1961 session, an 18-year-old vote resolution (S.C . R. 4) died in committee. A similar proposal introduced in the 1963 session (S.C.R. 15) also died in committee. There is no record of any proposal being introduced during the 1965 session.

1090: Senate, March 9, 1971, ¶ 1090 (Senate1971.Mar9.1090)

S.C.R. 8, to lower to 18, died in committee in 1967. In 1968, S.C.R. 36, to lower to 19, died in committee while H.C.R. 1065, to lower to 18, was unfavorably reported.

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