On November 3, 1970, Alaska held a ballot initiative in the form of a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment on whether or not to lower the voting age from 19 years old to 18 years old. The amendment was one of many that year about lowering the voting age. This amendment was approved in a vote of 36,590 to 31,216.

Content This provision amends Article V of the State Constitution which provides for a voting age of nineteen years. The amendment would permit persons eighteen years of age, or older, to vote in any state or local election.

Results by district Results are listed here by election district; there are no results by borough. District #YesNoTotal#%#%11,9861,7213,70727485781,32631,0738311,90442,7332,3435,07656354441,07966967361,43279731,0852,058813,98313,26727,2509383431814101,6141,6803,294119025931,4951236317754013489306795141,3403531,693159415551,496165,2915,17010,461178913701,261181,0734831,5561947693569Total36,59053.96%31,21646.04%67,806

See also

1970 United States ballot measures 1970 Florida Amendment 1, another similar measure to lower the voting age but instead to 18 compared to Alaska's 19 but did not pass.

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